Chick-fil-A locked in a Pennsylvania fight over gay marriage
Atlanta-based Chick-fil-A has found itself drawn into a fight over gay rights in Pennsylvania.
From my AJC colleague Jeremiah McWilliams:
A variety of complaints against the Atlanta-based company coalesced this month. There was the decision by a Chick-fil-A operator in Pennsylvania to supply food to an event sponsored by the Pennsylvania Family Institute, which has worked to defeat gay marriage initiates and has become a lightning rod for gay rights groups. There was a blogger’s contention that Chick-fil-A’s WinShape Foundation does not admit gay couples to marriage counseling.
Nicknamed “Jesus chicken” by jaded secular fans and embraced by Evangelical Christians, Chick-fil-A is among only a handful of large American companies with conservative religion built into its corporate ethos.
But recently its ethos has run smack into the gay rights movement. A Pennsylvania outlet’s sponsorship of a February marriage seminar by one of that state’s most outspoken groups against homosexuality lit up gay blogs around the country.
Students at some universities have also begun trying to get the chain removed from campuses.
“If you’re eating Chick-fil-A, you’re eating anti-gay,” one headline read. The issue spread into Christian media circles, too.
The controversy has moved president Dan Cathy to declare, in this video posted on the company Facebook fan page, to declare that while marriage is a focus of his chain, the provision of sandwiches and brownies for a local event is not an endorsement:
Dan Cathy Statement from Chick-fil-A on Vimeo.
Said Cathy:
”Some recent events have called into question the principles of Chick-fil-A, and speak directly to the heart of our organization. Last week, one of our local franchise Chick-fil-A operators in Pennsylvania made the decision to provide food to two upcoming February events billed to strengthen marriages.
“Marriage has long been a focus of Chick-fil-A, starting with my own Mom and Dad who are celebrating their 63rd year of marriage. In this case, the operator simply agreed to provide sandwiches and brownies for the events, as many Chick-fil-A franchises have done over the years for community events, businesses and civic groups.
“Some have used this small donation of food to suggest otherwise. We are very proud that our Chick-fil-A operators and employees work hard every day to go the extra mile in serving all of our customers with honor, dignity and respect.
“Let me be clear. Chick-fil-A serves all people, and values all people. Providing food to these events or any event is not an endorsement of the mission, political stance, or motives of this or any other organization. Any suggestion otherwise is just inaccurate.”
Clearly the topic is hot. This has been posted on the fast-food franchise’s Facebook fan page:
Hey fans. Please be respectful of others and treat this page as a fan page, not a place to argue with each other. Antagonistic, offensive, mean-spirited or crude posts will be removed and the person will be banned. Thank you.
Same applies here.
- By Jim Galloway, Political Insider
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192 comments Add your comment
Kinsi
January 30th, 2011
9:04 pm
I certainly won’t be eating there for lunch anymore after this story broke. They can think that way if they want to, of course, but that means I have just as much right to refuse to spend money there and encourage everyone else I know to boycott them as well.
Hannibal
January 30th, 2011
9:09 pm
Chick-fil-A HAS A COMMERCIAL RIGHT TO SUPPLY FOOD TO ANY GROUP CONTRACTING FOR THAT SERVICE. AS A CORPORATION THEY IN FACT ARE FOLLOWING ANTI-DISCRIMINATION LAWS PUT IN PLACE BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
WHAT SOME ANTI-CHICK-FIL-A GROUPS ARE PR0MOTING IS IN FACT SLANDER AND A RESTRICTION OF FREE SPEECH.
THERE SHOULD BE OUTRAGE AT THIS ATTEMPT TO RESTRICT A CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT
Gerald
January 30th, 2011
9:11 pm
Sounds like Chick- fil-A for lunch tommorow for me!
Atlantan4life
January 30th, 2011
9:18 pm
That’s the problem with gay rights groups, they take everything out of context and try to shove their sexuality down your throat and then they are upset and start protesting if you don’t like it.
Fuh-get about it
January 30th, 2011
9:19 pm
Like Clark Howard says, I’m voting with my pocketbook. Bye-bye, CF-A! Who needs you?
CDog
January 30th, 2011
9:22 pm
I think everyone probably already knows Chick-fil-a is a conservative Christian business. If anyone disagrees with this stance, they probably already don’t go there. I don’t think the vast majority of people decide where to eat based on politics and religion but rather on price, quality, and service. Chick-fil-a excels on those three.
brandon
January 30th, 2011
9:23 pm
I like Chick-fil-A because they stand for something other than serving fattening fast food to people who crave it. They’re a private company that can do what ever they please! We shop at Walmart, Target, Belk, McDonalds, etc and never seem to care what they stand for. I guess if a company wants to be pro-gay then that’s okay and we all should just shut up and support them???
The great thing about America is this…….we have a right to our own opinions and can choose to do what we want with our money. I’m tired of everything needing to be politically correct and not wanting to offend those who are fundmentally against the Christian faith!!! Thank you Mr. Cathy for having some conviction and strength in this troubled world.
Who Cares
January 30th, 2011
9:25 pm
So, when they provide food to both democrats and republicans during the elections, is that a shot against each party? This company is pretty upfront. No sales on Sunday and the owners are public with their religious beliefs. It is understandable that a pro marriage oganization would be able to obtain donations of food. However, the gay left will not accept that christians will support pro marriage organizations.
JDW
January 30th, 2011
9:26 pm
Mountain meet Molehill…I’ll have a number 1 with wheat bun and diet lemonade thank you very much.
Dan
January 30th, 2011
9:33 pm
Chick-fil-A is a private company (although it is subject to federal civil rights statutes with regard to its employment practices) but as someone who has bought the product for decades I found this excerpt from The New York Times article to be somewhat disconcerting
“The company’s Christian culture and its strict hiring practices, which require potential operators to discuss their marital status and civic and church involvement, have attracted controversy before, including a 2002 lawsuit brought by a Muslim restaurant owner in Houston who said he was fired because he did not pray to Jesus with other employees at a training session. The suit was settled.”
I always thought you were supposed to be hired on the basis of your ability to do the job, not whether you go to the right church, and was unaware being a successful employee in the fast food industry was somehow tied to your marital status. It’s their decision how to run their business and my decision where to spend my lunch money.
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FormerGeorgian
January 30th, 2011
9:42 pm
Everyone please watch this. No wonder people think Georgians are stupid. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/01/30/jack-kingston-evolution_n_815909.html
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William
January 30th, 2011
9:51 pm
Another reason to support Chick-fil-A…they have values and stand by them.
CDog
January 30th, 2011
9:51 pm
Actually, everyone who thinks Georgians are stupid are stupid. Watch this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0kHPw3LaG8
No “everyone” does not think this. Liberals don’t like Georgia or any conservative state. Don’t try to frame it as an intelligence issue when it is a belief and worldview issue.
Robin
January 30th, 2011
9:53 pm
After their involvement with Focus on the Family came to light last year, and now this, my family and I are done with this chain. They don’t need to add my dollars to the pile of money they want to use to encourage discrimination as a “moral” stance.
Vinings
January 30th, 2011
9:54 pm
More Chick fila for me. I believe what I know, not what I am told. Chick Fila is a good company with a great product.
FormerGeorgian
January 30th, 2011
9:57 pm
Yes not everyone believes in evolution. Just the National Academy of Science and almost over 95 percent of individual scientists. Thankfully these scientific minds don’t believe in creationism or just think how backwards our society would be. Remember biology only makes sense with evolutionh
Yum Yum
January 30th, 2011
9:58 pm
I am now going to eat more Chick Fil A than ever before.
Tom Brown
January 30th, 2011
10:01 pm
I’ll be at CF-A for lunch tomorrow. See you there Gerald! I don’t think the chain meant anything by this but personally I wish they would have…get off the fence! TB
Droco
January 30th, 2011
10:06 pm
No more Chik Fil A for me or my company. It was bad enough they took the name of the Peach Bowl. Nut jobs.
