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The comments about same-sex marriage made by Chick-fil-A President Dan Cathy a week ago continue to generate controversy this week, with politicians and puppets, well at least their handlers, weighing in. "Guilty as charged," Cathy was quoted as saying in the Baptist Press last week when asked about his company's support of the traditional family unit as opposed to same-sex marriage. That stance didn't go over well with the Jim Henson Co., whose Muppet characters have been served up as toys in Chick-fil-A's meals for kids. "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 in a posting on its Facebook page. Read - Muppets, Huckabee take sides in Chick-fil-A same-sex marriage controversy Previously - Fast food with a side of faith |
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So-called "liberal" people and organizations are seemingly not very broadminded in the end–always castigating those who do not agree with them. Weird. Chick-fil-A's owner is obviously a "conservative," but he leads his organization not to discriminate in any way against employees and customers. Should "conservatives" boycott all businesses that contribute to "liberal" causes?" Everyone has the right, of course. I think we miss Rodney King!
you don't have a partnership with someone for 50 years without knowing what they stand for.... this just sounds like a marketing stunt to try to get people to remember Kermit. #fail
well no one really goes to Chick fil A for the muppets anyway.... so in the words of Jay Z, on to the next one.
Jim Henson Co., sorry to see you go, but we won't miss you or your muppets. Please pick-up a chicken sandwich before you leave.
I don't know who you're including with your "we" comment, but Jim Henson is gone, sorely & lovingly missed and the muppets remain. You, LT, may go p!ss up a rope. We will not miss the likes of you when you're gone.
I know, right? The man is dead, have a little compassion LT.
Even Jim Henson Co., has had enough of Chick-Fill-Ass...
George....Have you been drinking again?
Gays do not want equel rights. They want their own set of rights that are special just for them. They want more rights than the straight population. They think they are above straight peaople, and want to be treated better.
You have no idea what you are talking about. You are making a gross generalization about millions of people, who clearly you have not spoken to or, more importantly, LISTENED TO. Why don't you have a calm conversation with some of the gay people around you – or that you already know – and listen to what they have to say on this subject.
You should at least learn how to spell correctly when making such narrow minded and completely false statements.
That would require going back to school – which starts up again sometime this month. Right kiddies? Mwah-ha-ha!
Thank the Higher Powers for small favors.
OK folks...the show is over...everyone go home...it has been three weeks since the presidnet of Chick-fil-A condemned gay marriage and the the gay community called him a bigot...both have exercised their 1st Amendment right to free speech...it is now a side show created by the media, who are supposed to report the news and not create it...and CNN is among the biggest in creating this news...currently there are at least 19 stories on CNN that you can access to find out how deeply they have delved into this controversy...there is even one suggesting that it may have an affect the Novermer election...they will respond that they are only reporting the news, when what they are actually doing is playing the old "why don't you two guys have a fight and we will report it...give it a good burial and let's move on...
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Actually, Chik Fil A ended the relationship first
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Gosh, Why can we embrace everyone's opinion..? Why can't we accept those who have different opinion than us..? I don't think CFA CEO's said anything offensive, she or he, not sure, said what she believes.... what's wrong with that...? I think guys and lesbians are acting like spoiled kids, "if you don't like what I do, you won't play with my ball" The want to be liked but they are very intollerant...
Oppss, sorry I'm typing in the dark.... but you get my point....
We can't agree to disagree on this because if we do, the straight person walks away whole, and the LGBT person walks away with fewer rights.
How in the world did what the owner of CFA say affect your rights or the potential for equal rights? He supports the "biblical definition" of marriage.
I don't think same sex should be called "marriage" as it's a deeply religiously rooted word meant to describe the civil union of a man and a woman that dates back to the beginnings of time that the GLBT community seemingly wishes to change definitions of. BUT...I have no problem with same sex couples enjoying the same rights.
I don't have to agree with everything about your life, but it's yours...mines mine...and we should be able to state our beliefs without such an uproar. It's why we put that 1st Amendment there to begin with.
CFA sponsors – gives money and material support to – organizations (such as the Family Research Council) who want to restrict the rights of my LGBT friends and loved ones. CFA actively makes life worse for people I love. It is NOT just a matter of the CEO voicing his personal opinion.
ALSO: The first amendment does NOT guarantee you the right to avoid social consequences for what you say. Your right to say you don't want gay people to marry is the same right that protects me saying I think that's hateful and bigoted.
What you say is completely hypocritical. You say that you have a right to express your beliefs and if what you say offends me, I should just agree that you have the right to say it and not counter. Well then why is it when the homosexual community expresses their belief that your religion shouldn't hinder my ability to "unit" with my partner, your commnity counters all over the place with hateful, derrogatory speech? Practice what you preach, judge not, lest ye be judged!.
Actually, I'm not a lesbian and I think what was said is wrong. Shall I publicly say that I think all African-Americans are stupid/ghetto or that Jewish people are terrible and should go to hell, would that be acceptable? (I DO NOT have those views, used as an example) Years ago they didn't allow black people to sit on buses (the Bible condones slavery- would you like those verses?) because of nasty stereotypes and look where we are now. The Bible says many terrible things but times change. Hate is never good, from a CEO or from a dock worker. I for one, refuse to fund ANY company that publicly expresses hate and funds causes that do so as well. No matter how good the chicken is.
I have one question for the heterosexuals. What if you had been born gay? I don't care what people say. No one knows me better than me. I was born gay. I have never been attracted to women, but I do respect them. This was not a chose. Before one speaks out about hating gays, think about it. Why does religion have to play such an important role in everyday life? Religion causes hate and crimes. Look at the countries overseas that kill women over something as simple as two men fighting over her. Her family is shamed and the elders mow her down with a gun. What did she do wrong? Oh my mistake. She was born into a hellish society. Iran hangs or stones women to death that commit adultery. The man that participated just gets to walk away. Religion plays a lot in how people look at one another. Just get on with your life’s and stay out of other people's affairs. The world would be a lot better place to live in.
I support freedom of speech and equal rights for all. My personal belief is that CEO of Chic Fil A has every right to an opinion however right or wrong it appears to be in the eyes of the public. This does not mean that each one of his store managers has the same opinion. Those managers/owners (etc.) who do share his opinion, I will not be eating at those stores.
As far as Jim Henson's representatives cutting strings with Chic Fil A, only they know their reasoning behind it. We can all pretend to know, and charge their "timing" with the issue at hand a cooincidence, but I doubt any of us were in on that decision making meeting.
Just my 2¢ .
America is the land of the free. If you don't like it, there are plenty of other countries that serve chicken.
