Monday, 30 July 2012
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Chic Fil-A is Doing Fine
I believe that everyone is familiar with the stance that Chic Fil-A CEO has taken on marriage, and how it has deeply offended liberals. I do not know why liberals are surprised by that. They have made no secret of being a Christian run business. They play Christian music in their restaurants, and they close down every Sunday. Expecting them to be pro-homosexuality is about as ludicrous as expecting them to be pro-Evolution or pro-Abortion. A closer look at them may also reveal that they are supporters of Zionism and are closer to nationalism than globalism. So I one way I fail to understand why liberals are choosing to boycott now, because their stance should have been obvious. That being said, I have nothing against liberals for boycotting. A few years ago I decided never to patronize McDonalds again because of their pro-gay stance. That is how the free market works. If you dislike a business because of the services or goods they provide, or because of a stance they take, you can boycott them. I think if the fact that McDonalds was pro-gay was more widely dissiminated then most Christians would boycott them.
In any event, when CEO Dan Cathy made his announcement it was immediately dissiminated by the liberal media so that everyone in the country knew about it in a matter of days. At least, everyone with an internet connection or contact with people who do. Since the liberal media is pro-gay, they naturally wanted to let all of their people (the liberals) know what was going on so they could be mobalized into action. However, in spite of their spite, Chic-Fil-A seems to be doing as well as ever. From approximately 11:00 to 2:00 they are packed out, with a long line of cars winding around the side of the building, and the interior of the restaurant is packed out as well. I have never before seen a fast food restaurant so packed. Burger King and Arbies do not get that kind of patronage.
The liberal media has said that Chic Fil-A is in trouble for taking a "contraversial stance" on "gay marriage." But are they really? No not really. First of all, being an advocate of traditional marriage is not contraversial. It is part of traditional American values which, even though the morals here are in a sad state, most of us still believe. It is the concept of "gay-marriage" which is contraversial. The LM is trying to make the news rather than report it, and as usual they are weaving editorial content into news articles. Second, liberals scream loudly so that people think they have more of a voice than they really do. Especially the extreme liberals. Maybe about 1% of the total US population is gay. As for the amount of the population which is sympathetic for the gay cause, I would say it is a good deal less than half. In every state where "gay marriage" comes up for a referendum vote it is voted down, even in notoriously left wing states like the Peoples Republic of California.
That being said, I don't think Chic-Fil-A CEO Dan Cathy, or any of them, should back down from their arguments on gay marriage. It is not going to hurt business, and even if it did, it is too late to do anything about it. The toothpaste is already out of the bottle. In any event, I have seen a good deal more comments on the Yahoo news where people have stated that they will now eat at Chic-Fil-A because of this than the reverse. Even atheists and agnostics are saying they will patronize Chic-Fil-A because they are offended by the liberal attempts at brow beating. I myself have made it a goal to eat at Chic-Fil-A at least once or twice a month now, because previously I had given up all fast food. I was also previously offended with Chic-Fil-A for reducing the size of their sandwiches, but now I have to help out my fellow believers. Anyways, Chic-Fil-A is good, so it is with no difficulty that I resume eating there.
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I did not know about McDonald's. I went and looked into it, and apparently the AFA boycott worked......A corporate executive for McDonald's restaurants who had been on board of directors of the National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce has stepped down. I don't think this was broadcast in the news nearly as much at all. I am sure this makes the gay community angry that ot happened that way, and they are not getting the same results. I also think the difference is that McDonald's decision was based on profits while Cathy's decision will be based on faith.
It's a sad state of affairs when sticking up for traditional marriage is deemed "radical."
There are few notions more radical than gay marriage.I kind of expected this out of chick fil a. I mean they have discriminated against cows for year. It was the slippery slope in action.
@mtngirlsouth - Oh OK, that's good to hear. I didn't know it worked. Zero media coverage on that apparently.