Kay
January 30th, 2011
10:09 pm
Love me some Chick-fil-A!
5150 UOAD
January 30th, 2011
10:10 pm
Man I hope all those gay chickens can find away to procreate or we will never get more Chick-fil-A sandwiches.
Please don’t eat at C-F-A if you don’t like their beliefs. Those of us that really enjoy the BEST CHICKEN SANDWICH in the WORLD will keep them in business for a long time.
i don’t like some of the Gay IN YOUR FACE ACTORS and I don’t pay to see their movies or TV shows. I will not watch Alec Baldwin ever. I see it has really hurt him, but I feel better about myself for my stand. Again Please don’t eat at Chick-fil-A and feel good about yourself too.
Suzanne Sugarbaker
January 30th, 2011
10:12 pm
Confucious say: What does this have to do the tea in China, or other words– what the heck does Fried Chicken with pickle on a bun have to do with Marriage? Do like KFC does and Do Chicken Right– and Truett Cathy (if that is your real name)..if you are getting into the marriage counseling business then you should go back to school and get a different degree. Or open up a church where you can preach. Get out of your ivory tower. Just because your parents have been married for 63 years does NOT make you a marriage expert. Stick to making sure that your chicken doesn’t give people salmonella and that your workers wash their hands and what you do on your own personal time is not also shoved down people’s throats.
scott
January 30th, 2011
10:13 pm
Anti Gay groups are hypocrits, they want Chick Fil A to discriminate aginst a pro marriage group, WHAT????? Aren’t the against all discrimination?? Don’t they Get it??? Funny stuff, guess I will eat there more now, to make up for all you idiots that stop eating there for no reason, enjoy crappy food at another joint..more for me and the COWS!! HAHAHA:)
Jason
January 30th, 2011
10:15 pm
Anyone who has an opinion on anything is something. Watch this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
Richard
January 30th, 2011
10:17 pm
Grow up people.
Chick-fil-A provided food to a seminar to support stronger marriages.
To read anything else into that just shows you’re to stupid to accept facts as they are and are just trying to make something out of nothing. If your life is that pathetic, then just keep to yourself.
David
January 30th, 2011
10:18 pm
Suzanne Sugarbaker – you’re an idiot. Truett has the right to defend his company when idiots like you assault them. Get a life.
David
January 30th, 2011
10:19 pm
Robin – do you know how stupid your comment is? You hate Chick-fil-A for discrimination, so YOU’RE GOING TO DISCRIMINATE AGAINST THEM?
Seriously? Get a clue.
Jeff
January 30th, 2011
10:19 pm
The first job I ever had when I was 15 years old was at Chick-fil-a. We had an openly gay employee. No one cared, because he was a good person and a hard worker (He was also a gay christian). Yes, they have a tighter hiring process. That’s why they provide such a good product and experience. Look at the employees at Mcdonald’s and then look at the employees at Chick-fil-a. People are making too much of this issue. Dan Cathy’s response was spot on.
scott
January 30th, 2011
10:20 pm
By the idiotic logic here from some, I guess any organization that supports gays I should boycott? Nonsense, if its a good company and a good product I don’t care what they support, b/c I don’t care what gays do. Just like Gays should not care what marriage organizations do. Its their right, and if you boycott due to this you are the definition of a hypcrit, know that you fools.
arrr
January 30th, 2011
10:20 pm
umm, just out of curiosity, what large company hasnt been embroiled in controversy? i mean, i can surf the web and find issues with pretty much all companies. all those fruits and veggies you eat at the store and in the restaurant, where do you think they came from? most were handpicked in China by kids under the age of 8. if i wanted to make a statement about gay rights, sure, i will boycott CFA. but i also understand that it is not like i find a moral highground anywhere else.
Loran, Whatayagot?
January 30th, 2011
10:22 pm
I guess all this politically correct stuff is really hurting this stellar company’s bottom line. What? They just set a record for profits? And they still only open six days a week? Oh, never mind.
Suzanne Sugarbaker
January 30th, 2011
10:23 pm
And another thing. Keep your cold fried chicken sandwich donations and unrealistic influence out of my child’s public school also, which should welcome ALL Americans. If you want to help the schools, then donate money to upgrading the technology or getting back music and art classes!! The USDA already provides lunches.
5150 UOAD
January 30th, 2011
10:23 pm
I believe Chick-fil-A are all franchised to people with like views. It is a Christian based company and should be ale to remain that way. There are plenty of companies that hire like minded people and they should be able to. The FAMILY is the foundation of the American Way of Life. More children of single parents get in more trouble and that is a statical fact. The FAMILY is the best support system in the world. If C-F-A wishes to support Man & Woman marriage and not gay marriage that is OK. I know the Christain beliefs the company is based on, but I have never seen a Bible or Cross in one of their stores for public consumption. The Company has a great Scholarship program that have benefited many children.
I guess all you Chick-fil-A haters need to stop buying fule and oil from Muslin run countries too. They religion doesn’t believe in gay rights either.
The Christians control the Chicken and the Muslins control the OIL what ever will you gay lovers do? I guess you can eat veggies and walk every place you go.
Dave
January 30th, 2011
10:31 pm
I’ll be eating there alot more
Waffle Fry
January 30th, 2011
10:31 pm
Those of you who say you’re gonna boycott…pants on FIRE! You know you love it.
brett
January 30th, 2011
10:33 pm
I don’t eat ben and jerry ice cream and it doesn’t hurt their bottom line. If you don’t like christian values, then don’t eat at the best fast food place. That means more chicken for me. The cathys are strong people and they will not fold due to the pressure. Remember, they still refuse to rake in billions on Sunday, so that their people can worship and serve at the place of their choice. Jesus loves everyone, and only desires that we trust Him as Savior and Lord. Mock Him and His followers as much as you want to, but He continues to offer His love and grace.
Iceman
January 30th, 2011
10:34 pm
One more reason that I support Chick-fil-A to the fullest.
McPants
January 30th, 2011
10:37 pm
Proud of Chick-Fil-A for helping out an event that promotes *GASP* marriage. CFA is one of the few remaining companies in the US that has a solid set of corporate values.
God help these idiot bloggers and college students. Some people are just sitting around waiting to be “offended”. And sadly, our society encourages this behavior. So does the ny times (shame on them for making CFA look like the bad guy here). Only in America could Big Media and some idiots with internet access turn something little like giving out brownies into a “anti-gay” story.
I’ll continue to support CFA, a great company who offers great customer service, as well as reasonably-priced delicious food.
God bless Dan Cathy and God bless Chick Fil A.
5150 UOAD
January 30th, 2011
10:39 pm
Don’t eat the Christian chicken and when you are dying please don’t call out to a God that you don’t know to save your soul.
Gary
January 30th, 2011
10:39 pm
Having an appreciation for marriage is not condemning the gay lifestyle. Thank you to the Cathy family for sticking to your beliefs and values. I am a fan and customer of CFA and will be for life
5150 UOAD
January 30th, 2011
10:40 pm
Enter your comments here
Joe
January 30th, 2011
10:44 pm
Good for them. Chick-fil-A stands with the majority of Americans who support traditional marriage. Hopefully these hate filled gay groups who do not understand morality will drive more people to visit their local Chick-fil-A….
LydiasDad
January 30th, 2011
10:46 pm
Hooray Chick-Fil-A!
Sick and tired
January 30th, 2011
10:47 pm
Who is more hateful? People who have values or those who want every to silence anyone who disagrees with their agenda? Hate is not a family value? To whom? Those who came up with the slogan need to reexamine theirs. Let God be true and every man a liar.
