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LifeWay Christian Stores (view source)
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Although LifeWay sells books and other materials by authors who are not Southern Baptist, it maintains a policy of only selling materials which are in agreement with traditional Christian beliefs, and has not hesitated to cease doing business with authors who do not; for example, in 2016 it discontinued selling books by liberal Christian author Jen Hatmaker after she publicly endorsed [[same-sex marriage]].<ref>http://www.christianitytoday.com/news/2016/october/lifeway-stops-selling-jen-hatmaker-books-lgbt-beliefs-chris.html</ref> They also do not sell books written by [[Joel Osteen]] or [[T.D. Jakes]] (due to their controversial teachings) and, in 2019, quietly removed books written by James MacDonald after he was removed from the pastorate of Harvest Bible Chapel (the church he founded) due to issues with personal conduct.
Although LifeWay sells books and other materials by authors who are not Southern Baptist, it maintains a policy of only selling materials which are in agreement with traditional Christian beliefs, and has not hesitated to cease doing business with authors who do not; for example, in 2016 it discontinued selling books by liberal Christian author Jen Hatmaker after she publicly endorsed [[same-sex marriage]].<ref>http://www.christianitytoday.com/news/2016/october/lifeway-stops-selling-jen-hatmaker-books-lgbt-beliefs-chris.html</ref> They also do not sell books written by [[Joel Osteen]] or [[T.D. Jakes]] (due to their controversial teachings) and, in 2019, quietly removed books written by James MacDonald after he was removed from the pastorate of Harvest Bible Chapel (the church he founded) due to issues with personal conduct.
In March 2019 Lifeway announced the closure of all its "brick and mortar" stores (claiming that the growth of e-commerce made the stores unprofitable), planning to operate exclusively as an online retailer.
In March 2019 Lifeway announced the closure of all its "brick and mortar" stores (claiming that the growth of e-commerce made the stores unprofitable), planning to operate primarily as an online retailer but also selling its products through independent retailers such as church bookstores.
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