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Old 11-19-2013, 12:37 AM
 
Location: Stasis
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Congratulations to Costco for labelling the Bible as fiction... and then not taking any guff from complainers. Talking snakes only exist in cartoons. Let the War on Christians boycotts begin. Never mind that they are one of the few retailers paying a living wage and are closed this Thanksgiving.

“People are pretty shocked and upset,” he told me. “We are supposed to be living in an era of tolerance, but what Costco did doesn’t seem too tolerant.” I called Costco headquarters in Issaquah, Wash. hoping to get answers. The nice lady who answered the phone told me she was aware of the issue and chalked it up to a “human error at a warehouse.”
“It’s all fixed,” she said.
But actually, it’s not fixed – because there’s a boatload of Bibles in the Simi Valley store still marked as fiction.
At that point, the nice lady on the phone became not-so-nice and promptly informed me that Costco doesn’t talk to the press.
“Nothing to report,” she said curtly.

https://www.facebook.com/Costco (the comments are entertaining)
Costco -- the Bible is fiction | Fox News


 
Old 11-19-2013, 12:48 AM
 
Location: Montreal, Quebec
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Damn right it was human error at the warehouse! It was clearly mislabelled.
It should have been in the "Horror" section.
 
Old 11-19-2013, 12:52 AM
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Location: Pine Grove,AL
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Costco probably isnt the one who labeled it. It was probably the publisher of the bible itself.
 
Old 11-19-2013, 12:54 AM
 
Location: The Cascade Foothills
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I hope they don't cave and that they continue to call it what it is - fiction (or fantasy).

I suspect, though, that it wasn't intentional.
 
Old 11-19-2013, 12:55 AM
 
Location: Toronto
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Encouraging genocide, slavery etc.... I would bloody well hope the bible is fiction.
 
Old 11-19-2013, 12:56 AM
 
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Personally, I think they should take pains to be somewhat respectful. And this is coming from someone that has little respect for the Bible.

After all, this is a business we're discussing. Offending Christians isn't exactly a good business plan.
 
Old 11-19-2013, 01:19 AM
 
Location: Unperson Everyman Land
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Originally Posted by katzpaw View Post
Congratulations to Costco for labelling the Bible as fiction... and then not taking any guff from complainers. Talking snakes only exist in cartoons. Let the War on Christians boycotts begin. Never mind that they are one of the few retailers paying a living wage and are closed this Thanksgiving.

“People are pretty shocked and upset,” he told me. “We are supposed to be living in an era of tolerance, but what Costco did doesn’t seem too tolerant.” I called Costco headquarters in Issaquah, Wash. hoping to get answers. The nice lady who answered the phone told me she was aware of the issue and chalked it up to a “human error at a warehouse.”
“It’s all fixed,” she said.
But actually, it’s not fixed – because there’s a boatload of Bibles in the Simi Valley store still marked as fiction.
At that point, the nice lady on the phone became not-so-nice and promptly informed me that Costco doesn’t talk to the press.
“Nothing to report,” she said curtly.

https://www.facebook.com/Costco (the comments are entertaining)
Costco -- the Bible is fiction | Fox News



Hmm, picking a fight with Christian consumers...I wonder how that will turn out.

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Old 11-19-2013, 01:24 AM
 
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Encouraging genocide, slavery etc.... I would bloody well hope the bible is fiction.

Sounds like a history book of our country. Remember slavery and genocide of the Indians? I guess you think that is fiction as well.
 
Old 11-19-2013, 01:24 AM
 
Location: Dangling from a mooses antlers
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Damn right it was human error at the warehouse! It was clearly mislabelled.
It should have been in the "Horror" section.
Nope, the Koran is the one that should be in the horror section. If only the Koran was fiction. Sadly it's not. It's non-fiction and it's going on right now.

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Old 11-19-2013, 01:29 AM
 
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Default Well that web site owner is brave----I must say that

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