And Hobby Lobby goes full fascist.

[Initech]

Link to tweet

Fuck you Hobby Lobby.

[SheltieLover]

1. K&R!

[JanMichael]

2. Wait for it - that's the only place that I can buy "insert thing here". Like Facebook. nt

[NurseJackie]

20. Meh.

[lagomorph777]

89. My message to Fascistbook: "Insert thing here."

[Laffy Kat]

3. The one that was closest to me in the next small town over...

Had to close due to lack of business. Everyone boycotted them.

[Initech]

4. I wouldn't shop there if you paid me!

[Laffy Kat]

15. I live in Boulder County, CO, and we won't either!

That's why they had to close up shop. Boycotts work!

[yellowdogintexas]

31. they did pay our daughter, when she worked there.

We quit shopping there after she quit because of the way she was treated. This was way back before the ACA and the birth control issue.

When she started work, she told the manager she was available any day or time except Thursdays after 4 pm. She had signed up for an adult ballet class with her old dance studio and was really enjoying it.

So what did the guy who made up the work calendar do? He scheduled her to work from 4 pm to close on Thursdays! She was always able to get it changed, but why should she have had to do that?

She had thought she would really enjoy it there because she is an artist and she could get a discount on her art supplies.

We have never given them a penny since.

[LeftInTX]

102. There is a product that only Hobby Lobby sells locally.

I could get it from Amazon...

Michael's charges an arm and a leg and never has it in stock...

I buy the entire stock at Hobby Lobby, because this is what I use to kill hackberries, snail seed, and all the woody weeds in my yard. I cut the stem. Put weed killer on and cap it with these. If I don't cap it the weed killer doesn't work as well. Also capping it prevents weed killer from getting on other plants. I buy about 10 packs every year.

Garden Ridge Pottery used to have EVERYTHING...It was my go-to store, but they went out of business. I don't know what happened with Garden Ridge..Garden Ridge used to compete with Michaels...But maybe Hobby Lobby was too much competition..

Garden Ridge was super popular......I don't know what happened.


https://www.hobbylobby.com/Floral-Wedding/Floral-Supplies/Wire-Tools/Green-Floral-Water-Picks---4-3-4/p/4499

[MerryHolidays]

107. It's still around...changed its name to "At Home" after a buyout

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/At_Home_(store)

[LeftInTX]

129. They don't carry the same products at all...There are no more arts and crafts. No floral.

It's now furniture and furnishings

They don't sell floral tubes or anything that resembles them...Heck they don't even sell floral foam....

https://www.athome.com/

[ShazzieB]

73. There are 2 Hobby Lobbies in my area.

There's a HL 3 miles north of me and another one 4.5 miles to the south! I'm surprised one of them hasn't run the other out of business by now.

I haven't shopped at either one since they went to court to avoid having to provide birth control coverage on their health care plan.

[wnylib]

75. There is a Michael's and a JoAnn Fabric

i my community, plus a few small, locally owned craft and fabric stores. No Hobby Lobby, fortunately, and not likely to be one because the market here would not sustain another store of this type.

But I would never go near one if there was one here, or in any other community where I might shop.

Hope they all go out of business.

[calimary]

127. I'm a Michael's customer.

Never Hobby Lobby.

Merely an extension of my “don’t buy books by crooks” policy.

[milestogo]

5. So they are deliberately limiting their customers to right wing christians who do crafts.

Does not seem like a good business model.

[niyad]

27. reminds me of the Sandy and Richard Riccardi on hobby lobby craft hour.

[XanaDUer2]

6. Why do companies do this crazy political shit? Nt

[OldBaldy1701E]

106. Because they are people! (n/t)

[alphafemale]

7. Is that an actual city paper?

Or just some private right wing squawk honker?

[captain queeg]

8. Register Guard is the main paper in Eugene. OR

I assume that’s the one. But they probably don’t do a brisk business in Eugene.

