
Like Chouinard said, "Instead of 'going public,' you could say we're 'going purpose.'" It gives me a bigger purpose than just making money. He continued: "Best of all, when I made the decision to give away my ownership, similar to Patagonia's Yvon Chouinard, it allowed us to sustain our mission and purpose. We've been able to provide hope through supporting ministries and planting churches all over the world." As we were blessed by God, we saw it as a great privilege to give back. "We worked hard and God gave the results. "From the very beginning our purpose was to honor God in all that we did," he wrote.


While the Hobby Lobby CEO and founder does not appear to actually be relinquishing ownership of his craft store company, Green wrote in an op-ed on Fox News on Friday that his efforts to "honor God" in operating the chain are similar to those of Chouinard, who recently announced Patagonia will now be owned by a trust and nonprofit fighting the climate crisis. David Green is comparing himself to Patagonia founder Yvon Chouinard, claiming he also decided to "give away" his company - not in the name of climate change efforts, but rather to God.
