Robert Netzly

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  May 18, 2021

  Biblically responsible investing is not what you think it is

  When the Holy Spirit convicted my heart about biblically responsible investing it was not because of a realization that my investment money was going into the coffers of bad businesses who would use it to pursue immoral ends. No, God broke my heart over the undeniable truth that as an investor, I was profiting from the sale of abortion drugs.

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  May 13, 2021

  Is biblically responsible investing hypocritical?

  Is it hypocrisy to own an iPhone and exclude AAPL from my portfolio? To drink Starbucks coffee, but avoid buying SBUX? To keep TGT out of my portfolio but buy clothes for my five kids at Target stores? I do not want to be a hypocrite, so this is an important question to answer.

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  Mar 24, 2021

  Should Christian investors risk lower returns to invest biblically?

  The biblically responsible investing (BRI) movement is booming as Christian investors move billions of dollars each year to switch their portfolios into biblically responsible investments, seeking to avoid profiting from abortion drug manufacturers, adult entertainment distributors, LGBT activism, human trafficking and other immoral issues.

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  Dec 22, 2020

  Investing with Christian freedom: Do Christians have to screen their investments?

  The natural assumption is that if the Bible does not say that you have to screen your investments, then you should not screen your investments. But is that actually a biblical assumption?

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  Aug 6, 2020

  Jeff Bezos, Amazon are taking notice of faith-based investors

  It seems that the mounting pressure from Christian shareholders, customers and now Congress is having an effect on Amazon.com.

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  Jul 31, 2020

  Companies can't ignore faith-based investors any longer

  Faith-based investing has long been a sort of odd side-show to the secular investing industry, but that is quickly changing.

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  May 11, 2020

  Amazon.com board recommends vote against viewpoint diversity

  In its recently released Notice of 2020 Annual Meeting of Shareholders & Proxy Statement, the Board of Amazon.com ...

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  Apr 3, 2020

  What investors should know about CARES Act

  To help shed some light on the CARES Act highlights that investors should know about, Inspire Investing has partnered with our tax advisors at Hayashi and Wayland to provide the following information about the CARES Act.

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  Mar 12, 2020

  Where is God when stock markets crash?

  This kind of market activity has many investors on edge, in a panic, as they recall painful experiences from previous market melt-downs in 2008, 2001 and 1987. And maybe 1933? Is anyone still out there?

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  Jan 16, 2020

  Is it wrong to work for companies with anti-Christian views?

  However, what about a more nuanced situation, like should a Christian work in the accounting department at Netflix, even though they sell a lot of pornographic movies?