No country on planet earth eats as much chicken as America, and no country barfs as much bible chicken bull s**t as America!
Thanks for the feedback. yes, I have noitced this trend with a lot of the kids movies. My children are older now and I have a teen so we are much more lax than we were with my first. I found that they are not exposed to stuff at home, they will be the minute the step on a school bus!My kids love scary movies. When we do draw the line about it not being age appropriate the kids will push back a little but at the end of know we mean it.
I'm ending my 40 yr relationship with the Jim Henson Company. No more books, movies or products purchased and I bought a lot of them for gifts. We ALL have the same rights.
I totally agree.
So are you ending you relationship with the JH Co because you don't agree they have the same right to disagree as everyone else, or because they don't agree with some book of spooky hocus pocus written 2 thousand years ago by a bunch of sheep herders that were living in caves?
IF you had a 40 yr relationship with the Jim Henson Company, I would hope you would have ended it before now... mentally challenged are we?
GOOD JOB !!!!!!!!!!!!! Jim Hensen Co. Why associate your innovative cultural characters with judgmental intolerant ignorant people.? I think the Muppets have done more for children's development than Jesus Christ. John Lennon said the Beatles were more popular than Jesus, and all the wackos started the bonfires. Could be the muppet are more popular too. I predict Chicka Fil's sales will plummet in the coming months. He has ticked off every atheist, most progressives, many christians that don't believe in his brand of good christian hate, and of course the homosexual community. (I'm straight and support all homosexual rights, but now I blame him for having men kissing in public.)
Jim Henson is mad.......Oh no what ever will we do?
Actually, he is dead, so he can't be mad.
Well, I'm banning the Muppets. If this is what this issue has to come down to. Get off the darn politically correct agenda already and MOVE ON. How many companies support GLAAD and other organizations? Should we ban them? Of course not. Why is this so different? This is getting old, and the protesters are sounding more like a cult than anything.
Jim Henson Co. now sucks the big one.
Hmm, kinda hurts doesn't it.
Well, somebody is lying. Chick fil a says they dropped the muppets and the Gay Marriage group at the muppet place say they dropped Chick fil a. Let's see, who should we believe? The guys who take their religion so seriously that they haven't opened on a Sunday in over 50 years or the guys (or girls, or whatever) whose cause du jour is boys marrying boys? I know who those of you who equate Baptists going to prayer meeting on Wednesday night with Muslims flying planes into skyscrapers will go with the funny boys but, I'm kind of inclined toward the chicken sandwich people.
Sad sad Lemming.
Hustler, Playboy and Penhouse have all announced late this afternoon that they are terminating their relationship with Mr. Cathy, returning his keys and will refuse to endorse Chick-Fill-Ass ever again..
They have also requested that Mr. Cathy return the 3-houses full of sex toys to them...
First off, Jim Henson was a liberal, don't believe me, go watch some old Sesame Street, the song "We All Sing With the Same Voice" was about differences in children. Jim Henson was a driving force behind much of the liberal material in your children's TV. This should also be evident as the owner of the Jim Henson Co. is Jim's own daughter and son, his children who have been keeping their father's name alive and relevant. He raised some good liberal children.
Secondly and MOST IMPORTANT, Chick-Fil-A's CEO has the right to say whatever he wants and the Jim Henson Co. has the right to do business with whoever they want. If Jim Henson Co. doesn't want to do business with Chick-Fil-A because of image issues, then that is their right as an American company. This companies talking with their money and freedom of speech though spending, it works both ways. And The Jim Henson Co. proved that.
First of all, Jim Henson is dead.
This is not a free speech issue, it's a civil rights issue. Chik-Fil-A's position about whether people born gay should be "allowed" to be married or not is no different, not in the slightest, as if they came out and stated that they didn't think that Latinos should be allowed to be married. They are wrong, and everybody knows it. Chik-Fil-A will pay the price for this, and they will ultimately go the way of Sambo's Diner. Mark my words – it may be awhile, but they will eventually have to change their name.
Frank , People who CHOOSE to be gay ,should keep it to themselves , along with the other sexual deviants . No need to make it a political issue .
If sexual attraction is a "choice", then choose to be gay. Go ahead, I dare you. Why don't you choose to be a girl? Why don't you choose to be hispanic? You're a complete IDIOT! Homosexuality is NOT A CHOICE, MORON! I was born a homosexual. I tried with all my heart for years and almost committed suicide trying to be heterosexual, but I'm not. I am what I was born to be, a homosexual. And now I am a PROUD HOMOSEXUAL and biggoted idiots like you won't and CAN'T change that!
Seriously, you must be a public school educated lemming. Did anybody actually teach you to think critically, or was that an elective course? Name at least one instance where this company has been convicted of any kind of discrimination complaint? Sorry, but Internet rumors don't count. Also while you're at it, go ahead and cite the publicly available source for your preposterous claim that Latinos should not get married. Just bite the bullet on this one – it is a free speech issue protected by the US Constitution and completely unprotected by the thought police, such as yourself.
You loonies on the left wonder why conservatives are so dead set against expanded civil rights for homosexuals, your version of the slippery slope and gradualism is exactly what every conservative predicts is the final outcome. I could care less about what people do in their own bedrooms. People like you want to shove it in my face and tell me to like it. Sorry, not going to happen. In case you lefties didn't notice, this past Wednesday Chick-Fil-A set an all time sales record for national Chick-Fil-A appreciation day. The harder you try to make homosexuality mainstream, the harder the vast majority of society will fight you. Get over it.
and exactly how did the CEO saying he supports the "biblical definition" of marriage endanger your civil rights? Did he say not to allow same sex marriage and to continue to keep them from equal rights or did he just say he believes in the "biblical definition"?
We can't agree to disagree on this because the LGBT person walks away with the ability oppress freedom of speech while totally enjoying it's freedom for themselves.
It's a two way street and people seem to be forgetting it.
Well, Frank, it may be a civil rights issue to you, but I'm a gay man, and in my opinion it's a free speech issue. Perhaps you are too thin-skinned to accept that some people don't like you, but I'm well-adjusted and I already know some people don't like me.
Read the article again, nobody threatened civil rights.
"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," Cathy was quoted as saying.
They said they support the biblical definition of the family. Nobody said no chicken sammys for them, no jobs for them, nothing to infringe on their rights. All the CEO did was say they support family as defined by the Bible. Myself, I think it is refreshing that a person in a public position has come forward and said they support their beliefs, instead of hidin behind universal political correctness.
I may be wrong, wouldn't be the first time and likely not the last, but I find honesty more appealling than pleasing the masses of lemmings.