Liberal Pariah
January 30th, 2011
10:47 pm
Mooooooooove over Liberal tolerance, there is no room for you. The sacred gay cow has been offended. It’s a shame those of us left with a moral compass have to defend this. This is the very definition of having your ‘lifestyle choice’ shoved down our throats.
LydiasDad
January 30th, 2011
10:47 pm
Maybe this means gays will quit going to Chick-Fil-A…
5150 UOAD
January 30th, 2011
10:50 pm
Adam and Eve not Adam and Steve.
BigPapa
January 30th, 2011
10:52 pm
It’s chicken, people! Delicious chicken! Insanely good chicken!
Liberal Pariah
January 30th, 2011
10:55 pm
Why does less than 3% of the population get to dictate how a business operates or what is taught in schools? Talk about bullying and tyranny of the minority. It’s not a civil rights issue because who you choose to have sex with is not a constitutional right. Liberal logic (oxymoron) makes my head hurt. Good night all.
BigPapa
January 30th, 2011
11:00 pm
Have you eaten this chicken? Chicken this good is obviously a blessing from God!
Michael McClure
January 30th, 2011
11:03 pm
Thank you Mr. Cathy for providing us rednecks and educated college students JOBS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I don’t know of one gay group or Hollywood union that have provided jobs to kids in school,seniors, or single parents like your company…or meals to the various groups in need. I believe in treating people, no matter of their convictions and beliefs, fairly. However this gay down your throat attitude has gotten out of hand. This is a restaurant chain, which provides a great healthy menu, not a political arm of any political party. You guys need to get a life, but I doubt you will. Because I bet all of you eat fast fat food – sit at a computer all day long – and have never ever walked a mile or done one sit-up. But boy you can JUDGE. How’s that Big Mac tasting right about now with your slice of pizza? Got Milk?
deltadan
January 30th, 2011
11:04 pm
As a loyal customer of Chick-Fil-A, I have to chuckle at this whole conversation. Your illogical unhappiness with their decision to donate food to this pro-marriage group simply creates free, mostly positive advertising for the company. Despite your desire otherwise, only a small percentage of potential customers will be “offended” at this. Bottom line is: your lunacy is good for their bottom line. Doesn’t that just get your goat?
Bobby Anthony
January 30th, 2011
11:05 pm
I am going to eat at places where the food is good. It is an individuals right to air his or hers political views in this country. I strongly believe gay discrimination is wrong, but I enjoy the food at Chick-Fil-A and will continue to eat with them. I will not discriminate against Chick-Fil-A because of their company policy. My only complaint with them is they don’t have a store in my town.
Ellen Fix
January 30th, 2011
11:06 pm
Okay, Chick-Fil-A donates its food to my kid’s high school all the time for all kinds of activities, yet never once has the franchisor asked what the sexual orientation or beliefs are of the particular organization. So if you want to “read” something into the incident in Pennsylvania, be my guest. But Dan Cathy clarified that to do so is bogus.
They make good chicken. They do good business. The corporate executives have a right to their beliefs because we live in America. I personally support gay rights, but it all goes back to the first sentence in this paragraph. End of story.
mark
January 30th, 2011
11:06 pm
good thing they didn’t provide pot brownies. everyone would be free thinking and realize this whole issue is so low on our human agenda. lets feed and love one another. free chix fli for all!
Amazed
January 30th, 2011
11:10 pm
Wow..surprised that this is causing an UPROAR..for those that think corporations have a “requirement to its consumers” I suggest you DON’T buy a Dell computer since the FOUNDER is the main investor in OneWest Bank…which has a loss share agreeement to KICK as many homeowners out of their home as possible to meet the agreements requirements to get paid..Or how about stop buying and watching Disney..who makes alternative movies through Touchstone pictures or its ABC shows like desperate housewives which make “affairs” look cool…PEOPLE wake up…the world is not a “good vs evil” when it comes to Corporation$…I will still buy Chick Fil A…life is too short and I like their food…and my NOT buying it is simply affecting me not the company!
Kinsi
January 30th, 2011
11:13 pm
Couple of points –
Hannibal – In my mind, chik-fil-a does have every right to make that donation. Just like gay folks and supporters have every right to chose to boycott and raise awareness that they’re doing it.
Who Cares – if it were a pro marriage group, then it would be different. After all, if the group is pro-marriage, gay marriage is legal in 5 states and D.C. So, they’d be for those marriages too.
5150 UOAD – Uh, Alec Baldwin isn’t gay? Wtf?
Tom
January 30th, 2011
11:14 pm
This is more AJC tripe trying to make a Good business look bad
5150 UOAD
January 30th, 2011
11:16 pm
Tom I know Alec isn’t Gay he is just an A..hole and a wife and child verbal and mental abuser.
5150 UOAD
January 30th, 2011
11:16 pm
Sorry not TOM that was to KINSI.
Aquagirl
January 30th, 2011
11:17 pm
This sounds like it was the decision of an individual franchise–one store—to pass out food, instead of a corporate donation. I’d probably boycott the individual store if I was in Pennsylvania, but why would I take it out on the local franchise around the corner from me? They had nothing to do with this situation.
Herr Drosselmyer
January 30th, 2011
11:21 pm
Ever noticed how homosexuality doesn’t exist in the animal kingdom? That’s a HUGE problem for the gay community and they know it. Can you say human perversion?
Oh yeah, some scientists realize this ENORMOUSLY MASSIVE credibilty problem, so they do try to cite so-called exceptions to make themselves feel better. But I for one have never seen gay behavior in animals, period. Zero.
tom
January 30th, 2011
11:24 pm
I see why they don’t sell beef now.
Jay
January 30th, 2011
11:26 pm
It’s Christians who try to shove their beliefs down everyones throat.
Kinsi
January 30th, 2011
11:26 pm
Liberal Pariah – How is this 3% of the population dictating what chik-fil-a? Hyperbole much? Are they saying they’re going to come in to your home and force you to stop eating chik-fil-a?
They’re saying that if Chik-fil-A wants to support that particular organization, then gay folk and supporters should be aware of it and not eat chik-fil-a.
Are you saying that in this, the land of the free, that gay folks and their supporters should be forced to support chik-fil-a? Chik-fil-A is free to sponsor that group if they want and like minded folk are free to support chik-fil-a and broadcast their reasons why, and folks who don’t agree have just as equal of a right to not eat there and broadcast their reasons why. Beauty of this country. They aren’t forcing their ideas on you, you should stop trying to force your ideas on them.
Aquagirl
January 30th, 2011
11:27 pm
Well, there we go, Herr Dipwad hasn’t seen it, it doesn’t exist! Thanks for clearing that up, maybe if you hauled yourself off the couch or read a book without pictures you’d learn there’s a whole big world out there, hon.
5150 UOAD
January 30th, 2011
11:28 pm
Jay again when you are about to die please don’t call to GOD since you don’t know him. He will hear your prayers, but you would feel so guilty wouldn’t you?
Pro-Marrage
January 30th, 2011
11:28 pm
I will SUPPORT Chik-Fil-A much more than I have in the past. Thanks Kinsi, I am glad I don’t have to sit near a bed-wetting liberal or politically correct rear-end kissing COWARD like you! I’l bet your mother BARKED LOUD!
CobbGOPer
January 30th, 2011
11:29 pm
Not that I agree with CFA’s political stances, but if I based all my spending decisions on politics, I’d never be able to buy anything anywhere. Of course, all these folks stating they won’t be eating at CFA anymore means one thing to me: shorter lines at lunch tomorrow. Nice!
/the CFA near me is always packed out at lunch, you have to wait just to get a parking space.
Kinsi
January 30th, 2011
11:31 pm
Herr Drosselmyer – homosexual behavior does exist in the animal kingdom. Do some research before making claims like that, it weakens your arguments. Here are some starting links for you:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homosexual_behavior_in_animals
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2004/07/0722_040722_gayanimal.html
5150 UOAD
January 30th, 2011
11:31 pm
Aquagirl in the animal kingdom 1 Male gets to service all the lidies in hie Pride, Pack, or Gaggle, but I have never seen a Male animal just make love to another male animal. Can you give some examples please.
