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‘Discriminates Against a Population’: Boston Mayor Vows to Block Chick-fil-A From City

BOSTON (The Blaze/AP) — The mayor of Boston is vowing to block Chick-fil-A from opening a restaurant near the city’s “Freedom Trail” because of the company’s stance on gay marriage.

“Chick-fil-A doesn’t belong in Boston. You can’t have a business in the city of Boston that discriminates against a population. We’re an open city, we’re a city that’s at the forefront of inclusion,” Mayor Thomas M. Menino told the Boston Herald Thursday.

“That’s the Freedom Trail. That’s where it all started right here. And we’re not going to have a company, Chick-fil-A or whatever the hell the name is, on our Freedom Trail,” he added.

Chick-fil-A President Dan Cathy told the Baptist Press this week that his privately owned company is “guilty as charged” in support of what he called the biblical definition of the family.

Of course, people flipped out and the company was eventually forced to issue an official statement on its position.

(Related: Chick-Fil-A Dubbed ‘Hate Mongers’ After President Says They Oppose Gay Marriage)

“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,” the company said in a statement.

“Going forward, our intent is to leave the policy debate over same-sex marriage to the government and political arena.”

Discriminates Against a Population: Boston Mayor Vows to Block Chick fil A From CityChick-fil-A President Dan Cathy

But, apparently, that’s not good enough for Boston’s Menino who says he’s going to contact the comapny’s main office and tell them exactly how he feels.

“If they need licenses in the city, it will be very difficult — unless they open up their policies,” he threatened.

This isn’t the first time Menino has turned a business away. He blocked Walmart from putting in a development in 2011 because of the store’s supposed “impact on neighborhood businesses and lower-wage workers.”

And it looks like he’s set to do the same to Chick-fil-A.

“It doesn’t send the right message to the country. We’re a leader when it comes to social justice and opportunities for all,” Menino said, utterly oblivious to the irony of his statement.

Atlanta-based Chick-fil-A has more than 1,600 stores nationwide but just two in Massachusetts, both located in suburban malls.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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  • The-Monk
    Posted on July 20, 2012 at 7:57pm

    “Discriminates Against a Population: Boston Mayor Vows to Block Chick-fil-A From City”

    But he’s OK with an illegal alien teaching other illegal aliens to fly planes in Boston? I notice he didn’t do anything to stop that.

    Mr Catch should shake to dust off his boots, leave Boston, and never look back.

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    • progressiveslayer
      Posted on July 20, 2012 at 8:07pm

      Have you ever heard that morbidly obese moron speak? His tongue is three times the size it should be and he sounds like his mouth is full of marbles just a mumbling bumbling idiot ole Menino.

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    • RJJinGadsden
      Posted on July 20, 2012 at 8:08pm

      Hey MONK, My question is just how does the Cathy family and Chick-Fil-A discriminate against anybody when the CEO merely states that he does not believe in gay marriage? Anybody seen any “No Homosexual Allowed” signs posted at any of their restaurants? Or “We Treat Gays Differently”? No, nothing of the kind, when questioned he spoke from his heart. No hate was displayed….well, except on the left.

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    • kaydeebeau
      Posted on July 20, 2012 at 8:16pm

      So let me get this straight… you are going to ban a Christian company from doing business in your “fair” city in the name of non-discrimination? Seriously?

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    • The-Monk
      Posted on July 20, 2012 at 8:17pm

      @progressiveslayer

      I doubt it’s marbles. Most likely what Barney Frank has in his mouth.

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    • The-Monk
      Posted on July 20, 2012 at 8:22pm

      Hi RJJ,

      That Mayor is probably thinking that he doesn’t hire gay people and/or that he should be open on Sundays and not respect the (Sunday) Sabbath.

      Mr. Cathy should relocate the stores and the employees (at his cost) to a more Christian friendly town. I’m sure most of the employees would be happy to leave Boston. I know I would.

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    • progressiveslayer
      Posted on July 20, 2012 at 8:23pm

      THE-MONK BOOOYA good one and worthy of my skills,hope you appreciate how I teed it up for you.:)

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    • momrules
      Posted on July 20, 2012 at 8:28pm

      Hiya Monk………How did Mr. Cathy discriminate against a population? How dare the mayor use his authority to hold up permits and threaten a man to change his Christian belief about same sex marriage to open a restaurant that would benefit the city of Boston.

      I can hear Mr. Cathy laughing at this idiot Mayor as he takes his business elsewhere

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    • progressiveslayer
      Posted on July 20, 2012 at 8:28pm

      KAYDEEBEAU Menino’s skull is chocked full of lard,hence the idiotic position of fat boy.

