Fountain Pens

It seems plausible that Drew left because of the church stuff, but it is not confirmed so conclusions must not be drawn on this part of drama.

That much is certainly fair. I can't imagine that he didn't have some inkling of their beliefs, as it's almost impossible not to in a small workplace like that. It seems like more than anything, his leaving was just the call to action that led to things being uncovered independently.

I suppose one could read the tea leaves all along and guess that a southern, white family that is eager to proclaim their Christianity is likely involved in some conservative stuff, but there's still a basic social contract in the US that you can "opt out" of the culture wars publicly if you do so consistently. If they don't push it on the details, and they are supportive of things like an annual pride month sale, then maybe there's nuance to their belief system that they are entitled to work out in private. I think when you make a show of getting involved in expanding that realm, to be literally evangelical by spreading a faith that a lot of us think is pretty toxic, that you burn through a lot of goodwill pretty quickly. Add it on to how milquetoast they were about the Noodlers stuff, and it's enough to make me want to shop elsewhere, regardless of whether the Drew stuff is directly related.

On a personal level, I have met many evangelicals who I think are legitimately kind as they understand that word, but they no NOT fuck with any unorthodoxy.