‘Absolute Intolerance’: Santorum Steps in to Defend Chick-Fil-A
- Posted on July 27, 2012 at 1:50pm by
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[The following is a cross post that originally appeared on CNBC.com]
Calls for the boycott of Chick-fil-A following its CEO’s comments in support of traditional marriage is little more than a witch hunt, former presidential hopeful Rick Santorum told CNBC on Thursday.
“You just keep seeing this more and more, which is the absolute intolerance of the left in America. There can be no dissent from what their position is,” he said on “The Kudlow Report.”
The idea that the company would face pressure for its leader’s beliefs was antithetical to the idea of the United States.
“This is why the Hugenots came to America,” Santorum said, adding the Dutch Reform Church and Catholics to that list.
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“They didn’t want the government telling them what to believe and that they couldn’t say things in public, that they had to keep it to themselves,” he said, or be “barred from doing business.”
Watch the discussion unfold [via CNBC]:
Last week, a story in The Baptist Press quoted Chick-fil-A CEO Dan Cathy coming out in support of traditional 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,” he said.
[Video: The Chick-fil-A Culture War?]
The comments sparked protest from supporters of gay rights activists, and led to city officials in Chicago, Philadelphia, and Boston to come out swinging against the chicken chain restaurant.
Even the Muppets, which had a marketing agreement with Chick-fil-A, severed ties with the company following the firestorm.
Santorum and former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, a Baptist minister, declared next Wednesday “Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day” to support the business.
Nick Gillespie, editor-in-chief of Reason.com, said he believed, “as a libertarian, as somebody who believes absolutely in marriage equality,” that consumers can vote with their dollars: If they don’t like the company’s stance, they can always eat elsewhere.
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“By the same token, there is something absolutely, fundamentally wrong with politicians saying what kinds of businesses can set up shop in their city and where,” he said.
Gillespie also pointed out that the company had not appeared to break any laws.
“It doesn’t ban or bar gay employees, it doesn’t ban or bar gay customers — and that’s worth keeping in mind — because they’re good businessmen,” he said.
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jungle J
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 3:03pmyou must have an altered mind to consider something so counterproductive to humanity(**** sexuality) as reasonable and productive…why do we allow so many of the mentally ill so much power in our society?
Report Post »stephenb.net
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 3:37pmThe hardest part about this Chick Fil-A boycott thing is the emotional trauma that it puts on the homosexual community. Seriously, have you ever had the waffle fries? Yeah, exactly, now poor waffle fry lovers from the LGBTQ community are forced back into the closet this time to hide their true love for the tasty Chick Fil-A product. Who would choose to love waffle fries? Nobody that’s who! They are fattening, bad for blood sugar, and let’s face it, not the healthiest product on their menu so it’s obvious that waffle fry lovers are born that way! Now what are they supposed to do, hide it from their friends and family? I say come out of the closet my waffle fry loving friends and neighbors of the gay community and tell your activists friends that waffle fries are here, they’re delicious (especially dipped in Chick Fil-A sauce) get used to it!
Report Post »Prosecute_Constitutional_Treason_In_Washington
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 5:04pmThe Bible proves everything done against God‘s people is done for God’s glory. I would say this is God’s way of advertising using zero money for Chick Fil A. In the end Chicks sales will skyrocket. God laughs while we fret. The homosexuals commit “shameful” (Holy Bible) abominable acts.
Report Post »Satan wants everyone to call it “gay.” God says it ‘s shameful. What are you going to call it?
Prosecute_Constitutional_Treason_In_Washington
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 5:08pmGod calls them “shameful” that commit this abominable act. Satan calls them “gay.” Who you going to believe? Call them “shameful.” They are not gay. I am gay. My dogs are gay. These people are “shameful” homosexuals.
Report Post »Ray2447
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 5:50pmThese “gay” leftists push their gay agenda with a hateful vengeance, and as Santorum accurately states, ‘allow no dissent.” That’s why I refer to them as “the Gaystopo.” They are thugs and bullies.
Report Post »MCDAVE
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 6:39pmSupport Chick Filet during this political attack..who cares if gay‘s don’t.
Report Post »mopman64
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 9:10pmYa think god ever had a Chick Fil A? MMMM those two pickles or is he like my son and takes them off?
