I’m a Christian and God does teach us not to judge others. Christians are supposed to love others and consentrate on working their own sins out rather than being egotistical and focusing on other’s percieved faults rather than their own.

Again, I’m really sorry you’ve come into contact with fake Christians. There are a lot around though and it’s really sad. The fakes can sometimes be identified by them being “look at me! look at me! look at all the great things I do” type people. The real Christians more often say “look at God, look at all the great things He does” and they love others, instead of judging them.

I hope you get to meet some real Christians someday.

By the way, I’m boycotting Gloria Jeans too. The things they stand for are inexcusable.

I love the comments about boycotting the major brands. It sounds like, because it’s a major brand you are avoiding them. But I bet you all have Nescafe in your pantry, hey why don’t we avoid Coles and Woolworths, I am sure there is one someone high up who are associated with Mercy Ministries or Hillsong.

If you don’t like GJ’s coffee or food, that is fine, but don’t boycott them because the original founders of GJ’s in Australia, are members of Hillsong. Again most of the franchisee are hard working Australian’s trying to make a go of life.

umm, yeah. Particularly if their ideologies lead to bad policy – like the Salvos and their drug policy recommendations.

I support women’s freedom to choose. Gloria Jeans’ owners don’t, and funnel GJ profits to organisations that restrict that freedom. I will no longer give my occasional $3.30 to them. Nothing to do with Christianity.

Your criticism stings. I’m sulking.

It pains me to say it, but having tried to find a palatable espresso when on the road I’ve found that McCafe’s coffe is much less offensive than these other alleged coffee shops.

That said, I’m still petitioning my wife to let me plumb an espresso machine into the car for long trips.

No. There are many Christian organisations that aren’t inclined to lobby against liberal democracy. We shouldn’t boycott them.

It’s not because Hillsong is Christian, it’s because AoG churches, amongst others as well as parts of more mainstream organisations, are lobbying to overturn democratic rights and gain preference from a state that should by rights be secular (e.g. they call for ID in the science class, but they won’t lobby for the FSM, Thor or the Celestial Teapot).

Hey if there are more lesbians doesn’t that mean less abortions?

Mrs. Fields is drinkable, and even if it wasn’t the biscuits are more than good enough to make up for it.

Should we also avoid those collecting donations for the Salvation Army and other charities because of their Christian links and origins?