Would you knowingly do business with a Muslim business?

It would make no difference to me. If they sell a good burger, and I'm hungry...I'm a customer

People take these boycotts and stances too far, IMO. If they knew the CEO's, BOD's and ownership of half the places they do business at they would be surprised. People with such a hard line stance on such trivial issues need to own a farm, spin their own cotton for clothes, and never spend money on anything.

 

I think another point is this: are Muslims somehow more lost than atheists, agnostics, or any other false religion? Do these people ask every vendor what their religiion is prior to making any purchase? If not, they are hypocrites.

 

Wouldn't bother me, after all I'm a paying customer, not looking to be involved them, I wouldn't chose people from false religions as friends though. As long as they aren't trying to get me to join them in their false religion I see no problem with visiting their legitimate business.

 

Do they use gas that comes from Muslim oil? I think I would rather have eaten with the Muslim.

 

For me it depends on the situation. If they are just a business that happens to be owned by muslims and there is no muslim influence, I wouldn't have an issue. If however, there were items in the place of business that showed their allegiance to a false god, I would think twice about doing business there. Basically, if they are displaying their beliefs in such a way that it is effectively evangelizing for their false religion, I'll stay away.

It doesn't just apply to muslims either. If I went into a place of business and they had a sign that read "There is no God", I'd walk out. Same goes for other beliefs that are false.

 

Thank you Matt Wade, this is what I meant but didn't know how to say it.

 

Enjoy the Burger.

I frequent a Chinese restaurant regularly and it doesn't matter to me whether the owners are Buddhist, Atheists or whatever, they have the best Chinese food in town.

 

Count me in, Salty!!!!!!!!!:type::godisgood::thumbs:

 

If you didn't patronize businesses owned by Muslims around here, you could not take most taxis and would have to avoid a lot of 7/11's and other businesses! Some franchise places are run by Muslims as well. Most taxi drivers here are Muslim - I would say 90% of them, maybe more. The rest are Hindu mixed in with other groups.

And if you extended that to not patronizing businesses owned by non-Christians, you would basically not be able to eat or shop anywhere in this area. I have no idea who owns large grocery chains such as Safeway, Giant, etc. but I'm sure most Christians don't stop to find out if the owners are Christians. I guess they are corporations. So what do you do then?

This is a non-issue to me. I agree with others that it's a good chance to witness. Someone I know has witnessed to a young woman at a drug store chain here (she is either Hindu or Muslim). This person even brought her a Bible.

 

here we don't have a lot of muslims, not many at all really, we do have a lot of hindus though.
I try to use christian business whenever possible, but soemtimes it isn't possible, and sometimes their service is a lot lower then others, or for some I can think of, the people aren't nice even though their christians.

 

My experience with Christian Yellow Pages has lead me to avoid a business that advertises in them, until I know the business or know other Christians who have used them and found them to be honest and ethical.

I have a good friend who, without investigating further, has been taken advantage of and cheated over and over and over, etc. by using businesses that claim to be Christian.

 

Just curious: Would they have joined you at a Chinese restaurant that has statues of Buddha displayed?