

As a former born again Christian, who has read and knows the Bible cover to cover, I have an issue with Hobby Lobby's hypocrisy. This is about politics, and specifically right-wing politics against President Obama and his landmark legislation.

Hobby Lobby imports billions of dollars of products from China. Don't take my word for it. Walk into its stores and turn its items over and you'll clearly see: "Made In China."

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Now there are those that have mentioned this specific hypocrisy before, but I would like to go further. Let's look at how China, its government, and specifically its treatment of its people is completely contrary not only to the very issues that Hobby Lobby claims to have issues with, but that the Bible clearly speaks out against as well.

We all know that China is a communist nation, and doesn't allow its people to have the freedom to worship freely. According to a new annual report from ChinaAid (a Texas based organization that monitors religious freedom), persecution of Chinese Christians not only continues, but increased this past year. There were 134 cases of persecution reported; many people fear retaliation if they make claims of their abuse.

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And although the one child policy was technically lifted, abandonment and selective killing of female babies continues. Forced abortion, although technically frowned upon by the government, is still a regular practice in China. Is the disruption of creation of life only relevant as a Christian when it's an American life?

And what about the factories those people work at in China, those factories that make the products Hobby Lobby buys and then sells. The people of China who work in factories are exposed to a variety of dangerous working conditions. They are victims of unfair calculations of work time and low wages. Their employers often fail to pay for insurance or pay for injuries that are work related.

And how about the children of China? Child abuse is on the rise, and no one in the government is doing a thing about it.

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Why don't we ask the guy who started all of this? As they say: What would Jesus do? He would remind Hobby Lobby that "he that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone."

Hobby Lobby should put its stones down. And America should put down its Made in China products.