[jalan48]

9. It's the city paper for Eugene, Oregon-a very progressive city. The paper was family owned until

a few years ago when it was bought by Gannett Inc, the publisher of USA today and lots of local newspapers around the country.

[Buckeye_Democrat]

10. It's supposedly from "The Register-Guard", located...

... in Eugene OR.

Quack quack!

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Register-Guard

[summer_in_TX]

93. Hobby Lobby had the same full-page "Christian Nation" ad in my newspaper,

the Austin American-Statesman. I noticed The Register-Guard is owned by Gannett. I think Gannett owned or owns USA Today, which now owns the Austin newspaper.

Anyone with the time to do the research required to find opposite quotes from the Founding Fathers, Supreme Court Justices, Presidents, and folks like Alexis de Tocqueville they quoted would be doing a great thing.

I've found there's a long standing organization called Americans United for Separation of Church and State (au.org), established in 1948, got their email address, and emailed them to implore them to address it. I feel sure they have a body of history and quotes that will help them to pull something together.

This Christian Nation ideology is dangerous, fascistic, ahistorical pap.

[Buckeye_Democrat]

99. Yes, Hobby Lobby apparently made a deal with Gannett.

I didn't previously know that Gannett owned so many newspapers around the country!
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gannett

It probably just means Hobby Lobby was desperate to spread their propaganda as widely as possible, while minimizing their number of business contacts to accomplish it.

The 1st Amendment protects such nonsense, since Gannett isn't the government. It's troublesome that Hobby Lobby is trying to convince people to oppose the Constitution's 1st Amendment which also declares separation of church and state. So they're apparently cherry-picking the parts of the Constitution that they like, typical of many so-called Christians who disregard Bible passages attributed to Jesus which instructs followers to give up all their worldly possessions.

It's mostly the religious types who are most strongly compelled to convert others, like the evangelicals, who keep trying to overthrow our Constitutional protections for the sake of their religion.

Thanks for sharing information about Americans United for Separation of Church and State!

Freedom From Religion is another such organization:
https://ffrf.org/

[summer_in_TX]

132. The Christian Nation types are hell-bent on Dominion, theocracy.

Some of the Exvangelicals I follow on Twitter are clear that is their goal.

In concert with the Trumpists, the RW militias, and all the Koch-beholden Republican legislators across the country, they seem to be creeping ever toward their goal.

[cab67]

100. Heck...

It might be worth researching the quotes in the HL ad. I’m willing to bet a lot of them are missing some context.

[ZZenith]

52. It's both.

It was a useless rag before the suits bought it and made it even less useful.

[Shrike47]

64. It's the newspaper in Eugene, also covering Springfield, which is next door across the river.

The Hobby Lobby is in Springfield. I buy crafts frequently, but not there ever., although I did have a fantasy of going in there in a burka carrying an AK-whatever just to get them excited.

I saw the ad this morning. It’s revolting.

[wnylib]

77. Oh my. You just gave me an idea.

Would love to see a movement get started to show up in Hobby Lobby stores in identifying clothing and /or jewelry for non Christian faiths. Groups of obviously non Christian people in stores (just browsing, not spending money in such a place), moving about quietly looking at merchandise, price cmparing, etc.

Wonder if they would try to stop them from being there.

[JustAnotherGen]

114. Oh I love this idea

I don't shop there. My hobby is miniatures. I can buy kits and DIY supplies online from niche suppliers that far surpass anything the big box craft stores sell.

But I'd dress up and window shop at one.

[wnylib]

124. I would, too, but. there aren't any

Hobby Lobby stores in my community.

[IcyPeas]

11. it was in other newspapers across the country too, according to some of the tweets...

[nolabear]

12. Found it! It's worse than you think.

Who knew there was “Hobby Libby News”? Ewww.

https://newsroom.hobbylobby.com/articles/celebrating-independence-day-4/

[multigraincracker]

13. Sure, how about Amish?

They seem to be damn good Christians.

