A conservative Christian pastor is urging followers to load up on Microsoft stock, to force the company to “stop financing ungodly ventures.” “We’re not trying to hurt Microsoft or their shareholders, nor are we calling for a boycott of their products. We are trying to get Christians to buy their shares.” It’s unclear what effect, if any, the initiative could have on the stock price. It would be difficult to influence company direction — just to gain a 1% stake in Microsoft, 31m people would each have to spend $104 to buy 3 shares. Microsoft has 9.36b outstanding shares, and its largest holder is Chairman Bill Gates, with 858m shares, or 9%. Capital Research and Management Co. follows with 6%.

thump the bible too much and you fail at basic math like this guy

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