Danno went to Chick-Fil-A

[mox 298]

Danno-logic. He has a patent.

I guess. The leap in logic (for LSD-induced values of "logic") has me second-guessing the consistency of gravity on this planet.

[DaveE 178]

What a d1ckhead!

Yep the dickhead is so proud of his actions that he posted them on youtube. Now he has been fired. His company says that his actions reflect poorly on the company as he was berating an employee. If he had an issue he should have gone to management of the chick-fil-A store.

Company exec gets fired

Edited August 2, 2012 by DaveE

[skiptex 225]

Company exec gets fired

i bet the water tasted really good!!!!

[one...two...tree 2,762]

So, choice is not involved in human behavior? I find that hard to believe. I would hope that your arrogant response toward those you disagree with could be avoided long enough to actually learn something about your own species.

Inclination vs. behavior. The Catholic Church's position is that the inclination may be innate, but the behavior (acting on that inclination) is a choice. That's different than believing that someone openly chooses to be gay, and many gay people will tell you, they have absolutely no sexual attraction to the opposite sex.

[Karee 4,190]

Yep the dickhead is so proud of his actions that he posted them on youtube. Now he has been fired. His company says that his actions reflect poorly on the company as he was berating an employee. If he had an issue he should have gone to management of the chick-fil-A store.

Company exec gets fired

Maybe Chick-Fil-A will give him a job.

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

Inclination vs. behavior. The Catholic Church's position is that the inclination may be innate, but the behavior (acting on that inclination) is a choice. That's different than believing that someone openly chooses to be gay, and many gay people will tell you, they have absolutely no sexual attraction to the opposite sex.

I would like to see an encyclical discussing that subject as regards same sex relationships. I don't disagree with your statement, I would like to see how the church handles it. We are so removed from Rome's official position on anything in my Parish, other than how the liturgy in English is to conform to the original Latin. Have you adapted fully to the changes in the congregational responses yet during mass?

ETA: (We are rebels, but the Diocese gives us some leeway as we probably have the most active English speaking congregation in northern California, and a sizable Spanish speaking one as well.)

ETAA:(Here is Rome's official position, which we have mostly chosen to avoid: http://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/congregations/cfaith/documents/rc_con_cfaith_doc_20030731_homosexual-unions_en.html)

Edited August 3, 2012 by The Patriot

[Ban Hammer 13,342]

i bet the water tasted really good!!!!

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

Many gay people will tell you, they have absolutely no sexual attraction to the opposite sex.

That applies to many heterosexual couples as well. My wife tells me I am not allowed to be sexually attracted to members of the opposite sex.* She doesn't like the competition.

*(or the same sex, or the animal world, or the vegetable world, or ...)

[Danno 1,228]

Huh? What would have given you that idea?

OK cool, you are consistent, Muslims and throw-back Mormons with multiple wives should have the same civil rights of marriage.

i bet the water tasted really good!!!!

If that guy was thinking he would have ran in a got free napkins and straws.

Edited August 3, 2012 by Danno

[mox 298]

OK cool, you are consistent, Muslims and throw-back Mormons with multiple wives should have the same civil rights of marriage.

Yes, I believe that all people, no matter what kinds of imaginary sky beings they believe in or what the sex of their partner(s) is, should have the same basic human rights. I have no problem with polygamy among consenting adults.

[Danno 1,228]

Yes, I believe that all people, no matter what kinds of imaginary sky beings they believe in or what the sex of their partner(s) is, should have the same basic human rights. I have no problem with polygamy among consenting adults.

I can respect that consistency.

SInce I know you are not the sort to drive blind...... which culture that you admire embrace(d) this "any thing goes" concept?

[mox 298]

SInce I know you are not the sort to drive blind...... which culture that you admire embrace(d) this "any thing goes" concept?

I haven't really given it any thought, but to be clear I'm not advocating "anything goes." Try not to read anything I haven't actually said into what I say.

[james&olya 1,121]

Did it ever occur to you that maybe it is different for different people?

There are gays who Claim they did chose, one was an actress not long ago.

TO me it is irrelevant.

People are born with all types of inclinations some are healthy some are beneficial some or bizarre and destructive, being fascinated with the torture of animals from the earliest memory means what?

If we grew up in a culture where it was perfectly normal to have sex with your siblings...... don't you imagine a lot more people would do it if it were seen as normal?

There are a lot of factors which shape our minds and especially our sexual desires and impulses, it is so complicated...... I am stunned how some people speak of it in such simplistic terms.

There may be a difference in etiology between male and female homosexuality. It is probably not wise to generalize results of studies on one gender to the other!

[Darnell 8,478]

Excellent fodder for the stomping !! Perhaps some of the folksen here will have a go ?

paragraph by paragraph, sentence by sentence?