Paul Blarf
January 30th, 2011
11:33 pm
Typical liberal drivel – ooohhh oohhh ow’y ow’y you hurted my wittle feelings… you bad person… i say you can think and say anyfing you want as long as you agree with me 100%… can’t we all get along, or, in other words… can’t everybody endorse and validate my gayness… else i get so so hurt… ow’y ow’y… i go get me some govertment protection..
chikin eater
January 30th, 2011
11:35 pm
um, I like the chicken sandwich and waffle fries.
Kinsi
January 30th, 2011
11:35 pm
Pro-Marrage – Happy to see you’re pro marriage, with gay marriage legal in 5 states and all. I don’t quite get where your anger is coming from. As for me, I firmly believe God loves everyone, and who are we to damn anyone in God’s name? God don’t like ugly. We all have to answer to our actions when we get into heaven – I’d rather face God with a clean conscience, free of anger, free of hate.
Do what?
January 30th, 2011
11:38 pm
Well, like Herr Drosselmyer says… the gay folk realize the exposure. As does the National Gayographic magazine. So, that’s like pointing someone to Time magazine to investigate liberal theology.
5150 UOAD
January 30th, 2011
11:39 pm
kinsi thanks for the links.
Outside Observer
January 30th, 2011
11:42 pm
The last time someone went to Chic-fil-a, were they forced to go to church? Did they shove the Bible down their throat? No. It is a company that was founded with Christian principles, chooses to continue abiding by those principles, and makes a high-quality product. They don’t force their beliefs at others, they just let the principles guide them on a daily routine. However, that doesn’t even matter as far as this is concerned. They donated food to an event, which is done all the time by Chic-fil-a. It is a marketing strategy. Every company does it. To boycott the company because of it is moronic. They do so much good in this world, and I am proud to consume Chic-fil-a often. If any moronic students tried to shut down the Chic-fil-a on my campus, I think there would be more support to keep it. Ugh. The stupid liberal media always makes a big deal about these things. If Wal-mart made a contribution to an abortion clinic, nothing would be said. But if Wendy’s donates to the NRA, all hell would break loose. If you don’t want to eat Chic-fil-a, fine. Don’t, but do it because you don’t like the food. Doing it because of something like this just makes you look dumb.
Aquagirl
January 30th, 2011
11:46 pm
5150, there’s some already up. And have you heard about those bonobos? Scandalous!
Fair n balanced
January 30th, 2011
11:50 pm
http://www.conservapedia.com/Homosexuality_in_animals_myth
uga63
January 30th, 2011
11:50 pm
It’s too bad that their agenda isn’t the only thing that homosexuals are trying to shove down my throat.
dawgs88
January 30th, 2011
11:52 pm
Chick fil a is anti fag? God I wish they were open Sundays! Tell those butt buddies where to stick it!
Scary...
January 30th, 2011
11:55 pm
What’s funny is that pretty much all of the posters here who have hateful things to say about gay people and supportive comments about businesses that discriminate are probably the children of people who had hateful things to say about blacks and supportive comments about businesses that discriminated.
The truth is that trash breeds trash. People who justify discrimination against other human beings based on something so laughably insignificant aren’t worth the air they breathe.
Scary...
January 30th, 2011
11:57 pm
“Ever noticed how homosexuality doesn’t exist in the animal kingdom? That’s a HUGE problem for the gay community and they know it. Can you say human perversion?”
You are posting on the internet. The internet that has Google. The Google where you can search for “homosexuality animals” and find page upon page upon page of information about same-sex behavior throughout nature…dating back to the 19th century. So…you are stupid. And ignorant. And basically a worthless human being who deserves to die.
Matt
January 30th, 2011
11:58 pm
Can’t wait for my next Chick-fill-A. Go ask the founder of CFA what he thinks. CFA would survive if it never sold to gays again.
Elvira kominski
January 31st, 2011
12:07 am
What is wrong with groups that promote stronger marriage? I am gay and think the strainght people need all the help they can get in this area. Straights are getting it wrong everyday. Just look at the divorce rate and the number of children that are born out of wedlock and the teen age birth rate. Can’t blame all that on the gays. If a stronger marriage keeps families together then more power to them. Gays are not the downfall of the american family, straights are….just look in the mirror. This tax paying, gainfully employeed, christian gay will eat at chic-fil-a any day of the week …except sunday or course!! I will say they can never take the Peach Bowl name away, that makes me madder than this issue ever will!
Omaha man
January 31st, 2011
12:12 am
After reading alot of comments on this section. Its clear that Christians that are replying don’t understand that the pro-family movement is the same thing as pro-hate to the people who don’t fit in to their beliefs. It’s deep into the pro family movement to attack people that are diffrent from the so called family. The gays are just fighting back and counter the attack of the religious right. Yes the do sell chicken but sell to the pro family group is like selling to the enemy
Crystal
January 31st, 2011
12:19 am
I’m sorry but isn’t a gay christian what you call an oxymoron? It’s black or white, no gray. You’re not going to be able to say “I love Jesus but I’m also gay” when you stand face to face with God. I think all liberals should have their heads examined. Christ died for all! There is still time for gay people. Accept Christ. Yea he loves you if you’re gay but he hates the lifestyle. Turn from it today and live for Christ the right way.
John
January 31st, 2011
12:19 am
I heard there is a McDonald’s in the middle East. If we boycott McDonald’s, that will truly show the world we don’t agree with Iran, Egypt, and Bin Laden. Is it legal to not be gay in Atlanta?
John
January 31st, 2011
12:19 am
Enter your comments here
John
January 31st, 2011
12:20 am
Is it legal to be hetero-sexual in Penn.?
John
January 31st, 2011
12:43 am
The bible says if you want to be Jew or Christian, you should CHOOSE to be man and wife. The bible is not condemning you for being gay, but telling you to make a choice. I am a married man, and I don’t tell anybody about my sex life.( After 23 years, there isn’t much) I have never had sex in Church.
In my teens I had a girlfriend. We did in the pool, the beach, my bed, her bed, family car, neighbor’s car, on the table, under the table, back yard, front yard, laundry mat, wash machine, spin cycle, and the bathroom floor in a mental hospital.
We weren’t married, so our sin was equal to or greater than the sin of homosexuality. It is a sin to wear clothes that are not pure wool. That is in the bible too. Don’t eat pork. That’s a sin too.
Kev
January 31st, 2011
12:45 am
“I’m sorry but isn’t a gay christian what you call an oxymoron? It’s black or white, no gray. You’re not going to be able to say “I love Jesus but I’m also gay” when you stand face to face with God. I think all liberals should have their heads examined. Christ died for all! There is still time for gay people. Accept Christ. Yea he loves you if you’re gay but he hates the lifestyle. Turn from it today and live for Christ the right way.”
You do realize that Jesus never once mentioned homosexuality in the Bible? If you want to quote Leviticus then if you eat pork or shellfish then you are just as much of an abomination as a gay person.
Crystal
January 31st, 2011
1:05 am
huh? Kev, Christ is the way, truth, and the life. Homosexuality is an abomination. It’s mentioned in the old testament and new testament. Jesus never had to mention it because it was known. He had more important things to talk about like relationship and the Kingdom of heaven. Stop taking what I said out of context and read the word. YOU WERE NOT BORN GAY! That is the biggest lie Satan can throw at someone.
John
January 31st, 2011
1:07 am
When I was a kid, I thought an abomination was a type of snowman.
