Those Supporting The Homosexual Marriage Angered Over Chick-Fil-A Comments

[Obama 2012 1,714]

Ohhhhhh brother. Chill the hell out people. Just because the owners/company heads believe something doesn't mean the chicken tastes any different. - The last time I checked, they treated all customers the same, all employees the same, etc... It's a "Christian" establishment and they believe what they do. If this is "News" to you about them, then you're a damn imbecile.

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http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2012/07/19/chick-fil-a-and-gay-marriage-a-social-media-storm/?hpt=hp_t2

The fact that Chick-fil-A is a company that espouses Christian values is no secret. The fact that its 1,600 fast-food chicken restaurants across the country are closed on Sundays has long been testament to that.

But the comments of company President Dan Cathy about gay marriage to Baptist Press on Monday have ignited a social media wildfire.

"Guilty as charged," Cathy said when asked about his company's support of the traditional family unit as opposed to gay marriage.

"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 is quoted as saying.

Strong feelings of support and disagreement have followed, making Chick-fil-A the top Google trend on Thursday morning as the company's Facebook and Twitter pages were burning up with arguments.

"Hate mongers! Never again! Not another $ from me," Duke Richards wrote on Facebook.

"Goodbye Chikkk-fil-a! your food was delicious, but I can no longer eat nuggets filled with hate!" read a post by Blake Brown.

"I am truly ashamed of the recent admittance from Mr Cathy about your bigoted company practices. I hate the fact that my money was used for this. I will never support your company (and) will make sure anyone I know does not either," Mikell Kirbis wrote on Facebook. "While I'm not a Christian I know that hate is not in God's plan nor (is) ignorantly picking sections of the Bible to brandish. Good bye and I hope either you change your ways or close down."

But the support for the company was just as vehement.

"Just wanted to say I'm proud that you stand firm in your beliefs. You knew the risks, and still took the plunge. May God bless this company with abundance. Never back down!" said a Facebook post from David Jones.

"Thank you for standing up for what you believe. The truth is not hate. It's just the truth," wrote Sharon R Boyd.

"I love the values that this restaurant stands for and will support it every dang chance I get! Pay no attention to the morons spewing hate!" read a post from Raymond Joy.

Twitter comments were also divided.

Miss 'Merica

@MissMerica I personally admire Chick-fil-A for really backing their beliefs. It's so rare that you find people in the business world that will do that.

18 Jul 12 ReplyRetweetFavorite

Danforth France

@danforthfrance Chick-fil-A has tarnished the fried chicken industry's once-sterling reputation for never being bigoted, historically, in any way.

18 Jul 12 ReplyRetweetFavorite

Wesley Vinson

@TheEvilWesley It's Chick-Fil-A not Adam-Fil-Steve. #rejectedchikfilAsloagans

18 Jul 12 ReplyRetweetFavorite

Chucky McDaniel

@ChuckyMcDaniel People who are bashing Chick-fil-a for their Christian stances need to find more important things to complain about.

In a statement to CNN on Wednesday, the company said it would stick by its principles, but it tried to withdraw from the heated social media debate over them.

"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. 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," said a statement from Don Perry, the company's vice president of corporate public relations.

The Human Rights Campaign, a lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender advocacy group, said Wednesday that Cathy's comments gave consumers a clear choice.

“It's strange to say, but it's good to see Chick-fil-A finally admit to their anti-LGBT policies," Michael Cole-Schwartz, the organization's director of communications, told CNN. "Now fair-minded consumers can make up their own minds whether they want to support an openly discriminatory company or take their business elsewhere. As the country moves toward inclusion, Chick-fil-A has staked out a decidedly stuck-in-the-past mentality.”

Polling shows increasing support for gay marriage in the United States. A CNN/ORC Poll conducted in late May found 54% of respondents favoring the legal recognition of gay marriage with 42% opposed. The poll had a sampling error of 3%.

[Penny Lane 8,159]

There are plenty of Christians who have nothing against gay marriage.

And there are also plenty of people who don't support companies that go against their beliefs.

