Vandalism and Boycott from Airline Towards Chocolate Läderach for Christian Values
After ten years of cooperation, Swiss Airlines terminated their cooperation in November 2019 with the chocolate manufacturer Läderach. The reason was their concerns about Läderach belonging to a Christian community. To elaborate, Jürg and Johannes Läderach are members of the board of Christianity for Today (Cft) in Kaltbrunn, Canton St. Gallen. Cft is a supporting organization of the "March for Life", which fights against abortion.The manufacturer was accused of fighting against abortion and homosexuals. After Swiss boycott of Läderach and great financial loss, they had to dismiss numerous employees, some of whom had been with the company for ten years. The manufacturer has repeatedly subject of massive criticism and vandal attacks on seven of their branches.
The CEO Johannes Läderach has commented on the accusations and says that in his company there is no problem at all with lesbians and gays. He says: "I would never condemn a person because of their sexual orientation," They also have LGBT+ employees, who are very thankful for his treatment and support him.
"Entrepreneurs are allowed to express their opinion in public without employees suffering as a result." Says Läderach to Blick.
Johannes Läderach also defends the right to freedom of opinion. He may have a different opinion on same-sex marriage or on the question of when life begins. (Source: Nau.ch)
Source: Beobachter, Blick
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