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"I agree with that, but as far as I know, christians view "marriage" as the holy union of a man and woman, nothing else."

That's why it's hilarious that they don't oppose atheist marriages, yet they do oppose gay ones.

[Edited on January 30, 2011 at 10:05 PM. Reason : t]

1/30/2011 10:05:44 PM

I don't see what the big deal is. The owners (so not the company) give money to causes they support personally, one store catered a religious seminar in Pennsylvania (they still have to eat, evil or not), they distributed some religious material that had nothing to do with gay people but it happened to be printed by an anti-gay organization, and some Muslim dude got fired and tried to blame it on his religion.

That's all the facts I see in that article.

1/30/2011 10:07:57 PM

hay gurl, i'll give you some good service

1/30/2011 10:09:13 PM

It's a privately held company.

if you don't like it, don't eat there and don't work there.

1/31/2011 12:53:17 AM

AT LEAST IT IS MONDAY NOW SO I CAN ACTUALLY GET A NON-GAY MEAL AT CHIK-FIL-A.

1/31/2011 5:07:55 AM

I got food there today. Fuck their g money beliefs, but they do make some good food.

1/31/2011 8:22:19 AM

I'm not sure if it's new company policy or just the local chik-fil-a policy, but they always say "can I refresh your drink" instead of refill. No staff, ever, says refill in that place.

1/31/2011 8:34:56 AM

gays will bitch about fuckin anything won't they

1/31/2011 8:44:25 AM

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"i think mark zuckerburg tithed at church a few times... OMG BAN FACEBOOK IF YOU ARE GAY."

Because dropping $20 in the hat if your local church is exactly the same as donating millions to anti-gay PACs

Granted that's not what we're talking about here either. Donating lunch to a seminar /= donating millions to an anti-gay PAC. That honor belongs to Home Depot

1/31/2011 8:51:22 AM

Hahaha, Tony Parker from San Antonio is a good friend of mine. He thinks he is famous now.

1/31/2011 9:54:54 AM

Quote :

"MITCHELL'S DONG HOLSTER"

1/31/2011 10:06:59 AM

hmm...waffle fries today? maybe

1/31/2011 10:07:36 AM

Quote :

"“Does loving Chick-fil-A make you a bad gay?” said Rachel Anderson of Berkeley, Calif. “Oh, golly, human beings have an amazing capacity to justify a lot of things.”"

Quote :

"“I’m not a fan of Jesus at all, but I still go to Chick-fil-A maybe once a week,” said Tony Parker, 25, of San Antonio."

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"Michael Geer, the president of the Pennsylvania Family Institute and a fan of the Chick-fil-A southwest salad with spicy dressing"

The article reads like it was ripped out of the onion

1/31/2011 10:33:07 AM

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"It's a privately held company. if you don't like it, don't eat there and don't work there."

Your inability to understand that this was the point of the whole article is astounding.

Quote :

"I don't see what the big deal is. The owners (so not the company) give money to causes they support personally, one store catered a religious seminar in Pennsylvania (they still have to eat, evil or not), they distributed some religious material that had nothing to do with gay people but it happened to be printed by an anti-gay organization, and some Muslim dude got fired and tried to blame it on his religion."

The owners get their money from the business, so by buying from the business you enable them. If their chik-fil-a support of an anti gay establishment was not coincidental, then you indirectly supported an anti-gay rally.

The whole point of the article is about an issue that we may be having to face soon, and that is weighing our capitalism with out belief system in cases where big business takes sides, because we provide them with their speaking power when we frequent their business. We all know money talks, so every dollar we spend gives them an even louder voice. That's the issue here.

[Edited on January 31, 2011 at 11:02 AM. Reason : ]

1/31/2011 11:01:13 AM

I think Jamie Fox said it best, "The people in this country are too free."

1/31/2011 11:04:40 AM

This is far from the worst thing that Chik-Fil-A has done. Nothing to get excited about by itself.

I try not to eat at Chik-Fil-A because of its owners' support for Focus on the Family, and because they've used their business as a means of distributiong FOTF material. Ever since McDs came out with the Southern-Style Chicken sandwich, there is nothing at Chik-Fil-a that I can't get somewhere else. I can be a politically-conscious consumer without making any sacrifices.

That's not to say I think Chik-Fil-A is doing anything that should be illegal. Like someone else said, its a private company. They should be allowed to do things like this, as long as they aren't actually discriminating against anyone in the workplace. Luckily for Chik-Fil-A, most Americans don't give a shit where they spend their money.