Report Post »Beachmastermax
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 3:01pmLet a mayor threaten Ben and Gerry’s business in a similar fashion, for backing Homosexual marriage, and see how fast a civil rights lawsuit is filed.
Christians can piss a moan all they want about treatment like this, but until we actually fight back…they will just keep coming.
Where are the Christian legal foundations on this?
Report Post »dixie63
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 3:17pmYou’re exactly right. Does anyone know if there are any plans for a lawsuit?
Report Post »Prosecute_Constitutional_Treason_In_Washington
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 5:14pmChristians should band together and stop buying every single product from a vile, wicked, evil company choosing to buy only Christian. We could destroy every vile wicked business in the US.
Report Post »Let me ask you this. How come the movie industry is allowed to take God’s name in vain and Christians still attend supporting the movie industry with their God earned and given dollars. Makes no sense. In this case Christians should stop buying from McDonalds and Burger King and only support the Chick. We have to show the business’ of America we can break them if they defile our God. It’s time to vote with your money. If you claim to be a Christian and don’t vote with your money then I say you may not be saved. (Matthew chapter 7)
Ray2447
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 5:59pmThere are Christian organizations who have taken a stand against the left in court. ADF has stood up to and beaten the ACLU on a number of occasions. At last count the ADF had over 800 lawyers on staff to the best of my recollection. Over the years, at one time or another, I have supported all of them, but especially ADF:
# Alliance Defence Fund (ADF) – (just changed their name to Alliance Defending Freedom)
Alan Sears
# Liberty Counsel
Matt and Anita Staver
# American Center for Law and Justice
Report Post »Jay Sekulow
iampraying4u
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 6:49pmDrink more tea and eat more chicken
Report Post »abwehragent
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 8:40pmYes, a number of Christian legal counsel have invited the leaders of the cities in question to even try to discriminate against Chick-fil-A establishing new outlets in their cities. They are eager to file a ‘can’t lose’ lawsuit..
Report Post »moomaw10
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 9:02pmSo crybaby Santorum comes out for Chick-fil-A BUT he is NOT man enough to get behind Romney… He may not like the man BUT if we all don’t defeat B.O in Nov…Our country is gone… I am supporting Chick-fil-A and plan on eating chicken a lot.. Now Rick you get over the past an get behind our party an help get Romney elected..
Report Post »Countryjustice
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 9:58pmExcellent point!!!!
Report Post »We need to stop lettin these cowards shout us down. Our freedom of speech and religion are at stake here. We are sued for praying or talking about God in school or any government building, while they are teaching our kids about homosexual and transsexual relationships and now city officials are involved in Illegal discrimination, and trying to silence opposition opinion. We need to fight these secularist Antichrist groups with the same passion and relentless force they fight us with. God bless America may he guide our hearts in this crucial battle for liberty and justice for all
Diane TX
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 2:50pmNick Gillespie says he stands for the equal treatment of gays.
I absolutely agree with him, so when a gay CEO of a Private Company comments that he’s pro gay marriage, I’ll expect Mayors and Aldermans of Cities to proclaim that “it’s not the standard view of this City, so permits will not be issued”.
Report Post »JustMeHere_01
Posted on July 28, 2012 at 3:11am@DIANE TX
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 2:50pm
Nick Gillespie says he stands for the equal treatment of gays.
I absolutely agree with him, so when a gay CEO of a Private Company comments that he’s pro gay marriage, I’ll expect Mayors and Aldermans of Cities to proclaim that “it’s not the standard view of this City, so permits will not be issued”.
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Report Post »ginger100
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 2:50pmIntolerance from 5 % of the population who want everyone to be tolerant of them?
Report Post »TAXEVERYONE
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 4:03pmThey have the ignorant in America thinking they make up 95% of the population just like the NAACP and Laraza.
Report Post »term limits for congress
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 2:44pm.
Report Post »For the communist cities, change the name to CHICK-FIL-A-MOHAMMED. The politicians will be fighting each other to be the first in line to purchase their Happy Allah Meal.
buzzn13
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 2:44pmIt is one thing to picket and protest a business because you may disagree with their practices or beliefs, but it is completely unconstitutional to use the government to impede a business in any way because of their exercise of their first amendment rights to freedom of speech and/or religion. A Chicago Alderman had said that they will use “traffic and congestion” as a way to stop Chick-fil-A from building restaurants in Chicago. Unbelievable!