Stop lying. The right to marry is very much a civil rights issue.
FYI, it's not about image. It's about principle of right and wrong.
I will just repeat what most are saying... Jim Henson has been dead for years!! The truth is MOST AMERICANS do not believe in gay marriage! The truth behind the gay marriage thing is simply GOVERNMENT BENEFITS!! You do not want to get married gay people you want GOVERNMENT BENEFITS!! UMMM Chick Fil A is good food!!! And thanks for making them more succesful...
It has been over a year since any poll agreed with you about gay marriage. Sorry to burst your little ignorant bubble.
Just like revisionist history writers who insist on changing history to suit their liberal and often racists viewpoints, this too is another attempt to force liberal views on the average American who wants none of it.
yep, youre quite senile
Try again, something quite simple that eludes 48% of Americans. I'll help you with this.... Equality. When you have to live without it, you will appreciate it.
Yeah, well, it's been FOREVER since "gay marriage" won in ANY poll on election day. I guess we're just a "hateful" country.
People used to vote against civil rights for black folks, too. Times change.
Why not, churches have been sucking on the Gov't teet, well lets's see many years.
Bad math. Typically most would be more than half. It's actually slightly less than half.
Is there a reason gay people should be denied government benefits available to straight people?
Is there a reason that the government can't extend benefits to gay partners (or other partners) who are not married? IMHO most christians areoobjecting to gay _marriage_, not specifically the grant of government benefits. If benefits could be granted without a marriage contract (some other contract could substitute), then you might much of the heat from the discussion.
So, you advocate separate but equal. Gotcha.
Jim Henson died a long time ago. Just liberals running the organization that bears his name. For goodness sake, they did away with Cookie monster because "he was a bad role model".
Chick Fil A is a racist, homophobic group. I'll never support any organization like that and those who do probably support the KKK.
This story is incorrect, including the headline. There was no five-decade relationship between the Muppets and Chik-fil-A. Chik-fil-A was tiny fifty years ago! Their first restaurant under that name opened forty-five years ago (1967), and their first free-standing restaurant didn't open until 1986. They opened their 500th location in 1993. I sincerely doubt the Muppets were involved with Chik-fil-A back in the sixties. Sloppy reporting and writing, CNN!!!
Oh, and Sesame Street didn't even debut until 1969, so that's 43 years ago. The Muppet Show debuted in 1976 (36 years ago). I kind of doubt they were doing cross-promotion with Chick-fil-A even back then, but that would be four decades ago, not five. I do remember getting Muppet Movie glasses from McDonald's back then, though!
Here, CNN, let me help you do some simple research:
http://www.chick-fil-a.com/Press/Timeline
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/movies/la-et-muppets-history-pictures,0,7378525.photogallery
Jim Henderson, unknowingly is separating himself from his on phylosophy.
Most of my time, tallent and treasure is given thru the Lutheran Church. Does that somehow mean I am against all other religions? If I gave to the Catholic church would that mean that I am not in favor of marriage since Priest do not marry.
Do the Twist!
Don't count this as taking up for CNN but, Truett Cathy's first Chick fil a restaurant was the free standing Dwarf House that opened in 1946 and is still there.
Eat more chicken I will, God bless Chick fil a .
I'm almost certain that Gonzo had something to do with this. Jim has been dead for a long time now and we all know how much Gonzo loves chickens.
shame on you Jim Henson company the chick fil A family is respectable, appropriate and exemplary thank you chick fila and all of your supporters!!
Chick Fil A has great food and the CEO can take any political stance he wants. That is freedom and as long as his food is good I will buy it.
Indeed! And as the Jim Henson Co. has one of the most recognizable brands in the entire world, they clearly do not wish to be associated with the kinds of CEOs or people who have negative discriminating opinions about the families of unknown, fellow citizens. In this way, they are supporting freedom for everyone.
We're proud of you, Jim Henson Co.!!!
The Muppets have been a great source of entertainment for children for years. I don't understand why the Henson Co would now object to the Chick Fil A CEO for expressing his traditional family values. The "kissing" protest threats are a clear indication of where these people's minds are at, obviously not on the welfare of children, but focused on sex. Shame on them for threatening to boycott a company, because the CEO won't be coerced into going along with their beliefs. We all have the right to our own beliefs and to express them freely, but these days it seems only "some" of the people think they have these rights and can bully the rest of us into going along with their values by economic threats. Sad times.
My children have seen men who love one another kiss (you know, just like my wife and I do all the time) and yet somehow they seem to be just fine. I think the children of America will pull through.
So, now excercising free speech in support of the scriptural definition of marriage and standing against gay marriage is akin to slavery and nazi massacres. What ignorance and intolerance. You have neither the historical, scriptural, or political understaning of this situation to base any of your comments on. 1) Slavery had no scriptural backing. It was as unscriptual to say God condoned slavery then because someone white as it is to say God condones gay marriage today because someone's in Love. 2) Slavery and nazi massacres were about controlling human lives and threatening that life with death. No one's life is being threatened here. No one is even being turned away for a job or for chicken 3) EVERY constitutional lawyer (even the gay liberal ones) will tell you that this is WAY, WAY, WAAAAAYYYYY within the boundaries of constitutional "free speech". This isn't even close. Not enuff chikin in ur diet! Eat More Chikin!
I AGREE!!! The research is clear...a child with one Mother & One Father is the best case scenario. Hands down. Nothing else even comes close.
Actually, the research is anything but clear. Quite a bit of research shows that children raised by same-sex parents come out just as well adjusted as by opposite sex parents.
I am a strong supporter of chick fil a, first off people are telling we have the right to gay marriage but he doesn't have the right to not believe in it. Secound I have apet sheep and would like to marry him, are you so narrow minded that you would disagree with that, or if I wanted to marry my 12 year old niece that should be ok as well because if you believe you can marry same sex then where do you draw the line? Also try reading the Bible you are out there say God hates hate, so you must believe in God, try reading 1 Corinthians chapter 6 versers 9-10.
Really? Slippery slope? Is that all you can come up with?
Your broad statements about what you believe do not impress anyone. There is not extensive or conclusive evidence that their is a better "family unit" than the other. If anything I think research will show the children of same-sex parents turn out, on average, better adjusted and more open minded and well-rounded than hetero parents. Don't forget that over 50% of divorces end in divorce for heterosexual marriages, what do you think this does to children? Without a father or mother figure in their lives? At least same-sex marriages tend to last exponentially longer than hetero marriages. Know your facts, stop following dogma from 2000 years ago and try and be accepting of all people, you know the "Christian" way.