YAR!

Note to all - one more day....

Then the kissing commences !

From Forbes, 2007.

The Cult of Chick-fil-A

Emily Schmall 07.23.07

Chick-fil-A tries to recruit and retain loyalists like Yadkowski, who is so devoted to the company and its founder that he named his son Samuel (Cathy's first name). The privately held chain--with $2.3 billion in systemwide sales last year from 1,300 franchised stores in the U.S.--is best known for chicken-breast sandwiches that inspire fans to camp out so they are first in line when a new restaurant opens.

Cathy, 86, credits the company's success to 975 franchisees and 600 employees who are unusually dedicated in an industry known for grumpy operators and high turnover among hourly workers. The turnover among Chick-fil-A operators is a low 5% a year. Among hourly workers turnover is 60%, compared with 107% for the industry. "We tell applicants, 'If you don't intend to be here for life, you needn't apply,'" says Cathy, who opened his first restaurant in 1946.

That's not the only company mandate. Chick-fil-A's corporate mission, as stated on a plaque at company headquarters (and by Cathy), is to "glorify God." It is the only national fast-food chain that closes on Sunday so operators can go to church and spend time with their families; franchisees who don't go along with the rule risk having their contracts terminated. Company meetings and retreats include prayers, and the company encourages franchisees to market their restaurants through church groups. Howe Rice, a franchisee in Glen Allen, Va., hosts a Bible study group in one of his two Chick-fil-A restaurants every Tuesday. He offers a free breakfast to all who attend. "You don't have to be a Christian to work at Chick-fil-A, but we ask you to base your business on biblical principles because they work," says Cathy.

Chick-fil-A is run by Cathy and his sons Dan T., chief operating officer, and Donald (a.k.a. Bubba), a senior vice president. They screen prospective operators for their loyalty, wholesome values and willingness to buy into Chick-fil-A's in-your-face Christian credo, espoused often by Cathy, an evangelical Southern Baptist who says "the Lord has never spoken to me, but I feel Chick-fil-A has been His gift."

Loyalty to the company isn't the only thing that matters to Cathy, who wants married workers, believing they are more industrious and productive. One in three company operators have attended Christian-based relationship-building retreats through WinShape at Berry College in Mount Berry, Ga. The programs include classes on conflict resolution and communication. Family members of prospective operators--children, even--are frequently interviewed so Cathy and his family can learn more about job candidates and their relationships at home. "If a man can't manage his own life, he can't manage a business," says Cathy, who says he would probably fire an employee or terminate an operator who "has been sinful or done something harmful to their family members."

The parent company asks people who apply for an operator license to disclose marital status, number of dependents and involvement in "community, civic, social, church and/or professional organizations."

Is it legal? There are no federal laws that prohibit companies from asking nosy questions about religion and marital status during interviews. Most companies don't because it can open them up to discrimination claims, says James Ryan, a spokesman for the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Chick-fil-A has more freedom to ask whatever it wants of franchisees because they are independent contractors and not necessarily subject to federal employment discrimination laws. (Employees, however, may sue under those laws.)

Chick-fil-A, the corporate parent, has been sued at least 12 times since 1988 on charges of employment discrimination, according to records in U.S. District Courts. Aziz Latif, a former Chick-fil-A restaurant manager in Houston, sued the company in 2002 after Latif, a Muslim, says he was fired a day after he didn't participate in a group prayer to Jesus Christ at a company training program in 2000. The suit was settled on undisclosed terms.

The company might face more suits if it didn't screen potential hires and operators so carefully. Many Chick-fil-A job candidates must endure a yearlong vetting process that includes dozens of interviews. Ty Yokum, the training manager for the chain, sat through 7 interviews and didn't get the job. He reapplied in 1991 and was subjected to another 17 interviews--the final one lasted five hours--and was hired. Bureon Ledbetter, Chick-fil-A's general counsel, says the company works hard to select people like Yokum, who "fit." "We want operators who support the values here," Ledbetter says.

Those who do say they like the member-of-the-club feel that goes along with working with Chick-fil-A. "It is very difficult to get in, but once you're in, you're in for life," says Donald Elam, a Chick-fil-A franchisee in Superstition Springs, Ariz.: "I tell all my people, 'I'm not working for Chick-fil-A; I'm working for the Lord.'"

http://www.forbes.com/forbes/2007/0723/080.html

[Teddy B 17,252]

Yep the dickhead is so proud of his actions that he posted them on youtube. Now he has been fired. His company says that his actions reflect poorly on the company as he was berating an employee. If he had an issue he should have gone to management of the chick-fil-A store.

Company exec gets fired

That clown WAS the company CFO, I hope that free water was worth his 6 figure job! I'm diggin the silliness of the protestors that this whole Chik Fil A issue has brought to the surface.