[jaxexpat]

51. An Amish guy sold me a deaf sow. A small time swindle he wouldn't do within his community.

Cost me about $1000. I told him I wanted sow A but he insisted sow B was better. I finally gave in and heard that he was later seen laughing about it with his friends at the local ice cream stand. Some days are harder to be Christ-like than others.
Those people and their stock suffer from inbreeding. Causes birth defects like deafness and a higher than average rate of Down's syndrome.

A question remains, however, how they market their Downs syndrome kids?

Loogootee, Indiana, the place where many live like it was 1850 and women are chattel because the wives don't know any better since they don't get out much.

[TexasBushwhacker]

123. Puppy mill breeders too

Little regard for animal life beyond it making them money. Little regard for female humans either.

[SergeStorms]

65. Way too liberal.

Those darned Amish. Allowed to grow facial hair! And don't forget about Rumspringa!!!!! Much too wild for serious hypocritical christians.

[uponit7771]

72. +1

[stillcool]

14. those ego's need popping

[czarjak]

16. "I'm a great Christian", said THE Donald. How'd that work out?

[LiberalArkie]

17. Fascist no, Theocratic like the Taliban - Yes

[erronis]

28. Well, anything 'cratic that gives those in power more of the same.

They use whatever brainwashing techniques work best for their audience.
Midwest - bible-thumping
Western - gun-humping
Everywhere - bashing other races, creeds, sexes, etc.
Financial - fear of "socialism"

[Voltaire2]

116. Fascist yes.

Fascism sells itself as the party of god and nation. It wraps its authoritarianism in the flag and carries the cross.

[luv2fly]

18. Doesn't Michael's have its own set of problems?

I can't recall the details but I thought they had their own set of right-wing Christian fascist issues from some years ago?

[yellowdogintexas]

35. I did some reading and found out Michael's started out in Dallas

when the founder successfully converted a failing Ben Franklin store into a crafting store

There was no mention of anything RW or Christo Fascist in the Wiki article. I have this vague recollection of the two main chains within the empire (MJ Designs & Michael's) separating because one of the original founders was gay but I think that was rumor.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michaels

[luv2fly]

45. Thanks I looked briefly too

and couldn't find whatever was stuck in my head.

[yellowdogintexas]

53. I did some reading and found out Michael's started out in Dallas

when the founder successfully converted a failing Ben Franklin store into a crafting store

There was no mention of anything RW or Christo Fascist in the Wiki article. I have this vague recollection of the two main chains within the empire (MJ Designs & Michael's) separating because one of the original founders was gay but I think that was rumor.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michaels

[Moon_Dog]

19. They pray upon us...

Bad mix. Capitalism and X fundamentalists.
I remember seeing a list of X operated companies on one of my Atheist web sites years ago with the interest to inform those who may wish to personally boycott any. I looked but did not find it. Would anyone have such a link or recommendation?

[Hugin]

21. They were never far from it.

Mostly brik-a-brac these days.

[KS Toronado]

22. Our home town paper had the full page ad as well today.

Only way to know that HQbby LQbby paid for it was very fine print at the bottom I used a magnifying glass
to read. They were scraping the bottom of the barrel with quotes from people who have been dead 150-200
years.

[dflprincess]

54. I noticed they included a quote from Jefferson

I gather they aren't aware he took it upon himself to rewrite the New Testament

[reACTIONary]

86. With a pair of scissors ! 🤣

[LuckyLib]

101. I noticed this as well. I kept looking for who had taken out the ad, and found

"Hobby Lobby" at the bottom of the page in microscopically tiny letters. So, you love getting the message out there, huh? But don't want to own it? And don't want folks to bypass it if your name was at the top of the page in big letters. Give it a rest! The only benefit is supporting local newspapers, which need all the ad revenue they can get.