(NESS), published by Dr. Mark Regnerus, Associate Professor at the University of Texas, compared thousands of young adults (ages 18-39) who were raised in different types of family arrangements. The study reported that twenty-three percent of young adults who knew their mother to have had a gay relationship reported being forced to have sexual contact with a parent or adult caregiver, while only 2 percent of intact families with a mother and father reported such contact. For female young adults, that figure leapt to 31 percent (while only 3 percent of young women from intact heterosexual families reported this).
A careful analysis of the research studies that led the American Psychological Association (in 2005) to assert that the children of gay and lesbian parents are in no way disadvantaged, compared to the children of heterosexual parents, has concluded those studies were inadequate. According to Dr. Loren Marks, Associate Professor at Louisiana State University, who authored the analysis: “The available data, which are drawn from small convenience samples, are insufficient to support a strong generalizable claim...such a statement would not be grounded in science.”
Nope. Divorce/separation rates are considerably higher for opposite sex couples.
The most important thing for children, hands down, is having parents who _love_ them.
It is incredible that anyone could argue against this guy, The level of Uproar is also proof that he is right to support traditional marriage values and family structure as well. So what , he is entitled 100% to his opinion and if he did not have a really good point , all these people would not be complaining. What am I supposed to think now, that My kids should be taught at 5 years old by GAY MUPPETS? Whats wrong with this picture? I will tell you. I am all for choice, but using Gay relationships as a Teaching Point for what a Marriage should be all about is controversial at best. Most of the people that support it are deeply rooted in their religious beliefs as well, so if just one person could answer the question for me, "If G-D Intended us all to just be with whomever we chose , why did he/she/it create 2 sexes?"
I am getting so tired of this garbage, what a person does behind closed doors is their own business but there is Just NO Way on earth anyone is ever going to convince me that having 2 gay parents is going to better for a child than having a traditional Mother Father...EVER !!! The Guy is 100% within his rights to say what he said, and if he wasn't so correct about it I do not think half these people would be complaining !!! It is time for a Massive wake up call regarding Gay rights...which I support completely, but not the point of being as mentally retarded as to say it would ever be a better environment for a child to grow up in rather than your traditional family set up of Man and Woman. Ever. No matter how responsible honest and caring the two people are in question.
The first amendment works both ways sir. Mr. Cathy absolutely had the right to say what he did publicly, I won't dispute that. But what you say has consequences regardless of your right to say it. These are the consequences. Maybe as the CEO of a large corporation he should have thought of the backlash that saying something like this in a public forum would create.
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Great...now I hope the business given to this company will go to a company that is moral and G-dly...I have stopped patronizing as much as I can at this time, all companies I know support values I do not agree with. Jim Henson getting out helps my choice....
Who's Jim Henson?
Eat Mo' Chicken!
Dumba s s fundiot chicken slinger is free to speak his mind as is set forth in the first amendment. Henson Inc is free to do business with whoever they want to. People who believe fundiot chicken slinger is a knuckle dragging ancient hillbilly are free to exercise their right to peaceful protest.
Isn't freedom awesome.
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The Jim Henson Co./ muppets are supporting facism and nazism–demanding that all goosestep to their belief or else. The belief that marriage between a man and a woman is not bigotry, it is common sense;it is life and the reason we exist–male + female = life and one has the right to believe in it and support it without facists trying to shut down a business because they demand a different belief. No one is being denied entrance and not allowed to eat there because they believe differently. And just like the millions spent by other businesses for gay marriage without threat of being shut down by the government, any business has the same right to support their belief without governmental officials demanding or threatening that the business can't open in their city, district, etc., or shut down one that already exists. That is the definition of facism/nazism and that is what these officials are practicing and where we are heading.
I'm taking my kids to Chick Fil A today for lunch. A good American company can't be run out of business for the beliefs. The beliefs I raise my kids with.
No one is diminishing marriage between a man and a woman. Same sex marriages do not effect men and women wanting to marry each other. Live and let live. God does not like hate. God supports people who love and care for each other.
Wow! The scriptures are clear on where God stands on Gay Marriage, Homosexual relationships, homosexual sex, fornication, and the like. And it's far from "hate" when someone disagrees with you. Not agreeing with someone's choice of lifestyle is a FAR cry from "hate". It's people like you that are spreading the hate. And if "love" were the only factor then why don't we allow polygamy? Would you be in favor of this old Mormon practice? O say one married couple that would like to marry another married couple because they are ALL four in love?
EAT MOR S H ! T
When Federal laws benefit them, they use it to sue people.
When Federal laws and policy benefit the poor, they say the bible forbids them from violating Capitalism and complain that the govt is too over-reaching.
EAT MORE KALE.
I always knew Bert and Ernie were twinks.
Hey muppet lovers – let's hear it for puppeteers: http://www.cnn.com/video/?/video/bestoftv/2012/07/26/nr-puppeteer-charged-with-porn.cnn#/video/bestoftv/2012/07/26/nr-puppeteer-charged-with-porn.cnn
I don't care what people do with their lives, but don't force it on me. So a guy who spends his time with his hand up a felt frog's ass won't eat Chick-Fil-A. BFD. I hope Chick-Fil-A posts is biggest revenues ever on August 1st. I'll be eating there for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Gays get all bent out of shape when someone refuses to condone their ass_sticking "lifestyle".
I agree, the only difference between is their sexual preference. They already have the same rights to which we are entitled.
Double post o.o
What I don't get is this. If gay marriage is acceptable, why isn't polygamy? If you allow one group to be married why not the other ones? That seems quite hypocritical, where is equal rights for all? I support this guy, at least he believes in the first amendment, unlike most of the pansies in the U.S who can't take an opinion
[where is equal rights for all?]
Equal Rights? Everyone has the right to marry even homosexual people; they just can't marry someone of the same sex. What is being asked for is “special rights” to a pseudo minority, if that is the case why not allow people to marry animals, children or objects? Why can't people marry anyone or anything?
The union between man and woman has always been seen as the "natural" way and everything else a perversion of that "natural" way. The father of lies has always twisted what God meant for good into evil!
And why can't you define marriage between me and my dog...???
I love my dog more than I do any other creature incl human beings...and it does not seem my dog won't agree. He hasn't much of a choice now anyway. I feed him and maintain him. He may have an issue with a signature but a paw mark should count...or it would be discriminating; what about people who cannot write? and if you don't let me marry my dog,
what will I do? I will demonstrate kissing my dog outside your marriage celebrations; whatever sexes they are...
What about bestiality?
What about pedophilia?
Where does it stop?