John
January 31st, 2011
1:08 am
The USA is currently an Obama nation.
rid0617
January 31st, 2011
1:14 am
After reading this story I will begin eating at Chic Filet. Up till now I haven’t because they are expensive for what you get but I will do all I can to support their ethics. Guess what gay folks, not everyone approves of your sickening lifestyle and they are not required to condone it. Your lifestyle is perverse and after all males, in case your momma forgot to tell you it’s an exit, not an entrance. Time for this country to stand up to the sickening crap we’re being told to accept.
SurfinNSanDiego
January 31st, 2011
1:17 am
As a former practicing homosexual (no one — NO ONE!! is born homosexual, but practices or lives in a homosexual lifestyle), I wholly support Chick-Fil-A and its business ethos. Although the business in Pennsylvania was not endorsing a group by providing food for them, I do support (and encourage!!) their right to provide food for whatever organization they so choose to do so.
The homosexual response to Chick-Fil-A is purely driven by the need to focus attention upon their agenda; i.e., of forcing society to accept and to endorse their lifestyle in order for them to gain minority status. By doing so, it will enable them to change the laws of this country that will force us to officially accept and endorse homosexuality in all aspects of our society. Ever since 1972, the Gay Movement has set out to attack the media, the family, and the church. Private and public businesses being attacked by the Gay Movement are only one of the means to their end. Please SUPPORT Chick-Fil-A in resisting their efforts and to stand strong on the truth and not to waver.
Do whaaaa???
January 31st, 2011
1:48 am
Its Chick-fil-A not Chick-n-Chick-fil-A or even Gay-fil-a!!
UGA graduate
January 31st, 2011
2:21 am
Even though one is within walking distance to where I live, I will skip eating at this chain. The Family’s radical social agenda attempts to criminalize being gay in Uganda, resulting in one activist’s death last week. So who is the good Christian now? Your ignorance of Jesus’s love and tolerance only makes your support of hate, something that reminds me of the way bigots ruled the South when I was a young child.
Steve
January 31st, 2011
2:44 am
It’s the religious beliefs that make Chick-Fil-A one of my favorite places to eat. Looks like I will have to add at least one more meal in per week to support them.
dude
January 31st, 2011
2:51 am
Shut up and eat some chicken. The chicken is good with out all the stupid politics and I for one do not want them ever removed from my college’s campus. Some people are just always looking for any reason to boycott or protest……this is def a case of spilled milk. And btw I am in full support of equal rights no matter race, sexual orientation, etc…I just think some people take things too far.
dude
January 31st, 2011
2:56 am
Tell me this…if Chick Fil A was to provide food for an NCAAP event, Cattle Farmers event, or any other group with special interests or political clout in washington be subject to the same speculation and ridicule? Chick Fil A has donated chicken to numerous events across varied interest groups and demographics….it does not mean they support the particular groups mission. Spilled milk I say.
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Jim 007
January 31st, 2011
4:56 am
Chick Fil A not only has Great Food, but is a Great Company to work for !
Next we’ll hear how Mr Cathy is Unamerican because he closes on Sundays !
Choice
January 31st, 2011
5:07 am
Zaxby’s just opened in my small town. Looks like I now have an alternative. Their employees seem just as upstanding as those of Chick-fil-a.
Joel Dockery
January 31st, 2011
5:15 am
It is amazing the logical contortions people go through just so they can feel indignant.
Dawgfan1958
January 31st, 2011
6:12 am
Three meals a day @ Chic Fil A! Thanks Chick Fil A! See you when I am hungry.
Dawgfan1958
January 31st, 2011
6:14 am
Satan is bringing up his ugly head again!
Martha Zoller
January 31st, 2011
6:18 am
so accepting an order to provide food to a group constitutes a political statement?
Meant to offend
January 31st, 2011
6:43 am
To those of you pro-gay marriage, anti-christian people. Read my mind and be very offended.
mikey D
January 31st, 2011
6:58 am
just catered lunch last week to a beer distributor… does that make me pro alcoholic? or against A.A?
no, just providing a service so our business can thrive.
Buffalo Guy
January 31st, 2011
7:25 am
My gas station operator is a registered sex offender and does a nice job with my car. My banker cheats on his wife and takes up the collection in church on Sunday but his staff is very competent. My grocery store owner cheats his emploees out of overtime pay but is the only store in my town. I don’t care what the service / product perveyor does on his own time.
Mark
January 31st, 2011
7:39 am
It is never sufficient for evil to remain within its own confines.Eventually it makes its way to your door in order to remove every last vestige of conviction.
Aquagirl
January 31st, 2011
7:44 am
I always knew those cows were up to no good. You just can’t trust ‘em.
T.J. Jackson
January 31st, 2011
7:49 am
Good for Chik-fil-A. Excuse me while I run out for a chicken and biscuit. As we say around our house, “NO RIGHTS FOR SODOMITES.’
Eatin' Even Mor Chikin!
January 31st, 2011
7:53 am
CFA is a private company…they can serve anyone they want. And if people don’t want to spend their money anymore there, that’s fine, too. I commend Chick-Fil-A for taking a stand when others will just bow down to others…
Red
January 31st, 2011
7:59 am
The people who are all upset and want to boycott do not realize that if they applied this standard across the board, they’d be narrowed down to very few places to shop, eat out, buy groceries, go on vacations, etc. So by all means people, boycott. Make sure you check out every single business out there as well. It means less simpleton thinking around me when I shop.
And strike one up for the “tolerant” out there. The so called “tolerant” ones out there are the ones calling for heads to roll and to end relationships with Chic Fil A. You gotta love the irony. “We tolerate everyone…except for certain people who have opposing views from me.” Stone Age logic.
Kay
January 31st, 2011
8:02 am
This is a privately owned company and they can choose to donate food to whatever function they want. Go ahead and try a boycott. Then you will see what a small percentage a people agree with your bullying tactics.
Chick-fil-A is an excellent model of a company who values it’s employees and invests in the community. You really don’t want to live in a world without companies like Chick-fil-A. Plus, their chicken sandwiches are yummy.
Herby
January 31st, 2011
8:06 am
Thank you, Mr. Cathey, and Chick-fil-A folks for standing up for what is right-Biblical and traditional marriage between a man and a woman. Those that disagree can do so, however, they do not have any Bible to back it up. You do. I’d rather be on God’s side any day.
Sid
January 31st, 2011
8:06 am
“Zaxby’s just opened in my small town. Looks like I now have an alternative. Their employees seem just as upstanding as those of Chick-fil-a.”
while somewhere a cardiologist is saying: “why, yes, I would like the navigation system in my new Lexus!”
Last Man Standing
January 31st, 2011
8:07 am
The business has a right to donate food to any group. If Chich-fil-A had furnished food to a “gay” event, it would not have been newsworthy. I intend to patronize Chic-fil-A more in the future to help make up for any losses they may experience by exercizing their right to choose to whom they will donate food.
rex dogma
January 31st, 2011
8:09 am
chick fil-a provides food to everyone. this is stupid. get a life
The Centrist
January 31st, 2011
8:11 am
Homophobes have to eat like everyone else. Today Chick-Fil-A, tomorrow Jack-In-The-Box.
TrishaDishaWarEagle
January 31st, 2011
8:52 am
Not a christian myself..and I don’t really like chicken..but I am so tired of the In your face nature of the gays rights activists, that I am starting to turn against them. Your here, your queer, and If you drop dead, its no skin off my nose..get it? I don’t give a damn about 99.999999% of people, straight or gay, so stop acting like your life has any value or meaning to me. I do not dislike homosexuality or heterosexuality, per say,, I simply do not care and when you get in my face about it, I will hate you and your descendants for spite.
TrishaDishaWarEagle
January 31st, 2011
8:54 am
Btw just read Chik-fil-a just had it’s 48th straight year of sales and profit growth..I’m sure they are scared…
jconservative
January 31st, 2011
8:56 am
“That’s the problem with gay rights groups, they take everything out of context and try to shove their sexuality down your throat and then they are upset and start protesting if you don’t like it.”
