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The timing and circumstances surrounding the differences over the promotional toys have fueled an ongoing public feud between Chick-fil-A and Henson. Recently, Chick-fil-A CEO Dan Cathy acknowledged that he does not support gay marriage, which prompted Henson to sever ties with the restaurant. Henson chief executive Lisa Henson is a strong supporter of gay marriage and, following Cathy's statements, directed her company to donate all puppet-related payments from Chick-fil-A to the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation.
Before the feud, the Jim Henson Company had agreed to provide Chick-fil-A with kids' meal toys through August 18. Henson now says it won't work with Chick-fil-A again. "The Jim Henson Company has celebrated and embraced diversity and inclusiveness for over fifty years, and we have notified Chick-fil-A that we do not wish to partner with them on any future endeavors," the company said.
Interestingly, they replaced them with Berenstain Bears books and the Berenstains are not happy, but the deal was with the publisher Harper Collins.
two people kissing is disgusting? well damn, they should ban them from public parks, school, the buses ,etc then
A man and a woman kissing is not disgusting. It's "natural law."
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Originally Posted by jjrose
Marriage is a right, homosexual couples are being denied that right.
I don't have a gay birth certificate, or a gay social security number, and my marriage license won't say gay marriage.
Look at the states that already have SSM. They get the same license, and certificate that a heterosexual couple gets, it doesn't say "gay" anywhere on it.
Gay marriage not only appears to be a defiance against the Bible, but legalizing same sex marriage, "IMO," defies the authority of the Bible.
Now enough about the Bible.
Heterosexual marriage provides the best example of gender complementarity and teaches children the value of gender differences. Each gender has a unique contribution that can't be filled by the other and heterosexual marriage provides the environment in which children can best learn and deal with those differences.
Legal tyranny is entirely created when the basic laws defining marriage are changed to include same sex unions. Same sex couples who are married in one state will challenge their home state for legal recognition of their marriage, forcing the state to create a law by decree, not by the will of the majority of citizens of that state through the ballot box. The courts and the governments will be enforcing changes that conflict with a wide array of ordinary liberties.
Committed monogamous relationships are not even the norm in the gay community! I have gay friends who wholly agree with me on this and when asked about their option on gay marriage, their answers were along the lines of, "Not so much." If you are the exception [for now]- great! But it is not the norm. The essence of gay liberation is based on promiscuous sex.
Male homosexuals also have double the rate of alcohol abuse as heterosexual males. The rate of alcoholism for lesbians is seven times greater than for heterosexual women. (American Journal of Public Health 83, 1993). Spendid. Let's add a couple of cloned children into that mix. This is not ALL about religion as many want to believe.
I could go on [because of course there are a few more weighing factors] - but it's Saturday night and I've got to go.
In closing, Arus, I'm sorry - but - whether your marriage certificate is the same as heterosexual couples or not, we just cannot afford to add pneumonia to a culture that is already fighting a bad cold. Sure, there are "more important" issues in the world TODAY. But today's major issues are the "little" issues from YESTERDAY that could have been prevented early on if dealt with right then and there, instead of conveniently having had turned a blind eye thinking it would fix itself. This is tomorrow's big issue. From gay divorce to gay custody battles with laws that are not even governed for it - and with ongoing research that suggests that the average same sex relationship lasts on average of two years, the potential cost to our legal system may not be so pretty.
On that I largely agree with you, always on the condition that said consenting adults not be be engaged in planning a terrorist attack or other violent act. In that case, I think it is the government's role to be very concerned indeed.
Well, I'm typically not someone who likes to say "Mind your own business" or anything of that nature. I believe that everything is everyone's business. But to concern yourself with homosexuality specifically, despite a lack of evidence that it is necessarily harmful to anyone or anything borders on obsession. Not a good thing to encourage in government, IMHO.
A man and a woman kissing is not disgusting. It's "natural law."
Gay marriage not only appears to be a defiance against the Bible, but legalizing same sex marriage, "IMO," defies the authority of the Bible.
Now enough about the Bible.
Heterosexual marriage provides the best example of gender complementarity and teaches children the value of gender differences. Each gender has a unique contribution that can't be filled by the other and heterosexual marriage provides the environment in which children can best learn and deal with those differences.
Legal tyranny is entirely created when the basic laws defining marriage are changed to include same sex unions. Same sex couples who are married in one state will challenge their home state for legal recognition of their marriage, forcing the state to create a law by decree, not by the will of the majority of citizens of that state through the ballot box. The courts and the governments will be enforcing changes that conflict with a wide array of ordinary liberties.
Committed monogamous relationships are not even the norm in the gay community! I have gay friends who wholly agree with me on this and when asked about their option on gay marriage, their answers were along the lines of, "Not so much." If you are the exception [for now]- great! But it is not the norm. The essence of gay liberation is based on promiscuous sex.
Male homosexuals also have double the rate of alcohol abuse as heterosexual males. The rate of alcoholism for lesbians is seven times greater than for heterosexual women. (American Journal of Public Health 83, 1993). Spendid. Let's add a couple of cloned children into that mix. This is not ALL about religion as many want to believe.
I could go on [because of course there are a few more weighing factors] - but it's Saturday night and I've got to go.
In closing, Arus, I'm sorry - but - whether your marriage certificate is the same as heterosexual couples or not, we just cannot afford to add pneumonia to a culture that is already fighting a bad cold. Sure, there are "more important" issues in the world TODAY. But today's major issues are the "little" issues from YESTERDAY that could have been prevented early on if dealt with right then and there, instead of conveniently having had turned a blind eye thinking it would fix itself. This is tomorrow's big issue. From gay divorce to gay custody battles with laws that are not even governed for it - and with ongoing research that suggests that the average same sex relationship lasts on average of two years, the potential cost to our legal system may not be so pretty.
Legal tyranny? Seriously? I stopped there. Will you be required to marry someone of the same sex? NO
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