What I don't get is this. If gay marriage is acceptable, why isn't polygamy? If you allow one group to be married why not the other ones? That seems quite hypocritical, where is equal rights for all? I support this guy, at least he believes in the first amendment, unlike most of the pansies in the U.S who can't take an opinion.
I don't get it. He just commented, what's wrong with him commenting? It's his own view and as far as I know, he hasn't set up rules that discriminate gays in Chick Fil A restaurants. Seriously, it's like no one can say anything these days anymore.
It's in plain sight. Give them a inch and the'll take the yards. They are going to force their nasty ways on us and our kids. IT's just nasty.
AMEN – I don't want my kids seeing a whole lot of public heterosexual nonsense. I definitely don't want gay marriage and their public displays forced on them. What is wrong with America? Christians get slammed for supposed "intolerance and bigotry". What about the gay and lesbian crowd being intolerant and bigoted toward us. Just decide your own lifestyle and stay out of dictating what is right and wrong to me.
Yeah certain people can say what they want. It is just the Christians that they are trying to silence. No problem when Obama speaks in support of it. But when Dan Cathy speaks in support of traditional marriage, shut him down? When the CEO of Amazon gives $2.5 million is support of gay marriage, no big deal. Double standards and they think that we are too stupid to notice. Here is some crap too – While Maryland and its Governor push fiercely for Gay Marriage, they have recently lowered the bar and made it easier to get a divorce. And they call us morons?
I have always tried to avoid mimes, clowns, people with crawl spaces, and especially puppiteers.
Does freedom of speech as guaranteed by the Constitution not exist anymore?
I don't understand how their freedom to speak on what they believe is the "tranditional" family is being considering a "hate." They didn't say they are against gays in any way. They merely said they were "for" the Biblical definition of marriage.
I will no longer purchase anything muppet related because I think their stance against Chick-Fil-A is unwarranted.
I agree, it is a moral stance, not hate and certainly not a phobia. According to the far left though, if you are not in agreement with their extreme agenda, then you "hate". Kind of like if you do not like the actions of the president, then you are automatically a "racist". Typical of the far left party of hate.
I don't know about anyone else, but I sure could use a Chick-Fil-A Chicken Biscuit!!! I'm going to go get a couple!!!
This backlash against a man who merely voiced his religious opinion is truly appalling. I will no longer buy Muppets-based figures for my children, nor will I patronize any company that sponors their shows.
And I won't touch Chick-Fil-A because what he said was appalling.
Ok, you do that. It's not like CFA going to miss your business. In fact, they might not notice it at all.
Seriously, your opinion is just stupid.
You have that right no matter how disgusting you are.
Was it "opinion" when churches in the south said slavery was god's will? Was it opinion when the nazi's killed so many gays along with christians & Jews? When bigotry becomes "opinion" we all suffer. There is no place for dignity when a company demands it's beliefs are god's words. Ever try to get hired there if you don't espouse the same evangelican values? You simply do not get hired, & this is a violaton of EEOC. There is NO place this is legal. Hate filled rhetoric demands we stand up for right. Stop hiding behind "free speech" like the westoboro baptist church & reverand phelps. It's not free speech when it involves hate and/or shoving one's religion down our throats. Shame! It's not very xtian either. I hope MORE companies like Henson's join the boycott. Now we need to get rid of the chick-fil-a bowl too. NCAA has no right to sponsor hate. If you like this hate speech, then move to a nation that allows it.......say Somolia or Uganda.
Roy, your entire post is nonsenes; red Herrings, straw men, genetic fallacies hyperbole, typical leftist rhetoric. CFA isn't associated with Westboro of Phelps, they have never discriminated in hiring practices and they didn't "force" their opinions on anyone, they did support what they believed in and the left skewed it in an attempt to bully them for not kowtowing to someone elses agenda. And as to hatefilled speech, that's coming from the left with its vitriol aimed at Christians who refuse to abondon their beliefs; where's the tolerance from your side of the isle the demand for the acceptance of diversity, the insistance that everyone can voice their opinion? Right, that goes out the window as soon as anyone disagrees with you.
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FACT: Tolerance is only a one way street if you're a liberal.
Actually, it's free speech in its purest form. Cathy soke his mind and Henso Co. Spoke theirs. Cathy should keep his mouth shut if he can't take the heat.
Fact: conservatives think the universe is 6000 years old.
Possibly. We don't tolerate stupidity and ignorance. That's probably why you feel the heat so often.
Don't look back Ethel!
t's fine that people speak their minds and protest if they see fit or even not go to places that they disagree with BUT when a politician (Mayor of Chicago Rahm) stands up and states they will stop permits ect... based on someones belief and or freedom of speech THEN it's gone WAY to far.
This is a perfect example of a strawman argument coming to fruition. They talk about tolerance yet are anything but themselves.
Remember, Chick-fil-A has NOT *done* anything discriminatory.
Anyone can work there. Anyone can eat there.
This is threatening finanacial ruin based solely on what someone THINKS.
Tolerance for differing viewpoints.....not anymore.
Also dumb. by publicly decrying a personal choice as an organization, they have caused social damage.
Jeremy, you're an idiot. By your own logic, if a person, speaking on behalf of a company, came out and said they support gay marriage, they'd be creating social damage to those who support the traditional definition of marriage.
Just because you choose to homo-sexual, doesn't mean everyone has to accept it. Likewise, because someone chooses to support the traditional definition of marriage, doesn't mean everyone has to accept that either. Regardless, neither individual should be accused of bigotry, descrimination, or have some sort of smear campaign against them (or in this case a company) over an OPINON.
"anyone can work there" Not True.
They will fire gay employees, in jurisdictions that allow it. (Most of Texas allows it.)
Apparently they financially support "marriage=man+woman" organizations. THAT's discriminatory .
So is Amazon discriminating when its CEO supports gay marriage? Is Obama and the countless states that support gay marriage discriminating? Of course they would never discriminate will they? Get a grip. People can disagree with it if they choose to. I thought this was the land of the free...
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Way to go Cathy! I'm so glad to see someone sticking up for what a family really is. There is a reason why God made our bodies the way He did (and if you don't believe in God, WHY THEY EVOLVED THE WAY THEY DID). So now we've got some fruity muppets....I won't be watching them again.
God didn't make us; evolution did. "Family" is a group or people who love each other – not what your Bible dictates. Love is love regardless of your s3x. If you're trying to procreate, then you have a point, Joshua. However, as long as there are men & women coupling, making unwanted babies, willing surrogates & legalized adoption, there's no reason a gay or les couple couldn't have children.