Report Post »acidovorax
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 6:07pmThis happens very frequently. Local officials wield considerable power.
Report Post »oklahomalady
Posted on July 28, 2012 at 1:38pmExactly, and most of this bully stuff started with BHO leading by example. Now the other leftists think they can just ignore the law and do whatever they feel like doing. Can’t wait to continue throwing all these overbearing jerks out of office. When there are still too many stupid people to vote them out then I really hope these cities will start hemorrhaging their decent people onto the better places to live. Then, we just sit back and watch the ones left behind become “Detroited”.
Report Post »GoodStuff
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 2:44pmI’ll be buying lots of Chick-Fil-A on August 1.
Report Post »SgtBigO
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 2:41pmWhen it the protests come from private citizens and private companies, I have 0 issue with it. I refuse to eat or do business with certain companies because I disagree with their views on issues that I feel are important. When the politicians are doing the ones that are threatening then that an issue. They have no business getting into a private business and private citizens monetary exchange. Let them boycott. That’s their right. No one has to eat at a certain restaurant. It’s their choice.
Report Post »Prosecute_Constitutional_Treason_In_Washington
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 5:21pmAgreed….. We stopped using Google, buying at Home Depot, and Target, and now Amizon is next. We vote with our money and if we have to pay more so be it. God will supply the extra money. It’s time for Christians to vote against sin with their money.
Report Post »Why do Christians support any movie in the theatres that takes God’s name just one time in vain? We don’t. Batman made 160 million last weekend and alot of the money was from Christians. Jesus Christs name was used to curse. Why support such wicked sin?
Start voting with your cash. That’s the blood of companies and the stockholders will listen. If the company comes out with a homosexual agenda and the stockholders suffer from lost profits due to Christians the CEO will be thrown out on his head.
Old Truckers
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 2:36pmI am so sick and tired of this “modern enlightened society”.
I wish I lived in the mountains, all alone.
Report Post »phillyatheist
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 2:40pmwhat’s stopping you? i think all backwards thinking people who long for the days of old should do just that. let the rest of society move forward until you die off. til then, bye bye.
Report Post »Old Truckers
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 2:50pmYou don’t live in the mountains do you?
Oh, good. Then I will at least get some peace.
Report Post »Tractorboy
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 2:52pm@philly, How’s the Roman empire doing? they went the same way your going? Oldtrucker see you in the mountains. God bless.
Report Post »Prosecute_Constitutional_Treason_In_Washington
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 7:48pmTHE FIRST PRO HOMOSEXUAL COMPANY IS SUFFERING AND THE CEO BETTER LOOK FOR A NEW JOB. Christians keep up the voting with your cash.
JC Penney’s dropped from a high of $43 a share in February to less than $20 a share today. Christians keep voting with your cash.
Report Post »We are winning. Soon the CEO of JC Penny will be forced to resign or fired by the board. Stockholders and boards vote for their wallet and not for pro homosexual agendas.
Thayes
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 2:35pmTo all commentors I respect each of oyur positions but would like to add one thing, this should not be about your stance on same sex marriage nor should you feel the need to say what you feel about it. This is about freedoms, of speech and of Religion as Santorum said it is why people of faith left Europe they could freely express their own journey of faith and that faith itself without fear of repercussions or retribution. We should be outraged that because someone said something the believe in their heart through faith they should be free from persecution because of that belief. If you wish to voice outrage by action then support Chikfila withyou wallet and decide not to support thsoe that support they gay lifestyle, gay business’, live theater, movies and the major networks TV shows all of which always predominately feature a gay or lesbian character or storyline. We give millions of our dollars to HBO to watch gameof thrones and Tru blood all the while our monies paying Bill mahers salary. Support business that is like minded, and stay away from those who oppose you becase of your beliefs. Stop supporting gays in business in the same way they choose to punish us. but agian this about freedom of religion and speech nothing more.
Report Post »Dissident_Agressor
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 4:16pmAgreed, well said.
