The 80-year-old billionaire CEO of the retail franchise Hobby Lobby, David Green, has made headlines for his decision to give away ownership of the company. Rather than continue as a business owner, Green wishes to be a “steward for God.”
In an Oct. 21 op-ed for Fox News, Green explained his decision, writing: “I chose God.”
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As Green discussed his piece on “Fox & Friends Weekend,” he said: “There’s a huge paradigm change between owning a company and stewarding it, and we want to be stewards of what God has given us.”
Since its inception in Oklahoma in 1970 on a $600 loan, according to David and his wife Barbara Green’s origin story, Hobby Lobby has grown to have over 900 stores across the country with over 43,000 employees in 47 states….