If two people want to live together & love together, no one has the right to stand in their way. You can disagree with their way of life all you want, but factions that try to keep any pair of people from being married is hindering their freedom of choice. THAT is what's wrong.
Watch or don't watch, Josh-ur-sox. Nobody will notice.
LOL what a tool. Really, you won't watch the Muppets ever again because they don't like a fried chicken franchises hate speech? LOL
It's not food, and so I haven't been eating it. It's not too prevalent in my area anyway. But I'm always happy not to ingest non-foodoid items.
As far as I am concerned, Chick-fil-A is welcome to build locations whereever they wish... I see that a few municipalities want to restrict them over viewpoints of the management. I don't care: Build where you want, but I will neither be enticed in by fake foodoid substances or by homophobic thoughts. You are welcome to them: I am welcome to eat what I choose, and welcome at my end to reject those homophobic ideas. I'd rather know what people think, rather than they hide their thoughts. And I will PROUDLY disagree, and take my sustinance both where it contains real food, and without homophobia. But as Voltaire semi-said, I'll defend to the death your right to your opinion, whether or not it matches mine.
lol when did Gay and Lesbian became a diffrent race such as African or Latino?
It is a choice, not a diffrence.
Oh well if I want to stay employed in America I better shut up before I start getting hate mails for being "overtly hateful"
It's not a choice, Guest. Not for most.
Then please explain women who decide to come out after years in a hetero marriage. Also explain the trend in the black male community of being on the "down-low"...
Explain? Sure, that's an easy one. The choice you are referring to is the choice to admit, hide or repress one's nature. There is no choice, however, in determining what that nature actually is. Get it?
It does not matter whether homosexuality is a choice or whether it is a biological variant. It is still considered a sin according to God's will. And just like other sins that exist in the world such as pornography, lust, etc., one must utilize self denial In order to NOT act on those desires.
Your comparison makes no sense and is hereby radacted.
Guess a confession of disagreeing with the powerful is a taboo.
Admitting being a guilty sinner is ileagal.
Guilty is no anit-gay and therfore racist (as if the gays and lezs were ever a seperate race)
What a great statement of his Christian beliefs by Cathy. I respect him for stating his beliefs and not lying. Nothing said in the interview about discriminating against a group or anything else. I will make sure not to plan a vacation to Chicago while Rahm is the mayor either.
I agree! Guess what, the hell with the muppets! I'm really glad someone had the intestional fortitude to take an honest stance.
I love selective research and reading. He flat out says he gives charitable funds to anti gay / lesbian groups. That goes against everything that Chik Fil A has preached for years. They preach respect, tolerance, and love and yes christian beliefs. But a good christian while they may believe in staying straight should not preach intolerance and thats exactly what Chik Fil A is doing....helping to spread intolerance with the money of its patrons some of which were gay. Of course most gay and lesbian patrons are hopefully no longer giving their money to a group of people who turn around and use it for something nefarioius and disrespectful.
I respect the company's individual employees beliefs against gay marriage but I don't respect them as a corporation turning around and giving money to groups that discriminate.
Chik Fil A is currently the embodiement of hypocrisy. "We Love Everyone we respect everyoen come eat at our establishment and be treated fairly and respectfully...." "We donate to discrimatory theological groups with your money Yay!"
Again Liz, CFA never kept hidden who they are or what they are about; you purchased their product you knew all of that, no one was duped into beleiving otherwise like other companies, many that support the homosexual agenda do. Further, once they make their money they have a right to use their profits how they please, their individual beliefs are what their company was founded on; the 1st Amednment ensures I don't have to leave my faith at home to enter the public square. And again, disagreeing with a view dosen't neceaarily equal disrespect, but vitriol, lying and vilification of the opposition (as the left has done in this instance, as you have done by using the word nefarious) is more than disrespectful, it is appaulling. You can't insist on tolerance in regards to your beliefs and then refuse to give same to those with whom you disagree. Hypocrisy abounds from the left.
They DO donate millions to officially declared "HATE GROUPS" on a daily basis. The money you spend helps support radical evangelicals financially. In fact it's suspected they secretly donate to Fred Phelps & the Westboro gang of loonies. Pay attention where your money goes. OPINION is not considered a reason to discriminate. Equal rights, last I looked, were written into law for a reason. Now 6000 years ago when they claim the world to have begun, I'm certain chick fil a was not given to us during creation. Not to mention their food sucks. Fat for the fat as they roll thru the drive thru, too lazy to park & go inside. Are we even sure it's real food? Jus sayin.......
It's funny to watch your celebrating your hate. Just like the Nazis did. Don;t get me wrong, Im not comparing you to Nazis, Im just telling your that your a moron.
So right... All the hate from GLAAD and the others... All the money from GLAAD and others to spew their hate – that money sure would be useful elsewhere. These hateful organizations are on the rise -GLAAD / MAMBLA / etc.
I thank the ACLU for backing Chick Fil A.
I'll eat there more often from now on. Any other company would have flip flopped – I can respect that.
Amen.
I hope your joking, otherwise you are profoundly simple minded.
show business has been celebrating their stupid gayness for decades. i have always liked chik-fil-a and like it even more now.
Ohhh, but that;s different, don't you know..................(NOT)
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I do not agree with Chick-fil-A's position, but I defend wholeheartedly their freedom to state their position without government interference. Chicago officials are wrong in trying to suppress free speech. If consumers want to punish Chick-fil-A by spending their money elsewhere, so be it.
It is wrong for Chicago to deny them the ability to open a restaurant based on their opinions of their CEOs statement. If the Muppets choose to end their relationship with Chick-fil-A, then (again) that is their choice.
Government, get out of it!!!
Ya think?
If this decision stands, it is just one more obvious sign of the (end) times.
Thank you Tod in Delaware for getting it correctly. I have no problem with either side voicing their views.
CFA has the right to spend their profits however they see fit (short of actual legal prohibitions) and anyone who doesn't like that has the time-honored opportunity and obligation as a consumer to vote with their wallet by taking their duckets elsewhere and letting CFA know the reason why.
Henson and company have the right to dis-associate from CFA if they so choose. Freedom of speech does extend to corporations.
Likewise, consumers who happen to agree with CFA can also exercise their viewpoint by reaffirming their patronage and telling CFA why THEY are doing so.
Ain't free speech grand?
Just let the gays marry already so we can stop having to hear their agenda and vile from the velvet mafia all the time.
"Just let the gays marry already"
I agree. Why shouldn't they have the opportunity to be as miserable as the rest of us?
