Apple

[Full Quiver]

We love our Apple toys which include 4 Iphones, an Ipad, and an Ibook. I'm sure we will buy more based on their awesomeness.

Question: Seeing as how they are built in China and apparently the workers building the products are being exposed to chemicals that are causing central nervous system problems are we as Christians responsible to not buy these products and discontinue our support of Apple?

Is our support and purchasing of Apple products akin to basically enslaving Chinese people and "forcing" or "coercing" them to build our toys even to the detriment of their health?

[MacUser]

Let the resident MacUser chime in...

Absolutely NO. These guys are hired/fired etc. First. I have no condimnation in Christ Jesus and use my iPads with SHEER zealous Joy. I paid for it with my money I earned and love it

Also.. the big pink elephant is that FOXCONN produces for Samsung and others as well. Possibly TONS of electronics for companies across the spectrum. Not just Apple. Your favorite "non Apple device" might be made there as well!

Then.. amidst it all... you at least Hear/See APPLE doing something about it. Tim Cook, Apple CEO has visited himself personally.. have others?

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/2 ... 89325.html

Foxconn said it would reduce working hours to 49 per week, including overtime, while keeping total compensation for workers at its current level. The FLA audit had found that during peak production times, workers in the three factories put in more than 60 hours per week on average.

To compensate for the reduced hours, Foxconn will hire tens of thousands of additional workers. It also said it would build more housing and canteens to accommodate that influx.

Apple CEO Tim Cook, who company critics hoped would usher in a more open, transparent era at Apple after he took over from the late co-founder Steve Jobs last year, has shown a willingness to tackle the global criticism head-on.

"We appreciate the work the FLA has done to assess conditions at Foxconn and we fully support their recommendations," an Apple spokesman said.

"We share the FLA's goal of improving lives and raising the bar for manufacturing companies everywhere."

God Bless!!