[Edited on January 31, 2011 at 11:34 AM. Reason : .]

1/31/2011 11:31:31 AM

Quote :

"Chik-Fil-A ... support for Focus on the Family ... used their business as a means of distribution FOTF material."

ewww. really?

okay, private business got the right, but i can't abide that shit.

McD southern style chicken sammich it is, then.




[Edited on January 31, 2011 at 12:32 PM. Reason : ]

1/31/2011 12:31:14 PM

yet another reason for me to continue not eating at chickfila

1/31/2011 12:35:53 PM

So if you eat at Chik-Fil-A you're anti-gay, if you choose not to eat there you're gay. Got it.

^I didn't realize there was any reason but this gay shit?

[Edited on January 31, 2011 at 12:36 PM. Reason : lkj]

1/31/2011 12:36:01 PM

i've never really thought chickfila was that great

[Edited on January 31, 2011 at 12:37 PM. Reason : %]

1/31/2011 12:37:15 PM

Quote :

"so by buying from the business you enable them"

everyone could quit buying today and they will still be "enabled." their children will be enabled and their childrens chilldren will be enabled.

waste your time on something that may actually have an impact.

Quote :

"I try not to eat at Chik-Fil-A because of its owners' support for Focus on the Family, and because they've used their business as a means of distributiong FOTF material."

do they force people to take the material? when people offer me something i dont want then i just say "no thanks" and continue with what im doing. no need to get butt hurt about it. when i see two bull dykes making out on a bench at cameron village, i just call security ignore...

1/31/2011 12:53:14 PM

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"gays will bitch about fuckin anything won't they"

1/31/2011 1:08:22 PM

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"The owners get their money from the business, so by buying from the business you enable them."

Yeah, but how many people are going to do full scale, intensive research before they buy that $1 4 piece nuggets? Sure there gets a point where it's common knowledge, but I'll just say what I said in the other thread:

1) The number of people that decide to boycott over their position on this issue would probably be equal to the number of people that decide to make a special trip to go to Chick-Fil-A because of their position on this issue.
2) Most people would never know their position.
3) The people that saw this news blurb will forget in a week.

Guess I'll add a 4th.
4) Most people don't care.

[Edited on January 31, 2011 at 1:17 PM. Reason : -]

1/31/2011 1:15:54 PM

Quote :

"I agree with that, but as far as I know, christians view "marriage" as the holy union of a man and woman, nothing else."

Not every Christian...

IMO, the bible isn't black and white. I think if we're supposed to follow how Jesus felt, we should follow the fact that he said to love everyone

[Edited on January 31, 2011 at 1:21 PM. Reason : oops didn't go to page 2 ]

1/31/2011 1:20:26 PM

Quote :

"Sarah Beth Thomas, 23, sees both sides of the issue. Ms. Thomas grew up as a Southern Baptist in a small town in north Georgia. Her daily high school lunch was a Chick-fil-A chicken biscuit and sweet tea""

Quote :

"Over / Under 3 bills on Ms. Sarah Beth Thomas' weight?"

LOL ... how did TWW miss this gem? I'm voting for 280, but she's short

1/31/2011 1:20:38 PM

McD southern style chicken sandwich is smaller, more expensive, and not as good.

1/31/2011 1:32:03 PM

Quote :

"McD southern style chicken sammich it is, then."

Just about as good, IMHO. But more expensive and a little smaller.

I don't really give a good goddamn about it all, if you really want to know the truth (and I'm sure most of you don't really give a good goddamn about me giving a good goddamn).

People get up in arms over the dumbest shit. Both sides.

^Damn. Beat me to it. I actually had two of them last night 'cuz it was Sunday.

[Edited on January 31, 2011 at 1:35 PM. Reason : dammit]

1/31/2011 1:34:06 PM

Quote :

"i've never really thought chickfila was that great"

fair enough

1/31/2011 1:55:46 PM

Had Chick-fil-A today. I don't know if it's the conservatism they put into each and every loving sandwich, but it's delicious.

1/31/2011 2:02:22 PM

^

1/31/2011 2:03:36 PM

I'm currently eating my second helping of chickfila right now.

<--- GAY HATER

1/31/2011 2:49:17 PM

You counter Chik-Fil-A with a bowl of Christ-mix and wine.

1/31/2011 2:57:08 PM

if you feel strongly enough about it, don't go. maybe then the drive thru line won't wrap around the building at lunch hour. MO WAFFLE FRIES FO ME

1/31/2011 3:22:10 PM

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"everyone could quit buying today and they will still be "enabled." their children will be enabled and their childrens chilldren will be enabled."

what the fuck does this mean?

if you buy from a company, you are indirectly supporting any cause that they donate to. have you never heard of a boycott?

it's fine if you don't care, but don't pretend that it's not a fact.