I find it interesting that all of this started when CFA provided food for a traditional marriage conference. CFA didn't say anything about homosexuality, just gave foof to a traditional marriage endeavor and then the left started slinging accusations and maligning CFA. The left continued to denigrate the company, demanded apologies and insisted that if CFA weren't bigots they must publicly throw support behind the homosexual community. CFA didn't kowtow to this agenda so the left continues with its propoganda, that CFA is bigoted and should therefore be boycotted, though CFA didn't come out against the homosexual agenda but merely supported its beliefs and now, though the comments were merely in support of traditional marrage (not against homosexulality) the intolerance of the self proclaimed tolerant people continues. The left crys for acceptance of everyone, demands open-mindedness, insists on diversity but only when you agree with them, such hypocrisy and it is seen all over these posts.
That's the way they operate. To say the left/atheists have a double-standard is like saying Antartica has a lot of ice.
They gave money to those groups. Money that Gay, Lesbian, straight, and transgender patrons provided them through their purchases. They preach respect etc etc but then turn around and give money they earned from individuals that believe the same thing to groups that DON"T believe in that at all.
Its Hypocrisy
Liz, and how many companies take the money of those who do not support homosexuality and give it to groups that do? Do some research, you will find that there are far more of said companies than those like CFA; but you don't have a probem with that do you? A little note here, CFA has always indicated what they believe and has never backed down from said stance since its begining, it has also made its financial information kn own as well as to whom it donates to, no one was dupted into patronizing CFA, if you bought from them you knew what you were paying for, unlike a great many of the companies I just mentioned who do not let you know what they support on the front end. Further, merely dsagreeing on an issue and standing firms in ones own beliefs is not disrepsect, lying about and vilifying your opposition is and that is what the left, with the assistance of the main stream meadia, has done in this case. CFA simply gave food to a cause they supported and because your ilk doesn'y t like that cause they said CFA must be haters and bigots, though CFA didn't make any statements about the homosexual community of agenda. So maybe look in the mirror, get your facts straight and apply your same standards to yourself and your ilk before you point fingers. Your type always screams for tolerance of your veiw point but are the most intolerant of those that differ from you; that is hypocrisy.
Ilk twice in one paragraph. Wow.
I'm with Elmo. Who needs rancid chicken with a side of hate?
Never liked their product anyway. Way too much sodium.
Lies! According to Newsmax, Cathy never said those things. I think this was an attempt to hurt Chick-Fil-A's reputation. Shame on you, CNN. And people say Fox News is bad...
You have to suspend a lot of reality that has transpired since Cathy's statement to believe that he never said it at all. You mean to say that the Jim Henson company severed its business relationship with Chick Fil A over statements that were never made? If you believe that, then you have to believe that Chick Fil A carried on as though the statements were made, even though they weren't, and recalled the Henson toys over "safety concerns". By the way, Newsmax is somewhere to the right of Fox News in terms of bias.
See why Chick-fil-A's intern loves her job & ATL: http://www.rcsoatl.com/2012/07/why-jasmine-loves-atl-her-chick-fil.html
I am very proud of Cathy for standing up for his Christian beliefs. If you do not support his comments, then ignore them. But for Christians like myself, we won't ignore them. God will prevail no matter what.
MORE CHILDREN HAVE HAD MORE QUALITY TIME WITH THE MUPPETS than with Jesus.
But you're right, people can just ignore them. That's a great idea for a business. They lost a HUGE partner. They picked a fight with a bunch of people they didn't need to offend, they just had to keep their mouth shut. Around %20 of the US population is atheist, and I'm sure they ticked off many many xstians with this behavior. This will go down as a great business blunder.
Has anyone ever told you that you need professional help?
Wow. Just... wow.
Your too stupid to help, probably. But have you considered rational thought instead of emotional non0sense in the forming of your opinions?
well, two can play that game Henson. You want to be childish, try to punish people for their beliefs...see how you like it when all the kids in america whose parents don't believe in gay/les marriage keep their kids form your products and services. Sad that you would take Chick-fil-A's money thought ....what a hypocrite.
I don't understand what you're saying. So Chick-fil-A has the right to say "This is what we believe in." but Jim Henson Studios does not? Cathy should have known that trying to make a controversial political statement with his business would have backlash.
Chick-fil-A has every right to tell the world that they believe in something. The rest of the world is equally entitled to say "I disagree with your stance." and take their money away.
I think the first question that needs to be asked is, "why was Cathy's comment controversial"? How can the self-procalimed kings of tolerance be so intolerant...LOL!
Its controversial because Chik Fil A while its always been a christian group has always been neutral on hot topics like this because their main draw for the world is their respectful and tolerance stance towards all people which is actually pretty big in the christian faith. Its controversail because he's saying yea we take money from gays, lesbians, and anyone that comes in the door then give to groups that support hating and discriminating against them.
Its a big heaping pile of hypocritial crap. I think they have a right to do and say what they want but we have a right to be outraged and refuse to return to their business.
Just what anyone would expect from an xian
What is an xtian? Is it anything like a "Christian"? If you are just abbreviating, I am sure you also have other such nice terms for Blacks, Jews, Asians and so forth. Typical of the far left party of hate.
please, repugs are the party of hate. dems have a big tent. too big if you ask me. letting in those retarded gays. ya'll do whatever you want but don't ask to adopt and brings kids into your sick and unnatural world.
It's the anti-christ spirit at work, that's all. Just more proof for the very things which they deny!
stop posting.
Conservatives keep their kids from seeing muppets – and some of the soul of America dies. Sad.
The Free Market does not make mistakes.
The free market will prove this to be a mistake. Tick off your company's partner, (The lovable Muppets)
alienate the %20 of the population that is atheist, a huge amount of Christian as well, and get your business in a fight in never even needed to be in. I agree with your comment.
I agree with you, I think this is just the beginning. Chick Fil A is going to be punished for making a very bad decision, and now we'll get to hear about how they are being persecuted for being Christian. Let's get something straight (no pun intended), Chick Fil A is going to be punished for alienating a large chunk of their customer base and business partners who don't want to be affiliated with a chain that puts anti-gay politics at the forefront of their business philosophy, not for being Christian.
Ok, sounds good to me. Soo.where IS this free market you speak of?
Apparently the muppets support of "diversity" does not include diversity of opinion...
What was that? The point flying right over your head.
A long time ago I thought that liberals and progressives were broad minded and open to opinions that they disagreed with. Then I started reading what they write on the internet and boy was I ever proven wrong. No need to prove it again. The point has been made and made again and made again and made again...
If you want diversity supported, support diversity. Simple enough?
I think some folks need to understand the difference between an "opinion" and a "position".
Opinion: Gay people are great decorators and gossip columnists. (while stereotypical, it's an opinion)
Position: I don't think they should be allowed to get married.