[Grammy23]

23. I haven't set foot in a Hobby Lobby in years.

They carry a lot of stuff, Temping stuff for crafters and hobbyist. Decorating wannabes. But then I remember why I stopped going there in the first place. The Joann’s and Michael’s Stores are about the same distance as HL. But I don’t even go there much these days. Lots better on my wallet. Lol. Besides, I have a room full of craft supplies. When I get the urge to shop, I go in there and glance around. Bwahaha!

[LeftInTX]

103. Hobby Lobby has a product that no one else carries...or carries it in quantities I need...

The only other places are wholesale to florists

[Dial H For Hero]

24. Full theocratic, not full fascist.

Still a terrible notion, of course.

[paleotn]

25. I have a habit....

of NOT doing business with anyone who brazenly advertises their religion as part of their business schtick. If they have a fish, a cross or any other religious icon on their ad or sign, they're not getting any of my money. Period. "Shop here! We're good religious types!" Uh, no. It's been my experience that those people are nearly always corrupt and will screw you in a moment's notice. Same goes for politicians.

[leftieNanner]

33. Me too

I don't go to Chick Filay (deliberately misspelled) either.

Same reason.

[Ferrets are Cool]

42. Ditto this

[Scottie Mom]

56. Same here.

Have not been in a Hobby Lobby in years and Chick Fascist has been off my list for just about as long. Same for Walmart.

[Prof. Toru Tanaka]

105. We have a Popeye's within a 10 minute walk of our house.

And I think their chicken sandwiches are pretty good.

[hatrack]

110. Ah, but even there lurks theocratic danger!!!!

You see, it's not "Popeye's" - it's a Catholic recruiting center: "Pope Yes!"

[wryter2000]

63. Same here

And I'm a devout Episcopalian, but I avoid anyone who flaunts their supposed sanctity. It usually goes along with a lot of hateful nonsense.

[leftieNanner]

68. Episcopalian cradler here too.

But that's my business. I detest the public "Christianity". Especially because it usually goes hand-in-hand with very un-Christ-like attitudes and behaviors. I don't think I've ever heard the Gospel that extols cruelty for cruelty's sake.

[wryter2000]

70. Nice to "meet" you

[leftieNanner]

71. See ya in church!

Nice to meet you too.



I can't wait until we can sing in the choir again in the Fall.

[lagomorph777]

90. Yup - I automatically distrust any business that advertises its religious ties.

And that includes the religion business itself (churches).

[bucolic_frolic]

26. Can't vendors on Amazon or eBay undercut them?

It should be a liberal project. Because it's possible. Import from China and resell. Begin with their most popular merchandise.

[UTUSN]

29. First Dan PATRICK censoring books, now Lobby barfing again. My own encounter

Nothing new, the wingnut Fascists have always paraded their ignorance of democracy and ballyhooed their intent to establish their own version of Sharia. They’re just being EVEN more blatant. Meanwhile the ignorant wingnuts barf about Libruls wanting to impose “wokeness” and all kinds of dangerous freedoms on their po’iddle wingnut selves. Just wondering: The ‘wingners used to be FOR the military, small government, “freedom/liberty” – and suddenly they’ve got nothing left. Nothing left IN PUBLIC, that is because it was always a sham about them.

By the bye, my own encounter with a Hobby Lobbiest several years ago: He was selling mattresses, chatted, told how he had been a very high level employee of the Hobby Lobby outfit, his office in the headquarters a few doors down from the actual head man. That he had to leave eventually because his daughter became severely disabled and he needed to focus only at home, although the Hobby owner was generous about some kind of financial or insurance exit support. But his story was that the entire Lobby empire does NOT use COMPUTERS at all, that the top tier of administrators have tried begging him to allow automation to no avail, that the owner has it in his Will that if his heirs *ever* try to make any changes to the empire they will forfeit their inheritance.

[rsdsharp]

30. How patriotic.

Applying a religious test to hold office in direct violation of Article VI.