Report Post »ChiefGeorge
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 2:35pmPull up David Wilkersons 73 sermon as to what was revealed to him about the gay agenda. Its as if it was given last week.
Report Post »DuctTape
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 2:30pmPeople are more riled up about this than that Faracreep idiot. Where are our priorities at?
Report Post »kaydeebeau
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 2:23pmChick-Fil-A did not invent the definition of marriage, they just follow the One who did
Report Post »doomytram
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 2:21pmThis is like the War on Dog’s that Axelrod/Oblamer started with Romney. You know, the Romney’s were taking the Family truckster on vacation and the properly strapped down a dog in a Dog carrier. Oh but Oblamer ate dog.
Chick Fil A and the Right are going to win this Pseudo war, just like the pseudo war on Woman, Hispanics, Bullying, Middle Class. The ridiculous PC Left are just pathetic.
The Obamamunist’s are just pathetic. Oblamer, You didn’t build that Lemonade stand.. That 6 year old needs to pay her fair share to Holder and the IRS. Pathetic losers… Oblamer, Rahm, Boston, Bloomberg. Winner Winner Chicken Dinner. The winners are Chick Fil-A the Right and Logical People.
Report Post »godlovinmom
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 2:10pmI’m with the Chick fil A “s CEO…I’m for traditional marriage and I agree with Santorum…homosexuals and those that support them are intolerable of anyone that does not agree with their lifestyle…and they say christians can’t keep their “beliefs” to themselves…I know I’m one christian that is sick to death of hearing and seeing homosexuals and their beatdown of everyone else, besides the fact that they keep “shoving” this lifestyle on us…it’s gross and I really wish they would keep it to themselves…since when does ANYONE get special rights for their sexual habits?…yes special rights…we have to accept them at our businesses or we get sued…we have to except them in our churches, we have to teach their lifestyle in our schools…whats next???
Report Post »dixie63
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 3:09pmExcellent post. I couldn’t agree with you more.
Report Post »LeadNotFollow
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 2:05pm…
Report Post »Wish Rick Santorum had gotten the nomination instead of Romney.
Our chances for true hope and change would be much better, in November.
godlovinmom
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 2:11pmI hear ya man!
Report Post »phillyatheist
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 2:35pmi know, right? you were so close to having a Theocracy. maybe in 4 years such a figure will prevail, until then you can’t rally around a Mormon since they follow a “false religion”. how sad for you.
Report Post »SgtBigO
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 2:44pmHow would Santorum be different? He followed everything the Great Progressive Bush did?
Report Post »KC1
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 4:00pmHa, go along to get along Santorum was one of the worst candidates for POTUS. He doesnt believe in small govt and free markets, he would like to legislate morality through the big govt system. He would have taken us into more useless wars to fight boogymen on the other side of the world who pose no threat to US security, real Christian like eh? Lets destroy helpless countries overseas because it helps the military industrial complex and secures oil we could have very well drilled for ourselves. Santorum is a war mongering weasel and would have driven us into tyranny just as fast as Romney and Obama. Thanks to you neo cons these are the choices we are given, religious nuts who would start a new crusade just for crusades sake. Anyone who is going to vote Romney Santorum or Obama deserve the coming economic collapse and all the despair it brings. You will get the Govt you deserve ya TSA NDAA loving simpletons.
Report Post »Calm Voice of Reason
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 2:05pm“little more than a witch hunt”? There is nothing about this boycott that resembles a witch hunt in any way. It’s a boycott, people deciding not to buy something. Quit whining, you sound like OWS when you try to tell the public that not supporting something is somehow equivalent to opposing it.
Report Post »phillyatheist
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 2:34pmthere is no doubt that the “left” is intolerant towards intolerance. i won’t deny that. the left stands up for all humans, regardless of race, gender, or sexual orientation. sue us for being compassionate human beings.
Report Post »DimmuBorgir
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 2:36pmI hope they due sue. Spreading lies to damage a company is against the law
Report Post »phillyatheist
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 2:42pmDIMM – what lies? also, what law?
Report Post »DimmuBorgir
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 2:58pmum, that chik-fil-a is practicing employment discrimination
and defamation.
