Rod Dreher -- in his book, The Benedict Option: A Strategy for Christians in a Post-Christian Nation -- wrote: "Post-Obergefell, Christians who hold to... biblical teaching about sex and marriage have the same status in culture, and increasingly in law, as racists. The culture war that began with the Sexual Revolution in the 1960s has now...
Who do you know whose entrepreneurial legacy began at the age of eight? David Thomas, founder and CEO of Wendy's. When he was just eight, he dreamed he would run the best restaurant in the world. Before his death at age 69, he did everything he could to bring that dream to life. One source...
He isn’t the greatest Major League Baseball player… yet. He’s playing for the Class Double-A Rumble Ponies in Binghamton, NY. He’s aiming for the NY Mets. He was once considered the best college football player in the nation, winning the often-coveted Heisman trophy. And he did once accomplish a sports miracle… quarterbacking the Denver Broncos...
Part of the Affordable Care Act (“Obamacare”) has been challenged by Christian business owners. In particular, those seeking an exemption from what has been called the Abortion Pill Mandate. The Mandate requires businesses to provide employees with health coverage that includes abortion-inducing drugs. Whether or not the business owners have a faith-based objection. But the...
Joe Holland Chevrolet -- in South Charleston, West Virginia -- is serious about selling cars. Their Mission statement includes tenets most of us would want to see guiding any business we frequent. ... longstanding tradition for quality products and services... being the best at taking care of our customers... provid[ing] a stable, secure workplace for our...
His dad was an electrician. A down-to-earth guy who was fired after many years on the job. Maybe that's why he instilled such a strong entrepreneurial vision into his son: "Own your own business son,” his father had advised. “Own it. Work hard at it. Set high goals for yourself and never give up, no...
I have written about religious liberty cases in which the Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) has been lead counsel. Imagine my surprise when I came across two organizations that consider ADF not only a thorn in their side, but also... ... a hate group. Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) is "dedicated to fighting hate and bigotry and...
Joe Greene was President of Hospital Operations at Humana. A Fortune 500 company. But he really wanted to run a company strictly on the basis of biblical principles. To prove that they would work. So he founded his own company, Hospital Management Associates in 1977 (later known as Health Management Associates (HMA). With a vision...
I received a disturbing email today. With my focus on religious liberty in the marketplace, I see so many examples where Christian business owners run afoul of duly-enacted (and unduly-enforced) laws and government regulations. This email strikes at the heart of this issue. The email referenced an article by Rev. William Cook, Founder and CEO of...
What a difference one day makes. For this Christian business owner, it happened -- again -- the same day he got good news. The good news in June 2017? The U.S. Supreme Court had agreed to consider his case. He didn't yet know the outcome. It was simply good news that the highest court of...