[patphil]

32. It seems our country has always been led by Christians, or at least they said they were.

"Good Christians" have done a lot of despicable things over the centuries. I prefer to keep religion out of government. Just as our founding fathers wanted it.
Besides, I don't trust any leader who characterizes him/herself as a "good christian". If you truly are, you don't need to proclaim it.
If you have to proclaim it, you probably aren't.

[Dreampuff]

34. Hobby Lobby has always been a company of exclusion.

They have always had crazy ideas and hide behind Christianity in order to promote them. They want to exclude everyone who isn't White, isn't straight, dares have sex before marriage, Etc. Exclusion and being judgemental is not Christianity even if they think so.

[Beartracks]

37. You are so very correct. What Would Jesus Do? Not this. n/t

[Beartracks]

36. What about China, where all their merchandise comes from?

[electric_blue68]

38. Just checked because I never noticed them. No HL in the 5 Boroughs of NYC. 👍

[Katinfl]

39. Unfortunately, I still have a balance on a gift card so I am going to have to use it.

After that, probably will not shop there again. The only way I have the balance on the gift card is because they messed up framing something and would not give us a refund…….hence, the gift card. Never again.

[Maeve]

41. Better you should get the use of the money than it stay in their pockets

So spend it as you will!

I gave up on them some time ago. Never could find what I want there, anyway

[halfulglas]

94. Yes please use the balance.

Businesses adore gift cards because people often spend more than they intended because they have a gift card, so they get the original purchase, then the additional amount. They also love the people who forget they have a balance because that's money in their pocket for nothing.

[Tiger8]

113. How to sell your HL gift card to a RWNJ

https://www.raise.com/sell-hobby-lobby-gift-cards

This way, you don't have to dirty yourself by darkening the doors of HL - and the RWNJ who gets your card was going to spend the money there anyway.

[IronLionZion]

40. Good thing Biden is Christian, TFG was very sinful with his porn stars

and multiple divorces having 5 children with 3 different women. Trump isn't very Christian

[wryter2000]

66. Our most Christian presidents from the last several decades are Dems

Carter and Biden do Christianity the way Jesus would approve. The Bible thumpers, not so much.

[COL Mustard]

74. And Yet The Evangelicals Love Him

Cognitive dissonance runs strong in them. I’m related to some, and I can’t even have a conversation about him with them. Infuriating.

[MagickMuffin]

43. The one by my house has shut down.

We cheered! Never spent any money there and never will.

[onetexan]

44. I've been in one looking for stuff for my kids' science projects but

Never found anything useful. Their stuff is also priced higher than other places.

[RVN VET71]

46. I'd like to see a copy of the ad

just to help me gauge how far fascist right they’ve gone. I’ve never -- repeat never -- shopped there and will continue not shopping there because of their corporate homophobia and, frankly, fuck their hateful pseudo-christian pose. But I’m curious to see just how heavy handed -- and uncalled for, of course -- the ad is.

[ShazzieB]

76. Here's a link.

Go here: https://www.hobbylobby.com/about-us/holiday-messages

There is a whole gallery of ads like this that they have run on Christmas, Easter, and the Fourth of July in the past. This latest one is at the top of the page!

[dflprincess]

47. It was in the Minneapolis Star Tribune today as well

I rolled my eyes so hard I saw my brain.

[Rebl2]

48. Nothing new

For them. Every holiday they do this.

[Mersky]

49. Worked for Hoblob Inc for a couple weeks back in the nineties

They’ve been Christian nationalists the whole time. I was young and dumb, so didn’t pushback when they asked if I went to church during the interview for a menial position setting up a new store. My atheist self replied that I’d been to church. I just wanted the job — doing store setups was like being paid to workout.

