Guest post by Chad Poorman
Abortion! We’ve been fighting this battle openly since the 70’s. We have prayed fervently in our churches, protested lovingly, sought counsel and economic relief for those considering “the way out.” Recently, we won victories with the Center For Medical Progress videos clearly showing the brazen evil of Planned Parenthood. As a result of these videos the Daily Signal posted a list of companies that contribute to PP. Our friend and regular Kuyperian contributor Andrew Isker wrote a piece for Kuyperian on July 23rd encouraging the Body of Christ to contact the corporate sponsors that donate to PP and ask for their stance on the viral videos. I read Pastor Isker’s article and began to contemplate how to get involved and which companies I should contact (read it and get involved).
As I muddled through my day in and out of prayer and contemplation, it occurred to me that these companies that donate to PP are companies that are all about profit, “making coin,” generating revenue. Why would these companies support the murder of babies? PP is a non-profit (wink wink nudge nudge), or at least is categorized as one. Being overly gracious I chalked it up to a tax break. When these corporations give to PP they receive a tax break and it is written off as charity. Do you see the fallacy? These companies give money to receive a tax break and the organization that they support is openly and legally killing their potential patrons. Do these companies realize that a baby grows up, gets a job, and is able to consume their goods and services? Surely no tax break could equal the about of money aborted babies could spend in our economy. It does not make sense, there is no logic.
I became even more curious about the depth of this fallacy. Taking the list from the Daily Signal, I picked a company that is all over my house, Bath and Body Works. Their product is at every sink, in my showers, under cabinets, on my walls, this stuff is everywhere. My wife and daughter use their soaps, shower gels, lotions, body butters (whatever that is), and lip balms. How did all this get into my dwelling? My wife will often go to the mall with her mother, and they stop into Bath and Body Works and bring home gads of their various products. I ask, “Don’t we have enough?” She responds, “They were buy one, get two.” How can a company stay viable if they are giving so much product away. They must have a large profit margin on their product, and if that is the case they are making cach hand over fist.
What are the statistics? Bath and Body Works is America’s largest mall beauty brand. There are over 1,600 stores nationwide. They are owned by the L Brands Inc. (the L Brands also owns Victoria’s Secret). They opened their first store in 1990. Bath & Body Works does approximately $145,000,000 in sales every year. One of their shower gels is priced at $12.50.
Planned Parenthood has been involved with abortion since Roe v. Wade in 1973 (I am suspicions they were doing abortions before 1973). PP has committed approximately 6 million abortions in the last 42 years, which is an average of 142,857 lives per year.
Bath & Body Works is a large company that is in virtually every mall in America. $75,000,000 is the amount of money Bath & Body Works would make if every aborted American baby never happened and was able at some point in their lives to purchase one retail priced shower gel. The numbers are astounding. Seventy-five million dollars! American corporations that sponsor PP, take a stand and look at the babies in the womb as potential lifelong patrons of your companies.
Christian, if bad publicity, and public pressure will not change the corporations’ minds, hopefully, prayerfully an understanding of potential earnings will. I encourage you to read Andrew Isker’s article, it will help you as you get involved and fight this war.
Chad Poorman teaches 4th grade, Latin and Greek at Trinitas Christian School and is a member of Providence Church in Pensacola. He is an avid bibliophile, and enjoys any conversation about books and Medieval history. He enjoys cooking with his wife and daughter.