@mtngirlsouth - First McDonalds, next Disney.
@PrisonerxOfxLove - Man... It's like up is down and right is left. They are trying to invert everything and replace logic with a theory of the absurd.
@TheTheologiansCafe - haha, nice
@Ambrosius_Augustus_Rex - I think Disney won the Christian right back when they made The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe. But I don't know.
This whole thing with mass boycotts is lame.
Yup, nothing like funding hate organizations. Money well spent! Endless fail.
The funniest part of this whole debacle are the comments from people that first say they've never eaten there bc of the "unhealthy" food or animal cruelty causes, then say they're joining the boycott.
FAIL
@RazielV - How is it a hate organization, and why are you surprised by their stance? What did you expect?
Interesting.
I don't boycott due to personal beliefs, or I probably wouldn't have anywhere to spend my money.
@mtngirlsouth - Which was the only one of those Narnia movies that was a semi-decent adaptation. The rest were crap. But anyways, does that undo their stance on homosexuality? I think not. Atlhough I can't criticize because I still watch the Marvel movies and Disney owns Marvel.
@IntoTheWind1 - The term "liberal thought" is an oxymoron when referring to the vast multitudes of follwers on the left.
@xXrEMmUsXx - You have to pick your battles.
I could go on and on about the consequences of Zionism (war) but that is not what this is about. Chik-fil-A sales have to be through the roof now since Christians are running towards the cholesterol. But Chick-Fil-A Approval Plummets
@RazielV - Thank you for your strong stance against hate.
@Ambrosius_Augustus_Rex - CFA has spent millions funding organizations like PFI. PFI was heavily involved in a suit against the over-turning of Prop 8. They also tried to block laws being passed in Pennsylvania to protect homosexuals and transgendered from discrimination. CFA openly supports groups like this with their own money. Money you paid them for their product. Fairly simple concept.
It's a fast food company. Why are they injecting religion into it? It's illogical.
Eek! No more amazon, google, and microsoft for you! They are all pro gay along with Mc donalds. Amazon just gave 2.5 mil to a marriage equality effort in Washington.
I've been boycotting chick fila for the past 6ish years. Despite the percent of gays (whatever it is), gay acceptance is rising. And according to gallup half of americans support gay marriage for the first time.
Even my extremely conservative family is showing signs of sympathy towards gays. It's remarkable, actually, to see the change!!!
@RazielV - It's a private business, so they're allowed to inject religion into it if they so choose, just the way that schools can choose to be religious. I don't agree with their stance on gay marriage, but they have every right to their opinion, and they have every right to use their money to fund organizations that agree with their opinions. If McDonalds decides to be pro-gay marriage, they could donate their money to pro-gay marriage organizations. Maybe it wasn't the smartest business move, but they're standing up for what they believe in, just like the rest of us. No need to criticize them for that. If you don't want to give them money, don't, but everyone has a right to freedom of religion and freedom of speech, businesses included.
@willjogforicecream - Actually I'm expressing my freedom of speech in speaking out against their funding and hate speech. Isn't FoS wonderful? I can criticize if I so choose as is my right.
@RazielV - Go for it, but just try to remember that freedom of speech is a two way street. Most people seem to forget that nowadays.....
@willjogforicecream - o_o really? I don't need a reminder on FoS. I recognize others' right to say what they want, but I've noticed a disconcerting lack of recognition of my right to respond. People tend to think they can say and do anything they please and no one can respond. That's a delusion.
@RazielV - Mr. Cathy never said that no one could respond, and neither did I. I just asked that you remember to be a little more open to the fact that other people have different opinions, and they also have as much right to those opinions as anyone else in this nation thanks to the Constitution. I just find it slightly odd that everyone is so surprised. Just because he said the words aloud (when prompted, btw - not just because he felt like getting everyone all riled up), everyone decided to go all judge-y on them...anyone with half a brain would have known their stance on the issue a long time ago.