Lemme tell you, it still is one of the worst work experiences I’ve ever had - and I was a realtor for a short stint, so ya know, that’s saying something. Was like Lord of the Flies in there competing for materials and equipment needed to do the job safely and efficiently. Other workers would take my box knife if I set it down for a minute or literally scoot a stack of glass dividers off the dolly when I paused to speak to one of the floor managers. Another asshole took my loaded wheel truck. Seriously. I quit the same day, I’d had enough of their culture and ways of doing business.

I haven’t purchased anything at a Hobby Lobby since. Now they’re out there wrapped in a flag and carrying a cross. I’m disgusted with them anew, however familiar the sensation is with regards to Hoblob.

[keithbvadu2]

50. Christianity and the Bible witnessed for,... by theft and fraud by the Hobby Lobby Museum..

Last edited Sun Jul 4, 2021, 06:21 PM - Edit history (1)

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10029293684

http://www.newsweek.com/hobby-lobby-iraq-antiquities-evangelicals-632434

Christianity and the Bible witnessed for, honored, enhanced, exemplified, glorified and displayed by theft and fraud by the Hobby Lobby Museum..

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10141964644

Hobby Lobby Surrenders 245 More Smuggled Iraq Artifacts

[mrsadm]

125. Right, I forgot about this!

Stolen or smuggled artifacts for their stupid museum

[bluboid]

55. ugh!

the only Hobby Lobby I've ever been in was in 2005 in Colorado & the nano second I saw the Chritian this & Christian that displays, I got outta there. the Hobby Lobby in the next town over from where I now live looked like a hollowed out/beat up scene from WW2 the last time I shopped in that area. it literally had NO CARS parked anywhere near it. I asked a friend who does shop there occasionally if it was closed due to the pandemic & she said no.

I always go to Joanne's or Michael's or go online instead.

[Blue Owl]

57. Well then how does Hobby Lobby explain The Slobfather?

He ain't no Christian, no matter how many fucking upside-down bibles he holds in the air...

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[SergeStorms]

80. Oh yes he is!

He preyed with all the top phoney christians in the U.S. and Jebus forgave all his previous sins. No word on the sins he's committed since that little charade, but he's been born again, as far as the phoney christians are concerned.

[wryter2000]

58. So glad to hear Michael's is good

I'm a regular customer.

[leftyladyfrommo]

59. I won't even go in there. nt

[GB_RN]

60. Family Owned Business, Run By

A bunch of Christo-fascist. Screw them.

[rockfordfile]

97. true . A un-American pos company

Thomas Jefferson wasn't religious.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

61. Same ad in the Santa Fe New Mexican today.

I haven't shopped there in well over a decade.

[Upthevibe]

62. This is disgusting!

What about effing "Freedom of Religion"?

They make me sick!!!

[pjpossum]

79. Most of the Founders believed in Freedom From Religion

Hence, the "wall" between Church & State

[DBoon]

67. Will HL start putting these signs up?

[ShazzieB]

78. Wouldn't surprise me.

Of course, they'd need to translate into English and add wording to make it work for 2021. Something like this:

Jews, atheists, agnostics, and all other heathens not served here.
The rest of you can come in as long as you behave yourselves.

[kairos12]

69. Hobby Lobby probably has

discounted Handmaid’s dresses sewing patterns.

[CousinIT]

81. American Taliban wants to throw out the Constitution and rule by (their interpretation of) the Bible

They want a Theocracy, not a Democracy.

aka Dominionism: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominion_theology

[llmart]

82. I've never shopped in one but I have been in one with a friend.

Nothing but crap made in China. The one I've been in has closed up shop and it's in a red area of my county.

[lark]

83. Hven't darkened their door in ages and never will again.

Far as I can tell, anyway.

[Firestorm49]

84. Are we taking about the artefact smuggling Hobby Lobby

or the worker discriminating Hobby Lobby? Or, the Jesus be damned “our beliefs are the only beliefs” Hobby Lobby?

I’ve never set foot in a HL and never will. Same goes for Burger King after they fled to Canada to “save taxes” after the average Joe made their Board of Directors filthy rich.

