I'm not really sure, but I know it would end in a ban

Relapse wrote:What would Lenny Bruce have to say?

d-usa wrote:CT Gamer:

1) you are the only person throwing around the f-word. If you don't see the problem with throwing around a very hurtful word like that, even if it is ironically or to make a point, then I cannot help you.

2) I am not defending him for being a homophobe, I am defending his right to be a homophobe.

3) And truly and finally, if you really want to stand by your use if the gay version of the n-word, then there really is no reason to talk to you. Not because you uncovered my secret anti-gay alter-ego, but because I have no use for arguing with people that will attempt to use hurtful language in order to make themselves feel like they scored a point in an internet debate.

gay version of the n-word

hotsauceman1 wrote:Im perfectly fine with this. if they ever try to make it into my town i will fight tooth and nail to force it away.
Keep hate mongering out of good decent places.

CT GAMER wrote:

Relapse wrote:What would Lenny Bruce have to say?

He would say use whatever words you choose and don't let anyone tell you you can't. He would then call you a bunch of things I can't post here...

Relapse wrote:

CT GAMER wrote:

Relapse wrote:What would Lenny Bruce have to say?

He would say use whatever words you choose and don't let anyone tell you you can't. He would then call you a bunch of things I can't post here...

Could you imagine Lenny and Matty adding to each other's comments?

CT GAMER wrote:

Relapse wrote:

CT GAMER wrote:

Relapse wrote:What would Lenny Bruce have to say?

He would say use whatever words you choose and don't let anyone tell you you can't. He would then call you a bunch of things I can't post here...

Could you imagine Lenny and Matty adding to each other's comments?

Epic.

Monster Rain wrote:After Citizens United, maybe they're right. But I get what you're saying. I think that if Cathy really had just said something about not liking Gay Marriage and the company wasn't giving all that money to the groups you mentioned this reaction would be a bit over the top.

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel has ticked off the flocks by criticizing Chick-fil-A.

Days after the big city boss blasted the chicken chain over its president's stance on same-sex marriage, an influential Baptist minister and Cardinal Francis George of the Archdiocese of Chicago struck back. The religious leaders, who support the traditional view of marriage, were incensed at Emanuel's claim that "Chick-fil-A's values are not Chicago's values."

"Do not disrespect us...We, too, are Chicago," the Rev. Charles Lyons of the Armitage Baptist Church thundered from the pulpit Sunday.

Cardinal Francis George also criticized Emanuel's stance, asking in the Catholic Chicago Blog if everyone who did not agree with Emanuel faced a similar fate.

"Must those whose personal values do not conform to those of the government of the day move from the city," George wondered. "Is the City Council going to set up a 'Council Committee on Un-Chicagoan Activities' and call those of us who are suspect to appear before it?"

The controversy began when a Chicago Alderman Proco Joe Moreno said he would block the restaurant from opening a location in his ward, citing recent comments by Chick-fil-A President Dan Cathy. When asked about the company's values, Cathy was quoted saying he was "guilty as charged" for being "supportive of the family -- the biblical definition of the family unit."

Cathy also said on a radio program: “I think we are inviting God’s judgment on our nation when we shake our fist at Him and say ‘we know better than you as to what constitutes a marriage,’ and I pray God’s mercy on our generation that has such a prideful, arrogant attitude to think that we have the audacity to define what marriage is about.”

As officials in other cities, including Boston, San Francisco and New York, blasted Chick-fil-A over Cathy's beliefs, the company issued a new statement over the weekend.

"The Chick-fil-A culture and service tradition in our restaurants is to treat every person with honor, dignity and respect -- regardless of their belief, race, creed, sexual orientation or gender," the statement read. "We will continue this tradition in the over 1,600 restaurants run by independent owner/operators. Going forward, our intent is to leave the policy debate over same-sex marriage to the government and political arena."

But Lyons had a warning for anyone who tries to impose their values on his congregation.

"If the thought police come to Armitage Baptist Church, we will meet them at the door respectfully, unflinchingly, willing to die on this hill, holding a copy of the Sacred Scriptures in one hand and a copy of the U.S. Constitution in the other," Lyons said in the sermon.

Legal experts note that politicians, preachers and anybody else are entitled to their opinions on same sex marriage, which polls show the country is evenly split on. But they told FoxNews.com that it is disturbing that elected officials would threaten to use their power to block a company from doing business in their community because of a difference of opinion with people who work for the company.

The Chick-fil-A culture and service tradition in our restaurants is to treat every person with honor, dignity and respect

Melissia wrote:

The Chick-fil-A culture and service tradition in our restaurants is to treat every person with honor, dignity and respect

Bullgak, they're fast food. Fast food don't treat their employees with any of those three things.

d-usa wrote:

Melissia wrote:

The Chick-fil-A culture and service tradition in our restaurants is to treat every person with honor, dignity and respect

Bullgak, they're fast food. Fast food don't treat their employees with any of those three things.

When it comes to fast food, CFA is actually one of the best places for being treated well. Only place that potentially out-treats their employees that is comparable is probably Starbucks.

