Ah Racists never learn. Remember Denny’s and their treatment of black secret service agents? Remember the lawsuit settlement? Remember Texaco and their board talking about how the black marbles seem to be left behind or stick to the bottom? Now we have “Chick (I wouldn’t eat that stuff if I were you) Fil-A”. It’s a short hop from being homophobic to being racist!

What is the difference between believing in a standard and hate?
If a student does not pass 12th grade and does not receive a diploma, does the school hate him or her? Or is the school maintaing a standard?

Because those of you who ‘believe that what you believe’ is right, are wrong? Plus, you might have look at the Bill of Rights, your putative sacred text, before bemoaning the lack of ‘free speech’.

Mr. Cathy’s bigotry is deplorable, but the main reason not to eat Chik-fil-a is that the food is horribly unhealty. Mr. Huckabee does his already-obese followers a disservice by encouraging them to eat heavily breaded, deep-fried chicken on a bleached white bun with deep fried potatoes and a giant sugary soda.

Obviously, you’ve never eaten at a Chick. I’ll have two originals (the chicken isn’t breaded, by the way), please, a diet Coke and two-dozen gift certificates to give to my fiends, neighbors, business associates and customers who enjoy eating at the Chick as much as my family and I do.

Tasty fresh food, clean stores, extraordinarily great service, motivated associates with manners and clean fingernails who speak clear, easy to understand English and can count change back. That’s the Chick!

we all have rights, but no one’s right should be above another One’s right
and so far Homosexuals are imposing their right over God believers.
I believe that promoting homosexuality is damaging; Sycologicly and physical for all our children, But we should consult with a professional Doctors on Physical and sycologicly effects on children, instead of just giving our own opinions.
God made us with special skill to help each other.so let ask those Professionals with knowledge of the Human body and mind

Cswalker… you obviously dislike chick fil A due to their political stance or you are a vegan/vegetarian. You are totally incorrect their food is unhealthy. Yes the waffle fries are a bad choice… get a substitute, but their chicken is not heavily breaded and if you’re paleo, like I am, you can order their grilled chicken. Either way don’t claim their food is unhealthy.

Some think that support from customers who believe in traditional marriage will have only a short-term effect. I disagree. There are many who did not know of Chik-fil-A’s owner’s values (including making sure that ALL of his employees may spend Sundays with their families and friends). Thanks to the publicity generated by the homosexual community, many have now been informed. There are many who are tired of spending money with companies with no apparent moral compass, so you can expect a larger dedicated customer base for Chik-fil-A as a result of this bruhaha.

As for short-term effects, I think the backlash by homosexuals and their “supporters” will take a back seat to the quality of the product and service Chik-fil-A provides. Bigotry has never been a hallmark of this company in its restaurants; if it had, it would not have achieve the great success that it has. Homosexual customers may stay away (which would please true homophobes and homo-haters no end), but I wouldn’t count on their erstwhile supporters doing it for any length of time.

By the way, “homophobia” is a misnomer — and that is true virtually every time I see or hear it used. A phobia is a fear of something, hence, homophobia must be a fear of homosexuals or homosexuality. Just because people think homosexuality is WRONG, that doesn’t mean they’re AFRAID of it. Some people may actually be afraid of homosexuals, but not many. I think more people simply detest homosexuality; more still simply view it as abnormal behavior by people in need of psychological help (the APA’s declassificaion of homosexuality as a mental illness notwithstanding).

“Gay” is also usually a misnomer. To be gay is to be happy, which is the message homosexuals were trying to get out about their “lifestye” when they hijacked the word. Supposedly, declaring their homosexuality to the world endowed them with bliss. It was a con job. Plenty of homosexuals are no more happy — even LESS happy — than normal, heterosexual peopl

It is one thing for a company to have strong personal beliefs regaurding a controversial topic, however, it is something COMPLETELY different for them to become so active in these beliefs that they are now showing outright discrimination against a specific group of people.

