Chick-fil-a and the homophobic sandwich

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Because it is their First Amendment right to criticize the business, and to call into question the wisdom of supporting a business that uses its profits to fund political activity.

No one is suggesting for a moment that Chick-fil-A and its owners don't have every legal right to do what they have done. What protesters are stating, however, is that people who disagree w ith Chick-fil-A's politics should consider whether or not they want to do business with that company. Free speech cuts both ways.

Yeah, exactly. And if I don't want to eat at a place that donates some of their their profits to anti-gay organizations, then I don't have to. And I won't.

I'm not a fan Of Chick-fil-a simply because their menu does not really appeal to me, but I try not to let politics affect what I eat. As for my two cents on the matter, if you are in the food industry, especially the restaurant sector, stay out of politics.

Does Chick fil a as a company in fact donate a part of profits to anti-gay charities?

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Now personally, I am a good agnostic and I am comfortable being an agnostic. I am somewhat familiar with the story of Jesus and the woman at the well. That is, he accepted a person as a human being even though she was given a negative label by conventional "morality." And Jesus also said even the least among you, referring, as I take it, people largely or somewhat rejected by conventional society.

According to this: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/0 ... 44609.html They donated $2 million to anti-gay groups in 2010

Here's a way to avoid the issue: http://www.tastespotting.com/detail/143 ... Sandwiches

Again, the rule-bound, "blame" approach is not the only version of Christianity.

I agree. There's been too many disturbing stories of customers attending CFA Appreciation Day out of spite for gays and liberals as oppose to defending free speech. The comments of Boston and Chicago's leaders do not represent the majority of the gays and liberals. My personal feeling is that their comments might have hurt the gay rights movement as opposed to helping it whether or not they did know about CFA's contributions to antigay organizations. To me a business should only be banned if said business could prove to be an economical threat to the community such as Walmart. Also alot of those people who are attending CFA Appreciation Day might also be upset with the Jim Henson Company for breaking off their current partnership with CFA. I think Jim Henson's company has every right to leave regardless of the reason. Business deals are not the same as government interference with a business.

It's not the job of a company to meddle into any debates about society or sexual corporation. Full stop.

Please be aware that homosexuality is natural (encountered in many mammal species), and even if it weren't, I don't think people who are using this fallacy engage in sexual activites for the sole role of reproduction.

They're not gluten free, so my mother's already shoved me into her small-scale boycott.

Though people actually going out of their way for this is obnoxious.

It's one thing to boycott, but vandalism is completely wrong.
http://www.dailybreeze.com/news/ci_2122 ... t-torrance

I don't approve of homosexuality but I shop at JC Penny occasionally and I have no objection to eating at Chick-fil-a if it didn't give me nausea and if I ate fast food regularly. The only pro-gay group I can think of off the top of my head that I won't do business with is AT&T for their attempts to forcibly indoctrinate employees far beyond standard workplace laws. I don't care to get involved in that political debate except for when the allegedly fictitious homosexual agenda rears it's ugly head and tries to forcibly silence all criticism. I might have to stop by there for some iced tea now and then.

A Facebook friend of mine from high school and boy scout venturing (he earned eagle scout) put it best:

Dear Gay Rights Movement,
Openly attacking people that don't agree with you and calling them intolerant Bigots, makes you intolerant Bigots. You have lost my support.

Chick-fil-a and the homophobic sandwich?

I've never been to Chic-fil-a since I'm more of a burger kinda guy.
We do have one a few miles from here, though.
Anyhoo, I just now looked at their online menu and they do not offer a homophobic sandwich or anything else like that.

Anyone who wants to voice their opinion publicly had better be prepared when people respond.

The CEO of "Chic-Fil-A" had his "free speech" to state his opinion, and other people have their "free speech" to disagree.

"Free speech" does not mean that you have a "right" to be free from criticism or disagreement. Sorry.

Personally, I don't eat at "Chic-Fil-A" because I like not being obese, but now I can feel even better about not buying fried chicken lard on a bun. I'm curious if people would be as supportive if he had stated that he didn't think white people should marry black people.

LOL...it in fine print under "local favorites" ....jk
actually I am a poet/artist, so I have creative licence to be alittle creative.


Jojo