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    • The-Monk
      Posted on July 20, 2012 at 8:30pm

      @progressiveslayer

      It wasn’t hard to miss.

      Unlike this dense brained progressive mayor’s commie tendencies that he thinks no one will see.

      Thanks.

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    • MartyTr
      Posted on July 20, 2012 at 8:34pm

      So all his businesses discriminate against Christians?

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    • booger71
      Posted on July 20, 2012 at 8:47pm

      Have anyone every talked with any average Joe guy from Boston. They are not very respectful of gays as whole. Now maybe the MIT and Hawwwwvawd guys are different.

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    • Lotus503
      Posted on July 20, 2012 at 8:48pm

      If I were Mr. Cathy, I would ring Boston with Chick-fil-a stores, one in every suburb and less than a block from the Boston city limit.

      And, I’d be sure to send Mayor Menino a specially printed Christmas card each year with photos of each location.

      That would stick in his throat like a chicken bone, wouldn’t it?

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    • Rampart
      Posted on July 20, 2012 at 9:06pm

      Menino should be out of a job and under investigation for abuse of office against a privately owned, tax-paying business.

      And can someone explain to me why everyone feels the need to kowtow to a shrilll 3-4% of our population…? Who CARES what these people think about Chic-Filet!?!

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    • Cavallo
      Posted on July 20, 2012 at 9:12pm

      Direct and blatant attack on an organization‘s and person’s first amendment rights. If they have any poblems in Boston they should sue in Federal court and use the public statements the mayor has made against them. Make them cover expensive court costs.

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    • dealer@678
      Posted on July 20, 2012 at 9:20pm

      Screw that bastard mayor. I stand with the Cathy family

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    • GeorgieJo
      Posted on July 20, 2012 at 9:20pm

      HOW many MUSLIM restaurants in Boston that approve of SHARIA LAW?
      Boston===RACIST and BIGOTED.

      OMG 2012

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    • blackyb
      Posted on July 20, 2012 at 10:11pm

      Boycott the mayor and his nosey city. He needs to mind his own business.

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    • Secret Squirrel
      Posted on July 20, 2012 at 11:30pm

      .
      Note to self:
      “Eat a Chick-Fil-A twice today.”

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    • woodyee
      Posted on July 20, 2012 at 11:30pm

      I take great umbrage with what you wrote, MONK…

      It’s BAWNY FWANK…and he’d like to Chris Tingles (Matthews) or Menino as his Monika Lewinsky, too…

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    • Dayizee
      Posted on July 20, 2012 at 11:39pm

      I completely agree with RJJINGADSDEN! How ignorant can someone really be?! No one is treating them any differently. How unethical to make getting permits virtually impossible because of it. I have not really frequented Chick-Fil-A, but I will definitely start! Good for you Mr. Cathy!

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    • Ilovethisland
      Posted on July 21, 2012 at 12:58am

      @THE-MONK

      “Mr Catch should shake to dust off his boots, leave Boston, and never look back.”

      That was the first thought that came to my mind once I read the article.

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    • banjarmon
      Posted on July 21, 2012 at 12:59am

      Mayor Thomas M. Menino’s head is filled with things a dog would not eat and a cat would want to cover up.

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    • Taquoshi
      Posted on July 21, 2012 at 1:11am

      Interesting that the Mayor of Boston can discriminate against a company based on the opinion of the owner. I wonder how the Mayor’s statement would stand up in appeals court?

      On the bright side, I am sure there are other communities around Boston that would love to have a Chick-fil-A in their town. Just think of the jobs and the boost to the economy.

      To Chick-fil-A – Don’t cave. Stand firm. If you happen to open in our area – heck, even our county, I’ll support you.

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    • black9897
      Posted on July 21, 2012 at 2:11am

      blocking a private company? Get rid of Government. They reallly like to screw others over. At least private company‘s don’t’ offer their services on a violent basis.

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    • NukeHaze
      Posted on July 21, 2012 at 2:50am

      They are not refusing to sell chicken sandwiches to a population. This is absurd. If Truett Cathy decides he will not do business on Sunday, what next? He is discriminating against a day of the week.

      I am frankly surprised that Chick-fil-A has not been sued by PETA for making torturing cows making them work on billboards without safety gear and keeping them at war with the chickens.

