Grocery Chain Faces Backlash Over 'Heaven Has A Wall' Ad

[demmiblue]

CAMDEN, Ark. (AP) — A grocery store chain is facing criticism after it sent out a weekly ad to stores in Arkansas and Louisiana that included the message: “Heaven has a wall.”

The Mac’s Cashsaver ad was distributed in the Arkansas cities of Camden, Magnolia and El Dorado, and in northern Louisiana.

The front page of the ad featured promotions for food products and included the text: “Heaven has a wall, a gate and a strict immigration policy. Hell has open borders. Let that sink in.”

The company describes itself as family-owned and Christian. Jack Digby is the manager of a Mac’s Cashsaver in Camden. He says he’s fielded dozens of angry calls over the ad.

https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/grocery-chain-backlash-heaven-has-a-wall-ad

[CatMor]

1. Are children put in cages at the wall in heaven.

[trusty elf]

2. That is pathetic.

[maxrandb]

3. That's the problem with these fucksticks

they think it's going to be them that are going to "decide" who gets into heaven.

I want to be there to see the look on their faces when they find out they're fucking wrong.

I'm not sure if there is a heaven or a hell, but I know for a fact that can keep heaven if these are the assholes I am going to have to live with.

[MineralMan]

4. Businesses that wear their politics or religion on their sleeves

soon have fewer customers. It's a chump move.

[maxrandb]

5. In my Heaven, Donnie Short Fingers won't be anywhere to be found

but we'll all be able to smell him burning.

[pecosbob]

6. Great business plan there fracking moran

even in Li'l' Abner country you're still telling a lot of your customers to f*ck off.

[Ohiogal]

7. "The company describes itself as family-owned and Christian."

Appears to me they are anything BUT "Christian".

I sure wouldn't want to shop there .... the place is probably full of MAGA morons!

[SidDithers]

14. No, they're Christians...nt

Sid

[FiveGoodMen]

16. anything BUT "Christian"

Is "Christian" defined by...

1) How the bible says they SHOULD act, or

2) By how most of the really vocal ones DO act?

[Stuart G]

8. I guess "stupid" is not just limited to Mr. Trump...k and r

[PatSeg]

9. That's not only hateful and offensive,

it is really bad business. How many customers will these fools lose because of that horrible ad? May they get exactly what they deserve.

[TexasBushwhacker]

12. Not in Arkansas and Northern Louisiana

I imagine that attitude is pretty common. Of course, anyone in the grocery business, or frankly anyone who EATS, who has a problem with "illegals" is a fucking hypocrite. Who picks the produce he sells? Who guts the chickens he's selling for less than $1 a pound. It sure as hell isn't American citizens.

[PatSeg]

15. Very good point

Even though the stores are in a red state, there still are rational, reasonable people who buy food in that state. Discriminating against your customers based on religion, race, or politics is flat out stupid.

[Initech]

10. WTF????

This is why you don't mix business and politics / religion. I hope they lose customers. I wouldn't shop there if they were the only store in town.

[SammyWinstonJack]

11. WTF.

[RobinA]

13. Something Similar

showed up on my Facebook, same saying, different background, and I thought it was the second dumbest thing I'd ever seen from that ilk.

The dumbest was some pictures of people burning the American flag that someone purported to be the caravaners doing the burning. At closer look it was obviously well-fed European-Americans wearing t-shirts from some anarchist group (I looked it up, but I forget the group name) doing the burning. Guatemalans, Hondurans or Mexicans they were NOT. That still pisses me off. The purporting, not the burning. I can't believe people fall for this sh*t.

[RAB910]

17. Remember when Jesus said:

"hate thee neighbor as I hate you"

[spanone]

18. I wouldn't buy is single pea from this fucking place....let that sink in.

[sunonmars]

19. Amazing how they know this, have they visited?

[skypilot]

20. HELL HAS OPEN BORDERS. LET THAT SINK IN.

OK. Sounds as though Hell would be as easy to get out of as get into then.