[Edited on January 31, 2011 at 3:53 PM. Reason : .]

1/31/2011 3:52:53 PM

^Not that I'm supporting the other guy there, but corporate boycotts have never really panned out well. The sentiment is still there, you're right about that, but when it's on the national/international scale it's just really not going to do much of anything.

1/31/2011 4:31:54 PM

currently indulging in gay hell with bbq and ranch sauce

1/31/2011 4:34:02 PM

I always like how stupid people who do boycotts end up buying whatever product and then set the product on fire, throw it on the street or chuck it during their demonstrations.

1/31/2011 4:35:44 PM

I SHALL HENCEFORTH CEASE BUYING CHICKEN SANDWICHES AT CHICK-FIL-A

Quote :

"There are 1 Chick-fil-A's near you. Western Washington University 516 High St Ms 9196 Bellingham, WA 98225 74.21 miles away Limited hours and/or accessibility - please call first Drive Through Only "

too bad, i was really looking forward to going there during my lunch break.

1/31/2011 4:53:30 PM

damn that sucks.

1/31/2011 4:56:25 PM

Quote :

"IMO, the bible isn't black and white. I think if we're supposed to follow how Jesus felt, we should follow the fact that he said to love everyone"

people like to overlook the parts about stoning women that aren't virgins and what-not

1/31/2011 5:02:50 PM

hello, FecalJapan.

please tell me about the parts where Jesus said to stone women who aren't virgins and what-not.

I seem to have overlooked those parts.

thank you





[Edited on January 31, 2011 at 5:12 PM. Reason : ]

1/31/2011 5:10:31 PM

the jesus half only talks about bunnies and flowers and shit. the stoning's in the jew half

1/31/2011 5:13:50 PM

I'm really at a hard place with this one. I fully support gay marriage and I also fully support Chik-Fil-A eight piece nuggets.

1/31/2011 5:18:07 PM

^^ i will accept your revised answer.



[Edited on January 31, 2011 at 5:18 PM. Reason : ]

1/31/2011 5:18:41 PM

Quote :

"I'm really at a hard place with this one. I fully support gay marriage and I also fully support Chik-Fil-A eight piece nuggets."

then realize that some amount of the money you spend goes to supporting social conservatives who work to legislate their biblical interpretations of morality onto the legal and social fabric of our country

which is no different, really, than many other publicly-traded corporations, except that the public companies hide it whereas Chick Fil A is open and up front about it.

1/31/2011 5:22:11 PM

According to the BEEEBLAY, jesus specifically states that the old testament is NOT to be disregarded. So, while he never directly stated that stonings should take place to my knowledge, he sure as hell didn't disown those practices either. Hell, the new testament didn't even fucking exist at the time he supposedly existed. Also, if you want to throw out that part of the old testament then I don't want to hear a damned thing about "10 commandments" or any other old testament bullshit. Why is the OT even included in the BEEBLAY if it is simply to be disregarded? That seems very stupid, although admittedly the entire belief system is very stupid.

Also, where are these anti-homosexuality claims coming from, out of curiosity?

[Edited on January 31, 2011 at 5:29 PM. Reason : t]

1/31/2011 5:28:15 PM

I think it would be hilarious if huge groups of gays would meet up and go to Chik Fil A and eat. Boycott them? That's just crybaby. INUNDATE THEM WITH YOUR PRESENCE!

Everybody knows how much uber conservatives are terrified of being caught in the company of faggots.

1/31/2011 6:12:02 PM

Well... we should all boycott fast foods because everyone needs to reduce their salt intake

1/31/2011 6:14:44 PM

Quote :

"what the fuck does this mean? if you buy from a company, you are indirectly supporting any cause that they donate to. have you never heard of a boycott? it's fine if you don't care, but don't pretend that it's not a fact."

maybe you misunderstood my point. the owners(and their kids and kids kids) of chickfila will always be "enabled" to give to whomever they choose.

even if people boycotted them to the point that they had to shut the doors. what good would it do? none.

1/31/2011 7:04:11 PM

i live in Atlanta, the home of both Chick-Fil-A and arguably the largest gay population in the south.*

MIND=BLOWN

*you guys can argue about that last bit, I just got home from work and ain't researching a damned thing

1/31/2011 7:11:35 PM