Of course Jon Steward (even though he really tore into CFA over this thing) managed to sum up the current situation pretty well:

http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/mon-july-30-2012/cock-blockers

Chick-Fil-A Supporters To Turn Out For ‘Appreciation Day’
'The Dark Knight Rises' PremiereCHICAGO (CBS) — The culture clash over Chick-Fil-A could come to a head on Wednesday, with supporters in Chicago and around the country turning out for an “appreciation day” first proposed by former Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee.

Nationwide as of Wednesday morning, about 582,000 people planned to go to a Chick-Fil-A location and order something for Chick-Fil-A Appreciation Day.

Meanwhile, Republicans in Chicago say they will also file a formal complaint at City Hall against Ald. Proco “Joe” Moreno (1st), who wants to block the restaurant from moving into his ward because of the company’s position on gay marriage and gay rights.
Huckabee said on Facebook that the purpose is to support a business that operates on Biblical values and is being targeted by “vicious hate speech and intolerant bigotry from the left.”

Huckabee said further, “Too often, those on the left make corporate statements to show support for same sex marriage, abortion, or profanity, but if Christians affirm traditional values, we’re considered homophobic, fundamentalists, hate-mongers, and intolerant.”

But gay rights advocates in Chicago are setting up an event of their own, urging people to eat at local restaurants that support gay rights.

Equality Illinois is urging Chicagoans who support gay rights to participate in an “Eat for Love Day” on Wednesday, Aug. 1. The organization is urging people to eat at a local restaurant that supports LGBT rights and “is unafraid to show its support for equality for everyone.”

The group is asking participants to post where they are planning on eating and sent pictures. Among the restaurants participating are the Chicago Diner at 3411 N. Halsted St.; Lady Gregory’s at 5260 N. Clark St.; Wilde at 3130 N. Broadway; HB Chicago at 3404 N. Halsted St.; Club Lago at 331 W. Superior St..; and the Hearty Boys restaurant at 3819 N. Broadway – which is giving 100 percent of the proceeds from its fried chicken breast sandwiches to Equality Illinois.

Another popular restaurant, Hamburger Mary’s at 5400 N. Clark St. in the Andersonville neighborhood, put out a promotion for a “hate-free” fried chicken sandwich available through the month of August. The promotion for Southern-Style Chicken Sandwich features the national chain’s mascot Hamburger Mary wearing a cow-print dress and holding a sign reading “Eat More Mary’s” with the R’s backwards – in a parody of Chick-Fil-A’s cow mascot and “Eat More Chikin” slogan.

At the Chicago location, the restaurant is donating a portion of the sales to Equality Illinois.

Another protest is coming on Friday, when Equality Illinois is urging gay and lesbian couples to go to their local Chick-Fil-A restaurants for a “kiss-in” campaign, which the group is promoting along with other gay rights organizations nationwide.

At the “kiss-in,” Equality Illinois says, “LGBT supporters will show their disdain for Chick-Fil-A’s policies with public displays of affection in front of their restaurants.”

The controversy in Chicago erupted last week, when Moreno said he would be blocking Chick-Fil-A from opening its second Chicago city location in his ward, in the 2500 block of North Elston Avenue, because of the anti-gay philosophy articulated by the company’s president.

“I’m not going to sit on the sidelines, and allow them to come in, when I know in my heart that they believe in discriminating against gay people,” Moreno said last week.

The comments were published last week in an article on the Christian news site Baptist Press.

Chick-Fil-A chief executive officer Dan Cathy is quoted in the July 16 Baptist Press article: “We are very much supportive of the family — the biblical definition of the family unit. We are a family-owned business, a family-led business, and we are married to our first wives. We give God thanks for that.”

Cathy further expressed his opposition to same-sex marriage in an interview last month on the radio program “The Ken Coleman Show.”

“I think we are inviting God’s judgment on our nation when we shake our fist at Him and say ‘we know better than you as to what constitutes a marriage,’ and I pray God’s mercy on our generation that has such a prideful, arrogant attitude to think that we have the audacity to define what marriage is about,” Cathy said on the radio program.

It was not just the published comments that reportedly gave Moreno doubts about Chick-Fil-A. The Chicago Phoenix reports he been in talks with Chick-Fil-A for several months about the company’s policies, as had the gay rights group the Civil Rights Agenda.

The group’s executive director, Anthony Martinez, said Moreno had “already known that (Chick-Fil-A was) discriminatory against LGBT folks,” and the alderman had asked the company to prove otherwise “and of course they said that they’re not discriminatory,” the Phoenix reported.

Moreno and the Civil Rights Organization went on to demand that the company change its corporate policies to ensure an LGBT-inclusive non-discrimination rule, which would include diversity and cultural competency training, benefits for people in domestic partnerships and civil unions, culturally-sensitive ads in the LGBT community, transgender health benefits, and a rejection of activities that would undermine equality, the Phoenix reported.

Mayor Emanuel spoke in defense of Moreno’s stance last week.

“Chick-Fil-A’s values are not Chicago values,” the mayor said. “They’re not respectful of our residents, our neighbors, and our family members. And if you’re going to be part of the Chicago community, you should reflect the Chicago values.”

Currently, Chick-Fil-A only has one location in the city of Chicago, at 30 E. Chicago Ave.

halonachos wrote:The CEO doesn't like gay marriage but that doesn't mean the sandwiches taste like hatred

Manchu wrote:I'm going to Chick-fil-a for lunch today.