More accurate would be the following statement:
That’s the problem with “most” groups, they take everything out of context and try to shove their “narrow opinion” down your throat and then they are upset and start protesting if you don’t like it.
This would apply to pro gay & anti gay, pro life & pro choice, pro gun control & pro 2nd Amendment just to name a few. In fact, I cannot think of a single exception.
JoeV
January 31st, 2011
8:56 am
@Martha Zoller
Just for clarification, Chick-fil-a didn’t take an order…the food was donated.
Cutty
January 31st, 2011
9:00 am
I’m a democrat who doesn’t care about someone’s sexual orientation or what they do at home, as long as they don’t bring their values around my kids to try and influence them. With that said, I’m on the way to CFA for a #1 w an oj. You people are utter buffoons if you’re gonna stop eating their because of this. Best food and service around. A nation of whiners yeah!!
crossdawg
January 31st, 2011
9:08 am
I like CF & their philosophy. I wil continue to eat their because prefer to eat with straights (and I like the food).
ROBOCOP
January 31st, 2011
9:12 am
Considering the fact that corporations now have the same free speech rights as actual human voters, Chick-fil-A is perfectly within its constitutional right to donate to any anti-gay cause it cares to. On the other hand, both gays and straights who disagree with Chick-fil-A’s decision have every right to deny spending their money on the corporation’s products. Simple. That’s what the Constitutionis all about. Corporations received last year the blessings of the US Supreme Court under “Citizens United” to pour as much money as they can afford to pour into any campaign they wish to, so it’s only fitting that other citizens be permitted to withhold spending their money to buy Chick-fil-A products.
Fed Up Cow
January 31st, 2011
9:16 am
Do you think the Gay Rights group could be arrested for a hate crime?! Good for you CFA! It is about time that corporations stop succumbing to the gay agenda’s relentless intimidation. Our public schools and churches could learn a lesson from your steadfastness.
Peter
January 31st, 2011
9:18 am
Chick-fil-A was told that if they did not open on Sundays, their business would fail. They stood by their principles and the company thrived. They answer to a Higher power than the god of political correctness. It is amazing how much “hate” speech comes from the liberal masses. Thank God for Chick-fil-A.
MamaS
January 31st, 2011
9:18 am
I support Chic-fil-A and I will be eating there as often as possible. In addition to good food, I am glad my money is going to support orphanages, children’s camps, scholarships and family counseling!
James
January 31st, 2011
9:32 am
@jconservative (8:56 AM):
You made the most accurate statement of the morning. I completely agree.
Everyone is blinded by the fact that they think they and ONLY they are right about everything. Throw in some religion and the problem is magnified by 1000 percent.
Personally, I’m liberal. I’ll still being eating at Chick-fil-a because I don’t care what a company believes politically as long as they provide a good service at a reasonable price.
Shane
January 31st, 2011
9:39 am
Please boycott Chic-fil-a bowl! I need tickets!!
LawDawg
January 31st, 2011
9:42 am
Unless they start writing anti-gay messages on the buns, I am going to file this under who gives a s***.
alan
January 31st, 2011
9:44 am
I will eat there twice as much now, matter of fact I am about to eat breakfast there.
Rich Jones
January 31st, 2011
9:47 am
As a gay man who has been in my relationship with my partner for 37 years as of this week, and who believes in the institution of marriage enough to have taken advantage of Iowa’s allowance of gay marriage two years ago, I fail to see the threat that my relationship is to anyone else’s marriage. No one has been able to tell me how I threaten anything in their own marriages. All they can say is they don’t believe in the same God I do. That’s fine. Have your beliefs and I’ll have mine but under our system of government, we are BOTH supposed to be treated equally. When a company actively works against that basic belief of American democracy, I will boycott them. I do it when they discriminate against blacks or Hispanics or women or any other group too.
raven
January 31st, 2011
9:48 am
Being Gay isn’t a sin but Gay sex is.
reed
January 31st, 2011
9:55 am
If they sold fish or wieners I could see a boycott work.
T-Bone
January 31st, 2011
10:01 am
I like reading the comments of people standing on the 1st Amendment to defend Chick-fil-A’s right to support whatever organization they want and at the same time condemning consumers for boycotting. So meta.
good move
January 31st, 2011
10:05 am
All this is going to do is increase chick fil a sales, starting with me at lunch
Seriously?
January 31st, 2011
10:08 am
Seriously? All of this hoopla for a donation of sandwiches and brownies? Fighting about free sandwiches for a marriage seminar will not get the attention of those who change laws. If students are truly concerned, they will speak to their representatives, not to someone who sells chicken. If anyone else is truly concerned, they are welcome to open their own restaurant chain and sell to select groups.
Support gay marriage or not . . . it is hard to argue that Chick-Fil-A is doing something right. Ask anyone of the thousands of students who have college degrees because of their CFA scholarships or the many foster children who have been cared for by the Cathy family.
People, choose real ways to make change if you want it, not chicken!
Seriously?
January 31st, 2011
10:10 am
My previous statement should read, “It is hard to argue that CFA isn’t doing something right.” Sorry for the mistake.
Karl Schneider
January 31st, 2011
10:13 am
There sure are a lot of ignorant, hateful bigots posting here. I’ll never spend another penny with those disgusting crapmongers.
ATLRAISED
January 31st, 2011
10:13 am
I worked for Chick-Fil-A for some years in management and I was told that Chick-Fil-A would not hire an open gay person especially in management. This operator said he did not agree with Mr. Truitt Cathy decision but if it was found out that the company would let those individuals go. Therefore I know for a fact that this company is strongly against gays and gay marriage. Yes Chick-Fil-A will receive monies for gays and will treat you with respect entering their facility but is strong against the gay movement and will not hire an open gay person even if that operator decides to employ someone that is…corporate would ask for that person to be remove from their position.
taylor
January 31st, 2011
10:32 am
Chick- fil- A sales are up 12% since this originally aired
WE have lost our way
January 31st, 2011
10:32 am
Almost lunch time.Let’s eat at Chick-Fil-A!!!!!Mr.Cathy it is your company and great one.
No Longer Republican
January 31st, 2011
10:46 am
I am just wondering why “Christianity” has become nothing more than a religion of hate? That is nothing like what Jesus was about. The poster with 5150 UOAD is a prime example. Who wants to be part of something that hates others because they may not be just like you? Not me. I don’t go to mainline “Christian” churches anymore because they are filled with self-righteous people that judge based on what they are told by the man in the pulpit. When you actually read and study for yourself you find a whole different world than what comes from most pulpits.
Though I am very gay-friendly I am not going to boycott CFA but I would hope this would lead CFA to donate to say pro-(gay) marriage groups as well. That is the way they can prove they are not biased. After all, gay marriage is not going to destroy the institution on marriage, straight people have already done that with a divorce rate of over 50% – even in the “christian” church.
Aquagirl
January 31st, 2011
11:02 am
I decided to conduct my own scientific experiment. After my morning shower I didn’t fix my hair or put on makeup. I dressed in a jeans jacket and hiking boots, cranked some Melissa Etheridge on the car stereo, and wheeled up to the local Chik-Fil-A. Got the same almost painfully cheerful service as always.
Rich
January 31st, 2011
11:05 am
Some of these responses look like they were written by the Chick-Fil-A cows. As to whether or not Chick-Fil-A is homophobic, as consumers we really don’t know where the money goes once it leaves our wallets and enters their cash register. If you feel the need to boycott Chick-Fil-A, fine. If you feel the need to spend more money there, fine. Guess what- no one cares.
Barry Denman
January 31st, 2011
11:07 am
Oh no! Now gays will eat vegetables & be healthy! Well, some of them.
Joan
January 31st, 2011
11:19 am
More Chik-Fil-A for me!!!!!!
