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You might disagree with that pov, but it's neither 'invalid,' 'unjustified,' or religious. Because expanding the current definition of civil marriage brings more people into the state-sanctioned marriage institution, it will be harder to get gov't. out altogether.
I've already said that if you're opposed to the government being involved in marriage altogether, fine. You are not in the wrong because you are not promoting discrimination. But it is you, not I, who should be fighting to get the government out of marriage, because it's your belief, not mine, that this is the problem.
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Originally Posted by Icy Tea
They've got more people than ever wanting to try their food, free publicity. "Their food is awesome" is repeated over and over and people tend to think with their stomachs over flimsy ideology and false senses of indignation. It will be interesting to see how many more Chick Fil As are built and how much more business they get.
Let's see some of these armchair fascists get up off their duffs and try to picket these restaurants instead of just demanding other people don't eat there.
Boycotts are fine as long as YOU adhere to them and don't demand others do too.
"Demanding" others don't eat there is fine too. Look around on your screen right now. This is a discussion message board, in which people voice their opinions. We all have the (legal!) right to say and think whatever and give our money to whomever we want. I don't contest that facet of what it means to be an American any more than the next guy. But I've presented evidence to support my argument against the discrimination Dan Cathy has promoted. No one seems to be able to justify this discrimination with factual evidence. This is the difference.
That I choose to fight unjustifiable discrimination this way and not another is irrelevant.
Oh, and this...
"people tend to think with their stomachs over flimsy ideology and false senses of indignation."
What makes you call it "flimsy ideology and false senses of indignation"? And what's your point? Just because some people put selfish desires over a moral belief, does not make the belief any less correct.
While we're at it lets boycott other similar types of businesses too...
- businesses owned by Jews that close on the Sabbath
- Muslim owned businesses that refuse to sell alcohol or pork
- Mormon owned businesses that refuse to sell caffeinated drinks
Let's start shipping all problem peoples to arctic Alaska so society can be purified. Worked for the Soviets!!
Anyone thinking this boycott is over religion really doesn't understand what's going on.
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Chick-Fil-A's Winshape Foundation to my knowledge does give a dime for ads against gay marriage in states where that is on the ballot. They things to support families through counseling and retreat camps. It's not like they're using profit to pay for legal defense for people who murder gays.
Saying you are for family values is not discrimination. Gays are not turned away from eating there.
What is family values?? This type of crap exemplifies the warped understanding homophobes have. Gay people are anti-family?? This is the best propaganda phobes can come up with? Gay people are extremely pro-family. It is the heteros who make babies, then decide they don't want to be married, get divorced that are anti-family. It is estimated at least 37% of all babies born are unplanned. Imagine all these babies who often times, are born in a single parent house, which the tax payer must subsidize. Too often babies born don't have two loving parents who devote their lives to raising their kids responsibly, or have the incomes to properly support them. This is not good "family values."
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