Report Post »phillyatheist
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 3:21pmDIMM – if that‘s what is being alleged than that’s wrong. they are clearly doing no such thing, and i would agree that whoever is saying that could face some legal issue (although i doubt it would come to that).
Report Post »DimmuBorgir
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 3:40pm@ philly
glad we could exchange words without it getting ugly.
Have a good day broseph
Report Post »bugly64
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 3:45pmMayors and city councils refusing businesses to operate in their cities is not a boycott.
Report Post »acidovorax
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 6:04pmBUGLY, it seems that conservatives are only concerned with this local power when it interferes with things they support. I seem to remember conservatives railing for NY to prevent the opening of the Islamic mosque in the nearby area of Ground Zero.
So when pro-gay groups boycott organizations it’s intolerance, but when Christians boycott pro-gay groups that is “tolerance”? Amazazing!
Report Post »Git-R-Done
Posted on July 29, 2012 at 4:25pmAcid – You must be on acid since your side is the one that‘s preaching tolerance while mine isn’t.
Report Post »WillG
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 2:02pmIf your opinion or stance on any issue is not in accord with the Leftist Agenda then you are “Racist” or “Bigoted” against them. Ludacris.
Report Post »CatB
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 2:02pmIn case you missed this on the other thread .. AUGUST 1ST EAT MORE CHICKEN
Please go to this facebook page and sign up to support Chick-fil-A and eat there on Aug. 1st
https://www.facebook.com/events/266281243473841/
Report Post »lylejk
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 5:08pmI don’t Facebook but usually I eat at Chick-fil-A every Thursday, but I might swing by on the 1st to get a shake. So happy that we still have a few companies in this country with morals unlike Google and now Amazon who have both landed on my permanent s-list. It’s been now a decade since I ate any Ben and Jerry Icecream too (yes, I hold grudges, but it was my ex-wifes favorite so have to admit it was more becasue of that then anything political; lol). :)
Report Post »LeadNotFollow
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 2:02pm…
Report Post »Please support Chick-fil-A.
Eat there every chance you get.
The liberals will not win this one.
God is on Chick-fil-A’s side.
Liberals try to destroy anything that is decent and good.
CatB
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 2:30pmWe are at 294,142 on the Chick-fil-A Appreciation day August 1st … let’s put it over 300,000 this afternoon!
http://www.facebook.com/#!/events/266281243473841/
SPREAD THE WORD!
Report Post »TrueSoundsOfLiberty
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 6:47pmYes! Please! Eat there all you can! Order the fattiest things you can, get the large soda, get fat and die from your bigotry. The irony will make for a great headlines.
Report Post »Prosecute_Constitutional_Treason_In_Washington
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 7:50pmChristians don’t buy from JC Penny, Target, Home Depot, Amazon, or use Google. The first pro homosexual company is losing the battle.
Here what has happened to the first pro homosexual company. Penney’s dropped from a high of $43 a share in February to less than $20 a share today. Christians keep voting with your cash.
Report Post »We are winning. Soon the CEO of JC Penny will be forced to resign or fired by the board. Stockholders and boards vote for their wallet and not for pro homosexual agendas.
Gonzo
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 2:02pm“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,”
Report Post »I honestly never would have guessed a statement like that would even be considered controversial, as few as 10 years ago. The vortex in a toilet does spin faster the closer it gets to the bottom though.
HKS
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 2:27pmWell, according to those principals to which you speak, the end looks like upside down, bad is good and good is bad. Maybe it says more than you think.
Report Post »Mutiny
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 2:30pmI didnt think we would be having to choose from a atheist communist globalist or a Mormon flip flopping globalist.
Report Post »HKS
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 2:39pmThe people are not choosing the candidates, someone else is doing that. That Should be obvious to everyone by now. At this point I’m not sure the people are electing anyone at all. It’s a large debate as to who is, but rest assured it’s not you or me. Manipulation of our voting system is not much more than child’s play.
Report Post »Baikonur
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 3:28pm@LeadNotFollow
Report Post »Posted on July 27, 2012 at 2:02pm
‘Please support Chick-fil-A.
Eat there every chance you get.’
***************
So that your as.ses will be triple the current size and so that you get diabetes. Because poisonous fast food is no problem as long as the CEO speaks out against gay marriage. Right?
