Danno went to Chick-Fil-A

[Penny Lane 8,159]

Did you have the chicken sandwich?

I know you can't resist posting countless pictures from your new favorite website, but I have to ask ... who is mad? People are choosing to eat there or choosing not to eat there. Someone eating chicken isn't enough to upset me, personally.

[one...two...tree 2,762]

inflammatory statements about terrorist acts & mass murder = a guy saying he doesn't support gay marriage. priceless dude.

Right. So supporting the CEO for openly expressing his opinion really depends on what that opinion is, which is political activism vs. merely supporting the man for giving his opinion.

[SMOKE 1,426]

Right. So supporting the CEO for openly expressing his opinion really depends on what that opinion is, which is political activism vs. merely supporting the man for giving his opinion.

call it what you want. using a scenario equating inflammatory statements about terrorist acts & mass murder to a man saying he doesn't support same sex marriage is absolutely pathetic.

[one...two...tree 2,762]

call it what you want. using a scenario equating inflammatory statements about terrorist acts & mass murder to a man saying he doesn't support same sex marriage is absolutely pathetic.

Your comprehension skills are winning. If people are supporting him for expressing his opinion, then it wouldn't matter what that opinion is, according to their argument (freedom). That is, unless it were an unpopular opinion, then the subject seems to matter - so really, this is political activism in spite of those arguing that they're supporting the CEO's right to openly express his opinion and not what his opinion is.

Edited August 1, 2012 by Commie Appeaser

[B_J 2,752]

I support Chick-fil-A because I know a little about the company having worked there when I was younger.

I also support the right of those who plan to protest on August 3. Free speech works both ways.

What I do not support is elected officials - the mayor of Chicago and the mayor of Boston - using their positions to decide where Chick-fil-A can open restaurants. By the way, even the ACLU has come out supporting Chick-fil-A in this.

“The government can regulate discrimination in employment or against customers, but what the government cannot do is to punish someone for their words,” Adam Schwartz, senior attorney for the American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois

http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/chick-fil-a-gay-marriage-chicago/2012/07/26/id/446713

By the way, all Dan Cathy did was state the same position that Barack Obama had until a few months ago. Why was there no outrage then?

[Danno 1,228]

By the way, all Dan Cathy did was state the same position that Barack Obama had until a few months ago. Why was there no outrage then?

Thats one question that will never be answered.

[Rebecca Jo 1,962]

Its Free something......Freedom

That's weird. I didn't know I could make a statement about my freedom by supporting a corporation.

... and no one else!

LOL

[Rebecca Jo 1,962]

To be fair, the CEO of Chick-Fil-A expressing his personal religious views does not equal actual discrimination. If you think it does, explain how.

But he didn't express just his own personal religious views. He said "we" and referred to the Company supporting family values - the biblical definition of the family unit.

[Danno 1,228]

But he didn't express just his own personal religious views. He said "we" and referred to the Company supporting family values - the biblical definition of the family unit.

So what if he did.... you're saying unless the guy supports something illegal and unpopular he is near a criminal.

SHould he also support every other combination of peoples who want to be legally married or should he only support the ones you do?

[B_J 2,752]

But he didn't express just his own personal religious views. He said "we" and referred to the Company supporting family values - the biblical definition of the family unit.

But he/they still haven't discriminated against anybody. All he did was state his/their opinion. And because of that, it's okay for elected officials to declare that he can't open restaurants in Chicago or Boston?

And again, why was it not an issue when Barack Obama held the same opinion as Dan Cathy?

[Rebecca Jo 1,962]

I support Chick-fil-A because I know a little about the company having worked there when I was younger.

I also support the right of those who plan to protest on August 3. Free speech works both ways.

What I do not support is elected officials - the mayor of Chicago and the mayor of Boston - using their positions to decide where Chick-fil-A can open restaurants. By the way, even the ACLU has come out supporting Chick-fil-A in this.

http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/chick-fil-a-gay-marriage-chicago/2012/07/26/id/446713

By the way, all Dan Cathy did was state the same position that Barack Obama had until a few months ago. Why was there no outrage then?

I don't understand why anyone would take what those government officials said seriously. It ought to be common sense that a Mayor is not a King and that he's got to answer to a city council, a planning commission, etc. They didn't "decide" anything. They just opened their mouths and ####### rolled out.

Like Dan Cathy.

Thats one question that will never be answered.

LOL.

Unless you are on Mars, you knew the President was a supporter of gay marriage before he announced it. The same way you knew Chik-Fil-A were anti-gay before Dan Cathy spoke to the Baptist Press.

So what if he did.... you're saying unless the guy supports something illegal and unpopular he is near a criminal.

SHould he also support every other combination of peoples who want to be legally married or should he only support the ones you do?

Holy Reading Comprehension, Batman!

Do you see the word "criminal" anywhere in my post?

But he/they still haven't discriminated against anybody. All he did was state his/their opinion. And because of that, it's okay for elected officials to declare that he can't open restaurants in Chicago or Boston?

And again, why was it not an issue when Barack Obama held the same opinion as Dan Cathy?

Answered both already, I believe.

[JohnSmith2007 353]

But he didn't express just his own personal religious views. He said "we" and referred to the Company supporting family values - the biblical definition of the family unit.

But unless he put his views into action where is the discrimination? Is it discriminatory to voice an opinion? As far as I can tell he never once turned down a customer or refused to hire someone based upon their sexual orientation. Discrimination is an act, not a opinion.

[Rebecca Jo 1,962]

But unless he put his views into action where is the discrimination? Is it discriminatory to voice an opinion? As far as I can tell he never once turned down a customer or refused to hire someone based upon their sexual orientation. Discrimination is an act, not a opinion.

OK, here's a question for you.

If you were a gay person, would you feel comfortable going into a Chik-Fil-A franchise to look for a job?

I wouldn't.

[B_J 2,752]

Unless you are on Mars, you knew the President was a supporter of gay marriage before he announced it. The same way you knew Chik-Fil-A were anti-gay before Dan Cathy spoke to the Baptist Press.

What??

Obama repeatedly said he opposed same-sex marriages.

“I’m a Christian, and so although I try not to have my religious beliefs dominate or determine my political views on this issue, I do believe that tradition, and my religious beliefs say that marriage is something sanctified between a man and a woman,” he said in 2004 on Chicago TV station WBBM.

Of course, that was before his beliefs "evolved".

[Rebecca Jo 1,962]

Of course, that was before his beliefs "evolved".

2004?

http://www.politico.com/arena/archive/will-evolution-on-gay-marriage-help-or-hurt-obama.html