Even though this is a year old, it's a timely post for me. Thanks for it.

Should Christians boycott products or companies because of things they are doing that may be seen as “unchristian”?

I think that as citizens of two kingdoms, both of which come under the rule of our Lord Jesus, the answer is no, if we're talking about the church doing the boycotting. But as individual Christians, with one leg in the civil sphere, we certainly can boycott whatever it is we want to boycott (along with secularists, for the greater good of society). And this can be in response to the "unchristian" practices of, say, Disney World's "gay days" just as much as the "unchristian" practices of Caterpiller, Chevron, Coco-Cola, Dow Chemical, etc. and their plundering of both people and the environment.

From a civil perspective, boycotts can work, but I'm pretty sure the church (as an entity, an institution, understood as the one body of Christ) shouldn't be engaged in such practices. If they do, they probably would hurt the cause of Christ.

What would cause you to boycott a company or product?

I haven't been to Wal-Mart in 15 years. I do not frequent fast-food restaurants. I buy local produce whenver I can. Basically, indirect boycotting that is really thinking locally, because that, it seems to me, is the greater good.

Would you ever publicly boycott a church if they failed to do as you think they should?

I'm not sure what that would look like. Do you mean protest against a church? Possibly. In the cases of the Dove World Outreach Center or the Westboro Baptist Church, sure.

Thanks for providing this great forum to discuss these issues, Ron. It's invaluable!