Verceofreason
Posted on August 2, 2012 at 1:32amWhat does the bible have to do with a multi cultural society?
Report Post »I never get an answer to that.
Non bible-thumpers have rights too.
historyguy48
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 2:01pmComrade this is just another example of Republican racism! Or is this hatred? or whatever the next Democrat buzzword may be.
Report Post »Figured I might as well get in their nonsense before they could.
CatB
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 2:11pmNope … they were quick on this thread …
Report Post »ModerationIsBest
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 1:57pmPlease Ricky boy, don’t talk to anybody else about absolute intolerance. Look in the mirror first bub.
Report Post »DimmuBorgir
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 2:16pmModeration is boring
Report Post »AvengerK
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 2:27pmYeah MODDIE..nothing says “tolerance” like Chicago Alderman Moreno not having any evidence of discrimination by Chick Fil A but still refusing to allow the business to build in his district anyway. Your Orwellian name is creepy by the way.
Report Post »phillyatheist
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 2:31pmbut extremism is fun. go Christian Brotherhood!!!!!
Report Post »phillyatheist
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 2:44pmAVENGERK – for once, i agree with you. same with the mayor of Boston (who has backed off apparently). this is not an issue for politicians or public officials.
Report Post »ModerationIsBest
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 2:51pm@AVENGERK
Did I even mention the Chicago guy?
Of course what he and the Boston guy did were wrong, and likely illegal. They won’t be able to stop Chick Fil A from opening.
Your eagerness to not respond to what I actually wrote about, but to instead point to someone else doing wrong shows your true colors. Your loyalty to one party shows just how much of a sheep you are.
Why did you even mention them to me anyways? I’m not a Democrat and I never said what they were doing was correct(ethically or legally).
You‘re a riot and can’t get through one post directed at me without mentioning orwell. You have no interest in any honest conversation or debate, only demonizing me by trying to compare me to orwell. You have no grounds to stand on and it shows each and every post.
Report Post »Gonzo
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 4:54pmAK, you’ve been validated by Phillyatheist. Do you have a thrill up your leg yet?
Report Post »Prosecute_Constitutional_Treason_In_Washington
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 7:51pmHere what has happened to the first pro homosexual company. Penney’s dropped from a high of $43 a share in February to less than $20 a share today. Christians keep voting with your cash.
Report Post »We are winning. Soon the CEO of JC Penny will be forced to resign or fired by the board. Stockholders and boards vote for their wallet and not for pro homosexual agendas.
PPMStudios
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 1:56pmSpeaking of the left, Santorum says “There can be no dissent from what their position is”
ABSOLUTELY !!!!
Report Post »phillyatheist
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 2:38pmthe dissent does happen, it just always finds itself on the wrong side of history. there shouldn’t be a defense against the denial of American rights based on sexual orientation, but through Religion you find a way. in 30 years this, just like segregation, will not be an issue. unlike the deeply religious, we are fine with letting people live and let live.
Report Post »Git-R-Done
Posted on July 29, 2012 at 4:26pmPhillyatheist – You Marxists were on the wrong side of history during the Cold War and you’ll be on the wrong side of history again as always.
Report Post »Best_Patriot
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 1:54pmWho gives a rat’s ass? Seriously, it’s a chicken joint. Chicken joints don’t have opinions – egomaniac CEOs do.
Newsflash: some people believe A and some people believe B. Get over it.
person #1: “Oh, I’m going to start eating there! I am doing something so meaningful!”
person #2: “Oh, I’m never eating there again! I am doing something so meaningful!”
Manufactured. A non issue.
Report Post »Gonzo
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 2:12pmHroses asses have opinions too. You’re living proof of that.
Report Post »deeberj
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 2:18pmThe gov‘t is threatening to restrict a private business from operating in their cities only because of the CEO’s personal religious beliefs. This is gov’t interfering with freedom of religion and free speech.
Therefore it is important you twit.
Report Post »Calimann83
Posted on July 27, 2012 at 2:57pmBest may be coming off as an ass but they have a point. it is just a restaurant , why should people care so much about the owners personal beliefs.
that being said, ever sense this started I have been getting the urge to eat there a lot more.
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