Religion raises its slogan..International companies declare their religious orientations

The work does not only reflect the struggle of its owner, but also his attitudes, way of thinking and beliefs in life.

It is true that the basis of any business or trade in any field is based entirely on “customer satisfaction”

to their continued use of the product or service, but this does not mean at all that your company is impersonal, or left to the markets to shape it as he likes Client.

It may be surprising for some to know that many international companies have a very religious nature based mainly on the personality of their founders and managers, and have continued over decades to provide their distinguished services without hiding their religious and conservative orientations.

Some of these companies decided to continue the approach of showing their religious policy to the public, while others decided to submit to the pressure of customers and back away from this policy.

Marriott International Hotels.. Book of Mormon next to your bed

With the enormous global fame of “Marriott” hotels as one of the most prestigious brands in the hotel field, it may seem a little difficult to believe that it is a conservative institution with clear religious roots, given that it is difficult to reconcile the concept of “customer satisfaction” on the one hand, and the imposition of religious and ethical standards on it on the one hand. On the other hand, this is the truth.

Historically, the conservative religious roots of "founder of the company" John Willard Marriott are well known, as he began launching his hotel chains after completing two years of religious service at a Mormon church in New England.

Later, John Marriott began establishing his global hotel chain at a time when he was taking leadership positions within the church, which made many of the hotels he founded provide the Bible in guest rooms next to the bed, in a clear phenomenon of the religious trend of hotel management in his era. .

Although this procedure is followed in some cities and states that are known for their religiosity, it was not fully applied to all hotels, of course, especially in non-Christian countries.

After his death in 1985, the religious impression left by Marriott on the management of his hotels, which were taken over by his family, continued, and some hotels still provide their guests with the Bible as well as

About the "Book of Mormon", which is considered a holy book for the Christian sect espoused by the Marriott family.

In recent years, according to a statement to Bill Marriott, the CEO of the company until his resignation in 2012, he announced that hotels completely refuse to provide any pornographic films to guests in their rooms because they conflict with Christian values, and because the hotel is primarily directed to the comfort of guests from families, which is what It makes this kind of entertainment at odds with the company's values.

Alaska Airlines.. Breakfast with Bible Verses

Alaska Airlines is one of the oldest domestic airline companies in the United States, founded in 1932, and has succeeded in surviving over many decades in which it was considered one of the most active domestic airlines.

in America.

Before 2012, it was quite natural to find yourself in front of the delicious meals offered by the company on its flights, next to it a neat note card (

) bearing verses from the Bible.

This procedure was followed for many decades

since the beginning of the seventies almost - as a clear sign from the company to its customers of its Christian affiliation and the religiosity of its management, and also

“As a reflection of the country’s Christian culture,” the company explained in a letter it sent to one of the press editors who criticized this measure, defending its policy of presenting Bible verses to its passengers during meals, and justifying that this measure does not violate the policy of customer satisfaction of different religions and races and is not a condition that Be belonging to the Christian faith.

However, with the advent of 2012, the company’s management decided to stop this tradition, which lasted for more than thirty years, and to prevent offering verses from the Bible with its meals to its customers out of respect for the diversity of religions and ethnicities of the passengers, considering that religious beliefs are a matter of its adherents, and that sharing these beliefs with others is It is permissible within the framework of individual freedom, but not possible within the framework of public services.

Tyson Foods..a religion-friendly company

In the world of the food industry in general, no one is ignorant of the name of "Tyson Foods"

the American company that was founded in 1935 and is headquartered in Arkansas, which is the second largest manufacturer and marketer of chicken products and the largest manufacturer of meat products globally, which made it one of the Forbes list of the 100 largest companies giant in the United States for several years.

The company owns about 300 food processing factories and employs more than 113 thousand employees in America and the world, and is the main supplier of a group of the most important fast-food chains in the world such as McDonald's, KFC, Burger King, Wal-Mart, Taco Bell and others.

In other words, Tyson Foods' cosmopolitan profile is much more than just a giant American company.

However, the religious character of Tyson Foods is quite clear and public.

In the year 2000, the company’s religious affiliation reached the point of launching a complete program for religious support “

” in the company with the aim of supporting and assisting all employees in all sectors of the company to practice their religious prayers. So far, there are about 120 centers in all the company’s branches in America and abroad, so that It has become quite fashionable to find priests and clergymen on company premises to provide religious support to employees daily.

Thus, the company is considered

according to the statement of its Chairman of the Board, John Tyson

a debt-

that represents deep values ​​that are reflected in the quality of its products.

Chick Fil A.. Religiosity faces problems

As soon as we mention the chain of "

" American fast food restaurants, we are here to mention the name of the most famous company in America in terms of religiosity and adherence to conservative Christian values ​​and advertising directly.

The company was originally established

It was founded by Christian Cleric "Cathy Truitt" in 1946 in Georgia, and since then has been able to achieve tremendous success as one of the largest American fast food chains.

The company, which now has more than 2,200 branches in all US states and employs thousands of employees, follows a strict Christian tradition, not the first of which is to close its doors on Sundays specifically

unusual for fast food chains that operate seven days a week to fulfill orders - but not the last Post clear religious phrases and phrases throughout their restaurants or website, as well as collect donations for churches and missionary groups operating in American society.

However, this conservative religiosity led the company to many problems as well, most notably the statement of its CEO Dan Cathy

the son of the company's founder

in 2012 regarding his opinion on same-sex marriage, and his violent attack on these practices from a religious point of view, saying that his company explicitly and directly supports the concept of gay marriage. A good family based on the teachings of the Bible, which is what brought him

Huge criticism from the gay community in America reached the point of calls for a boycott.

However, despite these confrontational statements, “

continued to grow significantly until it ranked in 2015 in the eighth place in the list of the best industries in America along with large companies such as “

” and others, which is the matter Which led it to further expansion in America to open branches in the most liberal American cities after its spread in the most religious states and cities.

Forever 21.. God told us to open a clothing store

Those interested in fashion affairs know the name “Forever

well

as it is one of the most important fast-growing American fashion stores that was founded in 1984 and has managed over the course of its more than thirty years to expand to become a global brand spread in America, Europe, Asia and even the Middle East With nearly 30,000 employees, and it is also the fifth largest brand in this field in America.But the story of the establishment of this store is undoubtedly deeply rooted in religiosity.Basically, “Forever 21” is owned by Jin Suk and Do Wong Junk, two immigrant couples from South Korea. To America, after moving to California, they worked in many businesses.

In 1984, the couple decided to open their first clothing store, after Mrs. Chang climbed to a mountaintop and prayed in reverence, then God told her to go open a successful store.

Later, according to her statements to "Bloomberg Business," she said that every decision she and her husband made was based on humble prayer, which made them re-born Christians.

This deep belief was not limited to their personal lives, but also extended to include the religious characterization of some of the company's products of clothing, as the company offers clothes and bags with phrases quoted from the Bible, the most prominent of which was in 2011 when the company introduced some robes with clear logos saying : Christ loves you.

Today, the number of branches owned by the company globally has reached between 600-700 global branches, with a value equal to $8 billion, and it continues to follow the same religious approach in introducing its products to the American and global markets.

In the end, no one prevents you from showing your personal attitudes and beliefs in your company as long as the product or service you provide is satisfactory to customers, and as long as these trends and beliefs are not offensive to them or represent a certain imposition of ideas on them. Many international companies still retain their own religious identity at the time In which it provides its services to the public of all religions and races