[MetalMama]

85. I haven't been in a HL in over a decade.

Since they wouldn't approve of my bi-racial, bi-sexual daughter, I didn't want to give them any of my money. Plus, when I once briefly thought about working there, I took one look at the application and decided no way. The application basically says it their way or no way. If a person disagrees with anything their higher ups say or do, there's no recourse. You're screwed.

I will travel the 50 miles to the nearest Michael's or Joann's to get my crafting supplies. (I live in a small town, far from everything.)

[albacore]

87. Same ad in the Seattle Times today....

336,000 Sunday circulation.

I read it and threw up in my mouth a little.

[lagomorph777]

88. I shop at Michaels and Joann, would nver set foot in that shithole.

[RainCaster]

91. The Hobby Lobby Jesus requires a prepay

[amb123]

92. Hobby Lobby can go Seig Heil themselves!

[Progressive Jones]

95. This is part of their sick, twisted fundamentalist fantasies. Like the "End Times" bullshit.

These people are very fucked up in the head. Fundamentalist christianity is a degenerate death cult.

[Lithos]

96. Michaels is better

And given the politics is my preferred stop.

Would love to know of a non-Amazon online store too if anyone cares to share.

[eShirl]

98. Etsy

[Rhiannon12866]

104. Twitter reply:

Link to tweet

[Buckeye_Democrat]

108. Saw this political cartoon as a reply.

Pretty accurate in this country!

[Rhiannon12866]

109. That's excellent!

And I happen to have a personal resentment against Hobby Lobby, they now have their local store in building where I worked for many years and they bought the historic campus where I went to school. So it sure seems to me like they're trying to take over!

[Roisin Ni Fiachra]

111. The Gospel according to Q. nt

[Sibelius Fan]

112. Because nothing prepares you for leadership like a good grounding

in make believe (religion).

Assholes.

[llashram]

115. one nation under who's god?

so sick of these so-called white national kkkristians trying to get back to 'paradise'. If they could it would be a garden full of snakes called kkkristians.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

117. I have been boycotting this chain for a very long time

They are nut cases and as a Jew, I really do not want to associate with these nutcases

[TheJillMill]

118. They Can't Survive Here...

Hobby Lobby opened a few years ago in progressive Ithaca, New York before the SCOTUS decision but after they were reputed to refuse to sell Hanukkah goods. I did a citizen's reporter inspection of the store. A common shopping day, six cars in the lot, two employees in the store, one customer, and packed almost 100% packed with goods made in China where abortion ironically was reported to be forced full term for violators of the one-child policy, and one customer. Surprise, surprise that they closed not a long time later...

[mrsadm]

126. Now their building in Ithaca has a Trader Joe's!

[traitorsgalore]

119. News like this is why I joined DU

These fascists need to be exposed to the light of day, across the entire country for all to see just how horrible they are.

[uppityperson]

133. Howdy

[gopiscrap]

134. welcome to DU

[Goodheart]

120. I'm an atheist, and they ain't gettin' my money.

[BobTheSubgenius]

121. I regret that we don't have a Hobby Lobby here.

I would love to boycott it.

[mdbl]

122. Haven't been to a hobby lobby and now i have another reason

to never go there.

[UpInArms]

128. Haven't been inside a Hobby Lobby

in at least 17 years … no plans to change my ways

[moose65]

130. They took over a large space in the mall here

After JC Penney closed, Hobby Lobby took over the space along with a couple adjacent and opened a huge store. I’ve been in there exactly one time, just to see what was there. I was not impressed - the place is filled with cheap Chinese shit. No thanks!

[Deep State Witch]

131. I was only in there once

When the local one opened, I thought I'd go in for S&G's. Too much cheap, Chinese-made Christian crap. And their bead selection SUCKED. Why should I shop there when I have a Michael's at the entrance to my subdivision?