Chick-fil-A Anti-Gay Controversy: Gay Employees Speak Out

[mox 298]

So many people eating chicken because of Jesus (who had #### all to say about gay marriage). How many of those sandwiches, I wonder, went to feed poor people? I'd have been more impressed with Christians if there'd been lines forming around homeless shelters and soup kitchens. Morons.

[Penny Lane 8,159]

So many people eating chicken because of Jesus (who had #### all to say about gay marriage). How many of those sandwiches, I wonder, went to feed poor people? I'd have been more impressed with Christians if there'd been lines forming around homeless shelters and soup kitchens. Morons.

I wonder how many of those people who so proudly took pictures of themselves and their chicken used products from Apple, Microsoft, Android, etc .. pro-gay companies to upload them for the world to see

[TiklingGuy 211]

Could always take them into a church and see if they burst into flames.

[Penny Lane 8,159]

And I say that as an atheist who's stepped foot in a church twice in her life - both for funerals. I survived!

[TiklingGuy 211]

So many people eating chicken because of Jesus (who had #### all to say about gay marriage). How many of those sandwiches, I wonder, went to feed poor people? I'd have been more impressed with Christians if there'd been lines forming around homeless shelters and soup kitchens. Morons.

Christians can be some of the biggest A-holes on this planet. A holy'er than though attitude does not represent God whatsoever and most christians these days have this attitude. Christians are suppose to love gay people not criticise them.

[JohnR! 5,495]

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And I say that as an atheist who's stepped foot in a church twice in her life - both for funerals. I survived!

I am with Teddy... I burst into one big fireball and blisters all over every time I walk into a church...

[Ban Hammer 13,400]

I am with Teddy... I burst into one big fireball and blisters all over every time I walk into a church...

maybe that's cause you can't quote right!

[JohnR! 5,495]

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maybe that's cause you can't quote right!

You mean I done quotin no gud?

[TracyTN 237]

It would have been something if those who went for their chicken fix yesterday instead were to take that money and donate it to charity.

[mox 298]

It would have been something if those who went for their chicken fix yesterday instead were to take that money and donate it to charity.

Bite your tongue. You're acting as if Jesus were a socialist or something.

[JohnR! 5,495]

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It would have been something if those who went for their chicken fix yesterday instead were to take that money and donate it to charity.

Communist!!!!!!!

[Danno 1,228]

So many people eating chicken because of Jesus (who had #### all to say about gay marriage). How many of those sandwiches, I wonder, went to feed poor people? I'd have been more impressed with Christians if there'd been lines forming around homeless shelters and soup kitchens. Morons.

Now now no need to be ugly why not instead name the Atheist homeless shelters in your community and the list the faith based ones and lets see which side has concern for the poor.

[Danno 1,228]

Bite your tongue. You're acting as if Jesus were a socialist or something.

Oh no, definitely not a socialist.

In fact he never once commanded his followers to force others (with taxes or programs) to do anything.... he simply commanded those who follow him to do it.... and with a cheerful heart.

Socialism is about me forcing someone else to fund something I think is worthy but not worthy enough for me to support with my own money.

[mox 298]

Now now no need to be ugly why not instead name the Atheist homeless shelters in your community and the list the faith based ones and lets see which side has concern for the poor.

It's a valid point, and one which I think Atheists need to address more than they have. But then, speaking for myself and a few other Atheists I know, I've worked soup kitchens and shelters. The fact that they were faith-based kind of niggled at me, but then I just made sure my efforts went directly to helping people. In any case, non-religious people give to charity at the same levels religious people give. A religions person might give to their church, whereas a non-religious person might give to Habitat for Humanity (my pet charity).

Which isn't to say my point is in any way negated. If Christians had really been acting in the spirit of their faith, they'd have taken their cue from Jesus and either given the money to the poor, or at least turned around and given the food away. But it actually would never have come up, because Jesus would have instructed his faithful to love others.

OR...if they were eating chicken because they supported the traditional biblical definition of marriage (as Mr. Cathy said), then they're all raging hypocrites. As I said, Jesus said nothing about gay marriage whatsoever. But The Old Testament has plenty to say about "traditional" marriage, and it's some scary effing stuff. Such as rape victims being forced to marry their rapist. And polygamy. And women being stoned to death if they're not virgins when they marry.

Atheists need to step up, for sure. But Christians really need to understand their religion better. Your King James doesn't just include all the happy lovey stuff from Jesus. There's a whole other book in there, and it's just as canonical.

[mox 298]

Oh no, definitely not a socialist.

In fact he never once commanded his followers to force others (with taxes or programs) to do anything.... he simply commanded those who follow him to do it.... and with a cheerful heart.

Socialism is about me forcing someone else to fund something I think is worthy but not worthy enough for me to support with my own money.

The fact that Jesus commanded *anything* makes him, at best, a socialist, and at worst a maniacal dictator. "Hey, you need to do what I say because I'm the son of God and you will burn in eternal hell if you don't listen to me." Yeah, come to think of it, Jesus was a maniacal dictator. At least with Stalin you just took a bullet to the back of the head and it was all over. Jesus throws you in hell forever and ever and ever, because he loves you.