What's the difference? The word "should". Saying something should or shouldn't be is a position, not an opinion. Both can evoke an emotional response, but they are not the same thing. People are entitled to their opinions, however biased or hurtful, but a public figure publicly stating a position on something so personal to many people is going to be held accountable for it.
I think some folks need to understand the difference between an "opinion" and a "position".
Opinion: Gay people are great decorators and gossip columnists. (while stereotypical, it's an opinion)
Position: I don't think they should be allowed to get married.
What's the difference? The word "should". Saying something should or shouldn't be is a position, not an opinion. Both can evoke an emotional response, but they are not the same thing. People are enti tled to their opinions, however biased or hurtful, but a public figure publicly stating a position on something so personal to many people is going to be held accountable for it.
It's not opinion...it's bigotry. Huge difference so quit downplaying it and acting like it's just an opinion. This hate group wants to deny an entire group of taxpayers the same exact rights that other taxpayers have just because they are different. So ignorant. In our family, the straight couples are all divorced (except me) and our three gay couples have all been together in monogamous relationships for over 10 years or more...one for over 25 years! Why in the world can't they get married and get the same tax breaks that we currently enjoy? It's crazy to ask them to pay the same in taxes that we do and then not let them have the same rights. I say if they can't get married, they shouldn't have to pay as much in taxes. EQUAL RIGHTS FOR ALL TAXPAYERS...not just for those the hate mongering Christians choose.
It'd be hypocritical of Jim Henson company to support gays and lesbians but then give business to a group that doesn't. Its not that they don't respect someone else's opinion its that they don't agree with that opinion and it goes against EVERYTHING that they stand for.
Chik Fil A is turning their back on what they've stood for ... for years by giving money and support to intolerance groups based on religion. A good christian believes what they believe but also if they're preaching respect and tolerance shouldn't turn their back on that..and thast what they've done.
Simple, really. Chick-fil-a is the opposite of diversity, so out they go.
Neither Chickfil-A nor the muppets have been around for 50 years. Great headline!
The Jim Henson company was founded in 1958 and Truett Cathy's first restaurant was opened in 1946. I cannot say, however, when the two companies made a connection.
Fail
I am proud of chick-fil-A for standing up for their beliefs. Why is it wrong for them to do it but the ones on the other side of the debate feel it is ok for them to stand up for what they believe and call the other discrimatory? I'm fairly sure God is happy with them to for standing up, I know I am.
Because standing up for your beliefs shouldn't infringe on the rights of others. If Chick Fil A stood up for the right to segregate blacks out from whites, would you be proud of them? If Chick Fil A stood up for the right to ban women from working, would you be proud of them?
They ARE being discriminatory when they donate millions of dollars to prevent people from getting the same basic right as everyone else. Christians shouldn't get the right to legislate their own bigoted sense of "morality" on the rest of the nation. Want to live a narrow minded path? Go ahead, but keep it to yourself.
I live in Wyoming. There is one state constitution. For ALL people. Not one edition for straights and one for gays. The Wyoming state constitution states that two people can be married if they are of the opposite sex, of legal and and are not closely related.
The problem is not that gays do not have rights. They simply have no need for the rights they presently have. Hence, the demand for SPECIAL rights. That would be like me having the right to smoke cigars, but since I choose not to, then demanding the right to shoot heroine.
"The problem is not that gays do not have rights. They simply have no need for the rights they presently have. Hence, the demand for SPECIAL rights. That would be like me having the right to smoke cigars, but since I choose not to, then demanding the right to shoot heroine."
Wow...you really said this? Gays don't want SPECIAL rights. They want the SAME rights that we straight people have to marry the person of their choosing and get the same tax write offs for doing so. ZERO special rights...just equal rights. I don't understand what is so difficult to understand about that. The Wyoming laws are archaic and will be changed and all of you bigots and despicable prejudiced people will be looking like morons in history books...just like the bigots did when blacks did not have equal rights in the earlier part of this century. At the time, the bigots said the same exact things the prejudiced people are saying now. They said if God had wanted a black and a white to marry, he wouldn't have made them different colors. Doesn't that sound absolutely ridiculous now? Remember it wasn't legal for a black to marry a white until the Supreme Court ruled so in 1967!!!!!
Your attempt at being clever is just plain sad. That's the same argument that was used regarding interracial marriage. Everyone had the same right to marry within their race.
Hey. What about me. I want to marry my dog. It's might right! Why am I not being treated equally with those nasty Christians?????
...that is the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard.
You fail to say how Chick-Fil-a is discriminating against anyone.
Refusing to condone same sex marriage, is NOT discrimination.
Stop getting YOUR panties in a bunch.
If there were a god, it would be saying, "Damn, I thought I made you smarter than that. What kind of a business practice is severing a tie with your company partner, the Muppets, and picking a fight you didn't need to get your business into fighting. I guess I really do work in mysterious ways, it's a mystery to me."
To you, I am just someone "on the other side of the debate," but if you spent one day in my home observing my life, you would no longer see it that way. My partner and I have been together for 10 years, and have been through some tough times, but mostly we have a good life. I wouldn't trade it for anything. I do wish I would have known the joy of marrying her when we were still in the early years of our relationship, not that it wouldn't still be the greatest moment of my life if it happened now, but I already feel I've been cheated of that. I will have to work a few extra years to be able to provide security for my partner if something happens to me because we don't have access to the tax/inheritance protections of marriage. Not only that, it's just hurtful to hear things in the news everyday, people saying all kinds of things that just aren't true about who we are. You can never understand what it's like, living with the anger that builds when people say ignorant things, but I would hope that maybe people could at least suspend judgement and try to see things from another point of view. For me, it's not political. It's my life.
Great comment BobbyJo. Personally I am totally fed-up with all of the gay/lez crap. Keep your mouths shut and practice your sick pervision behind closed doors if that is what you CHOOSE to do and stopattemption to force your sick lifestyle on the rest of society (normal) people.
I love the mashup, but the way that you tkaeld about Jim Henson and Stan Lee in the same sentence made me think that Stan Lee had passed away and I hadn't noticed!
I'm afraid I don't eat their "food" anyway, so a boycott on my part makes little sense. It's factory-farmed "product" to begin with.
But now a double reason to eschew it. Sorry, folks.
I hate it when a food blog gets politicized...
Maybe the trolls won't come this time..
Hello! Gay people can still have kids! Duh, what a stupid comment. Two women can get pregnant in a whole bunch of ways and still be couple and have you forgotten that there are millions of children waiting for adoption?
Gay kids need toys too!