Overrated Chicken with a side of Irrational Mysticism
January 31st, 2011
11:21 am
Chick Fil-A is closed on Sundays. They inentionally forego the opportunity to earn money in order to make a statement about their culture.
I honestly cannot think of a better example of poor business judgment and pandering to that segment of society who are always missing opportunities because they are focused on the wrong thing.
This culture of bad judgment leads me to the presumption that CFA intended to support a group that seeks to trample the rights of same-sex couples just to make a shallow, hateful point.
And, no, my mouth is not watering thinking about those pickles and that butter-covered steaming bun.
tHE cHICK-fil-A KOWz
January 31st, 2011
11:23 am
GaWD haets GAYEZ. EAT Mor chICKIN!
Westboro Baptist Church Member
January 31st, 2011
11:28 am
We always buy plenty of chick-fil-a sandwiches and load up on protein from delicious chicken prior to our demonstrations. Truett Cathy can tell you as well as we can: God hates America; God hates our troops; we are doomed to hell for tolerating the gay lifestyle.
Truett Cathy supports us in our quest to return america to a land of intolerance and irrational fear of others.
Engineer
January 31st, 2011
11:44 am
Much ado about nothing, this changes nothing for me. I was already aware of their Christian stances from the “no sales on Sunday” thing. So long as the food is good and the price is right, I don’t care what a business’ stance on a certain political or religious topic is.
Rebel Without A Pause
January 31st, 2011
12:15 pm
We don’t have a Chick-fil-A in our small town, but I wish we did. I never pass up an opportunity to eat at one of their restaurants ever chance I get. If this makes you mad…good.
Rebel Without A Pause
January 31st, 2011
12:16 pm
oops..every chance I get.
Unrepentant Sodomite
January 31st, 2011
12:23 pm
Goobers Goobers Goobers
Still at it i see. Now i (as Goobers) told you last fall to work on flexibility so you could bend over and kiss your fat stupid a’s goodbye, as Dixie collapses into a steaming pile. Goobernor’s race decided on the basis of who hates queers the most (Jon Stewart addressed this internationally) school supt Big-Hair Heifer Cox appearing all over the world trying to take evolution out of textbooks (saw it on BBC World News in Buenos Aires) Jawja football hero in prison fighting pit bulls, leading preachers screwing everything male and female, man or beast, all the while leading crusades against queers. The show will get really ugly going forward. Sentient beings are either aghast, or like me pointing, laughing, and leaving.
There is no reason to try for education or reason. I agree with the goobers on this: People with objections better plan on an escape, in my opinion. Delta, U-haul, I-75 all work well. While the gettin’s good.
Producer
January 31st, 2011
12:28 pm
Their product is superior as well as their workers. They are respectful and polite, not like the many brain-dead workers who grace the counters and drive through windows of the competition. Keep up the good work CFA!
Unrepentant Sodomite
January 31st, 2011
12:30 pm
Here is one remedy:
Dear Red States…
We’ve decided we’re leaving. We intend to form our own country, and
we’re taking the other Blue States with us.
In case you aren’t aware, that includes Hawaii, Oregon,Washington,
Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois and all the Northeast. We
believe this split will be beneficial to the nation, and especially
to the people of the new country of New California.
To sum up briefly: You get Texas, Oklahoma and all the slave states.
We get stem cell research and the best beaches. We get Elliot
Spitzer. You get Ken Lay.
We get the Statue of Liberty. You get Dollywood.
We get Intel and Microsoft. You get WorldCom.
We get Harvard. You get Ole’ Miss.
We get 85 percent of America’s venture capital and entrepreneurs. You
get Alabama.
We get two-thirds of the tax revenue, you get to make the red states
pay their fair share.
Since our aggregate divorce rate is 22 percent lower than the
Christian Coalition’s, we get a bunch of happy families. You get a
bunch of single moms.
Please be aware that Nuevo California will be pro-choice and
anti-war, and we’re going to want all our citizens back from Iraq at
once. If you need people to fight, ask your evangelicals. They have
kids they’re apparently willing to send to their deaths for no
purpose, and they don’t care if you don’t show pictures of their
children’s caskets coming home. We do wish you success in Iraq, and
hope that the WMDs turn up, but we’re not willing to spend our
resources in Bush’s Quagmire.
With the Blue States in hand, we will have firm control of 80 percent
of the country’s fresh water, more than 90 percent of the pineapple
and lettuce, 92 percent of the nation’s fresh fruit, 95 percent of
America’s quality wines (you can serve French wines at state dinners)
90 percent of all cheese, 90 percent of the high tech industry, most
of the U.S. low-sulfur coal, all living redwoods, sequoias and
condors, all the Ivy and Seven Sister schools, plus Stanford, Cal Tech and MIT.
With the Red States, on the other hand, you will have to cope with 88
percent of all obese Americans (and their projected health care
costs), 92 percent of all U.S. mosquitoes, nearly 100 percent of the
tornadoes, 90 percent of the hurricanes, 99 percent of all Southern
Baptists, virtually 100 percent of all televangelists, Rush Limbaugh,
Bob Jones University, Clemson and the University of Georgia.
We get Hollywood and Yosemite, thank you.
Additionally, 38 percent of those in the Red states believe Jonah was
actually swallowed by a whale, 62 percent believe life is sacred
unless we’re discussing the death penalty or gun laws, 44 percent say
that evolution is only a theory, 53 percent that Saddam was involved
in 9/11 and 61 percent of you crazy @#$%&! believe you are people
with higher morals then we lefties.
By the way, we’re taking the good pot, too. You can have that dirt
weed they grow in Mexico.
Sincerely,
Author Unknown in New California
Kev
January 31st, 2011
12:39 pm
Crystal said:
“huh? Kev, Christ is the way, truth, and the life. Homosexuality is an abomination. It’s mentioned in the old testament and new testament. Jesus never had to mention it because it was known. He had more important things to talk about like relationship and the Kingdom of heaven. Stop taking what I said out of context and read the word. YOU WERE NOT BORN GAY! That is the biggest lie Satan can throw at someone.”
If that’s your idea of a loving religion you can keep it and keep it out of my life and public institutions.
Oh, I guess you weren’t born straight. It’s a choice as well. Can you tell me the moment when you decided to live the heterosexual lifestyle?
MPercy
January 31st, 2011
1:13 pm
I don’t care if CFA executives pray on an alter to Satan every day…the service at CFA is hands-down flat out better than just about anywhere else I’ve ever eaten in that wasn’t Ruth’s Chris. The food is yummy and not overpriced, the stores are always immaculate (not a pun there, sorry) esp. when compared to other fast-food place.
BigJoe
January 31st, 2011
1:32 pm
How sweet it is to know that the gays will not be patronizing Chick-Fil-A. I plan to eat more chicken.
Really?!?
January 31st, 2011
1:47 pm
All… get a life. Get over it. Stop looking for reasons to be offended.
Denny McDonald
January 31st, 2011
2:48 pm
Atlantan For Life; I wish you’d rephrase that when talking about gays (the shoving dpwn your throat comment).
got an idea
January 31st, 2011
4:50 pm
Tell you what. Go start your own QFC, and see if more people patronize it than Chick-Fil-a. Maybe Clay Aiken and Adam Lambert can sing a duet on the commercials.
Honorable Elijah Muhammad,
January 31st, 2011
5:33 pm
I will support Chick-fil-A to the fullest to the day I die .It’s about time someone has the guts to make a stands with the majority of Americans who support traditional marriage.
North Over South
January 31st, 2011
5:37 pm
Does this means PETA is Gay ?
TrishaDishaWarEagle
January 31st, 2011
6:19 pm
PETA= People for Entering Thru Anus?
nah..well then again….nah I love animals too much to sully the issues haha
SawBe
January 31st, 2011
8:10 pm
Went out of my way to buy a Chick Fil A today. Might tomorrow too.
The gay rights people who think they can intimidate everyone who disagrees with them might be in for a nasty surprise.
