[CS-FSLUG] Corporate Rule

[Josiah Ritchie]

> Here's my problem.  I work for a company which by many standards has
> high ethical scores when dealing with customers.  Predominantly concerned
> with being on the leading ranks in the the march of technology (for
> money, of course), the company is working to develop a product (RFID)
> which I can see as a means to fulfill the prophecy in the Bible relating
> to the "mark of the Beast" and it's associated integration with economic
> control (i.e., those without the "mark of the Beast" not being able to
> participate in trade).  As a product which as it's sole purpose is to
> further optimize the economic gain of the seller, this directly links
> our current economic system with a tool directly used by Satan to
> persecute the Church.  Perceived "good" ends up being no good.
> 
> Note that historically people thought the same things about bar codes
> and other such devices.

This reminds me of a news article I heard on the way into work on NPR.
Evidently, several Mexican government employees have had ID chips
implanted into their skin for security purposes.

http://www.timesdispatch.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=RTD%2FMGArticle%2FRTD_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1031776689505&path=!business&s=1045855934855

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