What does it matter to you?

[Bad_Daddy 2,209]

There are plenty of Christians who have nothing against gay marriage.

And there are also plenty of people who don't support companies that go against their beliefs.

What does it matter to you?

Ever read the Bible? These people who call themselves Christians yet support homosexual marriage are living a lie. It's like a member of the Clan saying that he/she supports interracial marriage.

[Penny Lane 8,159]

Ever read the Bible? These people who call themselves Christians yet support homosexual marriage are living a lie. It's like a member of the Clan saying that he/she supports interracial marriage.

I have never read the Bible, no.

Are you telling me that good Christians follow the Bible exactly? Really?

[Bad_Daddy 2,209]

I have never read the Bible, no.

Are you telling me that good Christians follow the Bible exactly? Really?

Christianity is based on the Bible. There's no riding the fence on that one. Your either in or your out. No matter how much libs try and rewrite the Bible to their liking and beliefs, it is what it is.

[Penny Lane 8,159]

Christianity is based on the Bible. There's no riding the fence on that one. Your either in or your out. No matter how much libs try and rewrite the Bible to their liking and beliefs, it is what it is.

So good Christians follow the Bible exactly.

Interesting.

[Penny Lane 8,159]

I hope there are no good, Bible loving Christians out there that do any of the following:

Eat ham sandwiches, bacon, or play football

Consulting psychics

Have tattoos

Gossip

Get a divorce

Get remarried after a divorce

Work on Sunday

Let women speak in church

Eat shrimp, lobster or other assorted seafood

Have sex before marriage

Wear any "unnatural" fabrics

Wear gold

Shave

[Bad_Daddy 2,209]

So good Christians follow the Bible exactly.

Interesting.

No Bible, no Christianity. It's what Christianity is based on. The Bible is the only thing Christians have for a reference...there isn't any other books supposedly written by god and/or his disciples other than the Holy Bible. I don't believe any of that stuff hence the reason I don't go to church, etc... I do xmas and all the other holidays because of tradition but when I die I believe I'l be pretty much dead and that will be that. I don't hold my breath on there being some never never land somewhere up in the sky.

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[Penny Lane 8,159]

No Bible, no Christianity. It's what Christianity is supposed to be about. The Bible is the only thing Christians have for a reference...there isn't any other books supposedly written by god and/or his disciples other than the Holy Bible. I don't believe any of that stuff hence the reason I don't go to church, etc... I do xmas and all the other holidays because of tradition but when I die I believe I'l be pretty much dead and that will be that. I don't hold my breath on there being some never never land somewhere up on the sky.

So who gets to pick and choose what they and do not follow?

[Bad_Daddy 2,209]

So who gets to pick and choose what they and do not follow?

That's just it, your either in or your out. Again there's no riding the fence on that one. Churches keep trying to change the rules of the game to conform with so called modern society but that's not how it works.

[Penny Lane 8,159]

Do you know any Christians who are "in" and follow the Bible to perfection? Seems like an impossible life.

[rocks 494]

The last time I checked, they treated all customers the same

You must have missed this...

[rocks 494]

Christianity is based on the Bible. There's no riding the fence on that one. Your either in or your out. No matter how much libs try and rewrite the Bible to their liking and beliefs, it is what it is.

This is complete garbage.

[Bad_Daddy 2,209]

Do you know any Christians who are "in" and follow the Bible to perfection? Seems like an impossible life.

I split my younger years living with my dads family which meant attending a Quaker church. They aren't anything like they were during my grandparents day but if you look at the two branches related to the Quaker church which is the Mennonite and the Amish you get a gist of what trying to live by the Bible is all about. It's too much for me to handle. That's just their take on it though.

The Bible comes right out against homosexuality...no gray area there and no real way to try and twist the meaning of it. I mean that's one of the few black and white versus in the bible.

This is complete garbage.

Prove it or shut it.

[rocks 494]

Prove it or shut it.

I know a woman who performs gay ceremonies that are not legal marriages. She also performs legal marriages. She is the most christian person I've ever met... Your point?