The Gay Nazis are just unamerican as they try to force every business to toe the line with their narrow, bigoted attacks. I fully intend to punish any business who supports the Gay Nazis.
Belle
February 1st, 2011
1:59 am
The bottom line is that Chic-Fil-A can donate or give food to whoever or whatever they choose, but it is dumb of them to think that people will not be offended if they give food to an organization that is anit-gay. It’s disingenuous of Chic-Fil-A to want gays or those who support gays to shop in their store if they support or donate food to organizations that oppose gays.
Bottom line is we have freedom to spend our money how we like, just as Chic-Fil-A can donate to whom they choose. They will have to decide if it is worth it to them to do so. I will not be eating at Chic-Fil-A again if this is their stance. What I find sad reading these pathetic comments is that so many of them are seething with hate towards gay people. What is funnier though is that we are all sinners and if you are a Christian or call yourself a Christian and talk this way about Gays you have just judged their sin far harsher than you judge your own. Hmmmmm…. You people are the real problem and really need to look in the mirror and do some self reflection. Jesus is weeping when you behave this way. Calling yourself a Christian doesn’t make you one. :p
GEM11
February 1st, 2011
2:10 am
Thank you CFA for supporting what marriage really is. A holy union of a man and a woman. If gays want to be together, go ahead. But marriage is a religious ceremony, and I am so happy that a company will finally stand up for that belief.
Eric
February 1st, 2011
12:14 pm
We need more people to take a stand on this abomination act. Praise God for Chick Fil-A
Charlie
February 1st, 2011
12:37 pm
Chick-fil-A brought this on themselves. I remember interviewing for a job at Chick-fil-A back in high school (circa 1996). During the interview, they asked me if I was active in a youth group and the name of the church that I attend. This might not be illegal, but it is not good business. They are setting themselves up for a ton of lawsuits. I’m a Christian, but decided not to work their based on their question alone so they did me a favor.
Charlie
February 1st, 2011
12:39 pm
And don’t get me wrong, I love Chick-fil-A. I eat there several times a month.
mike s
February 1st, 2011
5:39 pm
Chick-fil-A for lunch tomorrow!
glad2notBu
February 1st, 2011
8:10 pm
we’re a hetero couple who support gay peoples’ rights to marry (like they can do worse than the GROTESQUE DIVORCE RATES for hetero/religious people? …that screw kids up WORSE than having two gay parents?!? LOL). we aren’t Libs, but know how laughable you “Christian Right” people can be, wanting to talk about “tolerance and love for all, as my SAVIOR says”, then quickly point the finger. it’s as evident as the ignorant, holier-than-thou comments on here.
some of you people, i’m sure, won’t be “going to Chic-a-fil-A more”, because you’re trash. if you do, you’ll just be doing it alone, as usual, primarily because you are so unlikeable, but also because it is STUPID to talk about “value” in regards to a chicken sandwich w/ minimal vegetables, a soda, and fries for, like, 7 freakin’ dollars.
if you want “value” and CRAP food, go to McCrapold’s. if you want better food and don’t care about the $, go to Chic-a-fil-A. …not saying too much to be “better” than McCrapold’s, though. no wonder the have the “Ronald McDonald House”, you gotta do SOMETHING for kids to be able to sleep at night, i guess!
…or better yet, do what we do and fry your own chicken breast (as good, if not better than Chic-a-fil-A), get a FRESH BUN THAT DOESN’T LOOK LIKE SOMEONE SAT ON IT (definitely better than Chic-a-fil-A), and some FRESH, GOOD VEGGIES TO PUT ON IT. cheaper than McCrapold’s, better for your pocketbook & body than Chic-a-fil-A.
everytime we want one of those friggin’ sandwiches, it’s a Sunday anyway.
…sure are gonna miss the fry-thingys & the fresh lemonade, but you can do that at home as well anyway.
Chick Fil A fan
February 1st, 2011
10:42 pm
This is positive for Chick Fil A, a good re-inforcement of the image and goodwill that the company has with it’s customer base.
They can thank the activists and the liberal press for the free advertising.
Yankee in Gooberville
February 2nd, 2011
5:04 am
They were *giving* the food away to the right wing bigots. Not just selling it to them. Hence the Sh*t storm.
Count me out of ever buying from them again. Only been there a few times in my life and turned off by their ‘closed on sundays’ B.S.
They are perfectly free to give that crappy trash to any right wing group they want and I am perfectly free to boycott, to encourage others to boycott and to make sure my business never gives any money their way.
Dumb a** southerners and brain dead antigay bigots. A marriage made in Georgia.
Mark Will
February 2nd, 2011
7:09 am
Great company! Great Food! It’s always amazing how Liberals (and Gays) are all about equal rights, freedome of speech, freedom of religeon, etc UNLESS you disagree with them, then they want to destroy you. I support Chic-fil-a 120%.
Glen
February 2nd, 2011
9:25 am
Because of this controversy… Chick-Fil-A will make more money than ever. Thank you liberals (in advance) for making an already successful company more successful.
Jacob Richard
February 2nd, 2011
10:45 am
I’m going to eat there twice as much to make up for the gay guy who says he’ll never eat there again.
If Chick-fil-A backs down on this they’ll lose my support…if they stand up to the homo Nazis I’ll be eating there and taking my huge religious family there for the rest of my life and spending as much of my American dollars there as I can.
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Mia
February 3rd, 2011
7:37 pm
We will be eating there a LOT now! And we will encourage everyone we know to do the same. Thanks for the story.
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Doug Lerner
February 5th, 2011
12:49 am
Until this controversy a few days ago I never even heard of Chick-fil-A. But after reading all about them I would not feel comfortable going to one of their stores.
Come On now.
February 5th, 2011
1:34 am
I don’t know what half of the minority groups in the United States are complaining about. You have it about a thousand times better here than you would in any other country. As a Christian, I see things the same way. In China, I could be jailed and quite likely killed for openly professing Christ. I’ve gotta say, life is Aces in the states as a Christian. Homosexuals are treated quite inhumanely in other countries. i completely disagree with such things. Homosexuality is a crime in certain countries…certain non-Christian countries as well.
If you understood the message of Christ, you’d understand that it does nothing but express love for the sinner. That’s me, that’s you, that’s all of us.
This was not a political move on Chick-fil-A’s part. They just fed people. I used to work for them. I still love the company months after I was let go! Why? Because they helped me in so many other ways than just ‘giving me a job’. I thanked God for that job every day. To say that the franchise owners have any motive that is hateful is just plain nonsense. They support the rebuilding of two institutions that are in horrible trouble today. Those are marriage and family. What’s wrong with that? It’s not homosexuals that are ruining it, not alone. It’s not just heterosexual people either. It’s people! Just people. We ruin everything.
I’ve read that they banned lesbian and gay couples from participating in their winshape retreat. They’re allowed to do that. It’s not discrimination. It would be just nonsensical to allow such behavior at a Christian couples’ retreat, while saying they believe in Gods’ specific design for the family. This company’s set of values is derived from the Bible. And the book says this, “A man shall leave his mother and father and cling to his wife and the two shall become one flesh.”
Nothing changes that.
I’ve never heard or witnessed an incident in which any team member at chick-fil-a refused to serve someone who was homosexual. I’ve served transvestites/transgender men/women, and I still had a smile on my face and enjoyed serving them.
And now that I think of it, Chick-fil-a is doing just as a Christian ought to. Their own customers are spitting in their face and cursing their name, refusing to patronize them. It may be just a fast food chain, but together as a team, they’re doing just what Christ has called them to do, serve. I am so proud of where this company is today and I’ll continue to support them.
I could not bring myself to hate someone because of their orientation, or race or what have you, because it’s not as Christ would have me do. He loves who we are, but He died to put away our sin.
There is only one truth in this situation, and that’s His truth.