From a personal standpoint, the concept of ‘the nessesity of upholding values of the traditional marriage and family’ is, quite frankly, ridiculous concidering in the past the accepted normalities of marriage have been altered and redifined in order to better support the ultimate goal of equality upon which this nation was founded.

In other words,

Look! Squirrel!

Your comments are so wrong on so many different points, but they are so manifestly ignorant that I’m not going to bother correcting them. There are just some things, and some people who are terminally ignorant.

Your bible has 6 admonishments about gays and over 360 against heterosexuals. Doesn’t that say something about what those 8th Century BCE Bronze Age tribal sheep fu, um herders were more concerned about?

Also aben, last I checked this country was not a Christian nation. Why should your twisted interpretation of Christianity rule this country?

I know plenty of gay married couples who talk about their “husband” or their “wife”. What’s your point?

“t is amazing to me that when a corporate business contributes to a gay pride organization, it’s responsible business but when it contributes to a family-friendly non-profit organization it is “political”. ”

Ah, yes, because “family-friendly” means “attacking any family that doesn’t meet our religious criteria, while doing nothing whatsoever to help anyone.”

And of course, you also fail to see the difference between “Hey, X customers! Good on you for being you, we like you!” and “Hey, X customers! You’re an abomination and will bring God’s wrath upon this country! I’m going to give lots of money to have your marriages and families taken away, and to support having vulnerable members of your community subjected to ‘reparative therapy’ which will essentially torture them out of being themselves!”

Would you not see a political and moral difference between two devout Muslim shopowners, say, one of whom said, “Christianity is an idolatrous cult. God will punish us if we permit it to continue. I don’t want to redefine MY word, ‘religion’, to include an idolatrous cult. Therefore, I will give lots of money to organizations seeking to bar Christians from practicing their faith, to deny their cult the same benefits and privileges other religions receive in this country, and to have young Christians tortured into becoming Muslims,” and the second of whom said, “To my Christian customers, I support your right to worship as you please! Merry Christmas/Happy Easter!” ? Would there not be a difference in how you responded to these two shopowners?

“Tolerance is not the same as affirmation; tolerance is allowing one to express their belief even if you disagree with it. That should go both ways.”

Yes, yes it should. And it is wrong for governors and mayors and political officials to bar Cathy from business permits just because of what he says (if he violates antidiscrimination laws, on the other hand, it’s a different story). But it is equally wrong for Cathy, or you, or anyone else

‘ If those who support the Homosexual life style have a right in their discision then why does the opposition not have the same right??? ”

They do indeed. They may marry whatever consenting adult they choose, and run their families by whatever religious and moral beliefs they choose.

But just as a gay person does not have the right to make you enter a same-sex marriage or make you structure your marriage and family life on someone else’s religious dogma, which you find abhorrent, you do not have the right to interfere in THEIR choice of spouse or the way THEY choose to run THEIR families. Pure and simple.

“on the last word God will certainly have it.”

Well, then, why do you need special privilege from the civil law to support your beliefs? Isn’t it enough for you to know that all those blasted gays who had the temerity to want to fall in love and have families will burn forever in agony because of it, and you’ll get to watch, and fawn on the god who does it?

Not to mention the fact that if you can’t uphold your own values without government privileging you over other people as a reward, you don’t deserve to have your values “protected”. If you can, you don’t need to.

Stick to your idea. Marriage is between a Man & Woman. This is what God has written & it has not changed, because man wants it to..People will ridicule you for your beliefs, but there is NO hatred involved. However, IF you go there way(Gays rights)then you are doing what is right according to them, NOT according to GOD…Has nothing to do about the sale of chicken, they are just using it to make you back down. Again DO NOT bend your values, YOU will do fine..And those that state your company is “homophobia” don’t give it a thought, because you are going by God’s word & they don’t like that. Most people these days, want to believe that IF they want to do IT, it is right NO matter what the bible states, because they belive it is old fashioned, WHAT A PITY. But GOD will be the final judge of us all. The bible clearly states, you HATE the SIN, but LOVE the sinner.. Stay on track & your business will flourish.