      We need MORE people with integrity running businesses (and quite successfully I might add) like Cathy and Chick-fil-A and not less. This has been a man and a business that has always been blessed with success because they would not bow down to PC and sacrifice their morals and ethics. What the right thing to do and what is ethical should always be the same thing but what is moral does not always fit in with business ethics. It is quite difficult to walk that line but he does it nicely. They may discriminate against cows and are obviously guilty of that but taking a stance on gay marriage is not discriminating against gays. That is absurd. Not liking the color “red” does not mean that you would never find a use for it or put it in your skittles rainbow. I say we should EET MOR CHIKN!

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    • Jaycen
      Posted on July 21, 2012 at 6:00am

      Chik-fil-A didn’t discriminate against anyone. They simply chose not to support them.

      Even if they did discriminate, each human being discriminates thousands of times a day. To discriminate is to make a choice, to favor one thing over something else. How do the Communists keep making perfectly legitimate words into “un-words”, words that are somehow bad?

      The mayor of Boston is clearly a Communist. Boston should keep him.

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    • historyguy48
      Posted on July 21, 2012 at 6:13am

      Comrades so now Boston, home of the Tea Party, is now a haven for queers and illegal aliens! What a shame it used to be an American city, now its restricted to perverts and wetbacks!
      Of course, since these acts are ilegal I’m certain the DOJ will jump on it.

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    • nzkiwi
      Posted on July 21, 2012 at 7:05am

      @ Progressive

      After your comment, I decided to find out what Mr Menino sounds like.

      Here is the hilarious result.

      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2UHutvqFLp0&feature=related

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    • StonyBurk
      Posted on July 21, 2012 at 7:06am

      This you shall say to the Mayor of Boston: “this is a nation that does not obey the voice of the Lord their God.Nor does it receive correction (from the Lord) Truth is perished ,and is cut off from their mouth.”
      The prophet Jeremiah nailed it Chapter7 verse 28.The men who founded this Country understood that
      resistance to tyranny is obedience to God and they held that Religion ,Morality and Knowledge were necessary to good Government and the happiness of mankind.(Twice passed Northwest Ordinance) And note fornication/Sodomy was an infamous Crime punishable by death when we were One Nation Under God.

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    • 50211bs
      Posted on July 21, 2012 at 8:16am

      Monk-thats because they weren’t teaching to fly planes near “freedom trail”. This mayor is a real twit. perhaps they need to rename the trail “freedom trail-except for those who don’t agree with us”. Good posting monk

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    • HKS
      Posted on July 21, 2012 at 8:23am

      Now no one has a right to an opinion, who died and made this guy god. This “think like me or leave” crap has to be checked. Guys like this in public office is a place that the people can change and should.

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    • SocialistSlayer
      Posted on July 21, 2012 at 8:25am

      Don’t you guys get it? Anyone that doesn’t believe in what the Commie-Crats believe is discriminatory. These commies will stop at nothing to impose their beliefs on everyone.

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    • stablepar
      Posted on July 21, 2012 at 8:49am

      time to vote him out. btw i as a rule eschew fast food restaurants but upon reading this yesterday i sauntered off to my local chick-fil-a and indulged in a couple of absolutely magnificent grilled chicken sandwiches with my wife. will continue in the future

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    • moomaw10
      Posted on July 21, 2012 at 9:50am

      They may have done their buisness some good…I stopped in yesterday to get a chicken sandwich and the line was long….I told the girl at the window to tell the owner thanks for standing up for his principals..She said that she had heard that a lot and smiled.. Every one needs to support this man..

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    • stage9
      Posted on July 21, 2012 at 10:22am

      sodomites run wild all over Massachusetts teaching elementary school children how to sodomize each other and that‘s morally acceptable in this reprobate’s mind, but Chck-fil-A standing against counterfeit marriage is a moral crime?

      Anyone with their morals so far out of whack like Menino who condones the sodomizing of children doesn’t deserve Chick-fil-A’s presence, nor anyone else of moral character; he deserves a padded room!

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    • muffythetuffy
      Posted on July 21, 2012 at 10:54am

      NO FREEDOM IN AMERICA

      We have the right of association with whom we choose in America. The Communist city of Boston gave birth to freedom and liberty and now it crushes it like a bedbug. Boston even has a park called the Common that was privately purchased as a place people could go and freely speak their appenion.

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    • Thatsitivehadenough
      Posted on July 21, 2012 at 11:03am

      Boston, the home of the most Progressive universities in the nation, the ones that have indoctrinated more leftists, including the anti-American Obama who’s trashing the constitution and working to destroy the entire nation. Boston SUCKS. I wouldn’t spend a penny there anyway.

      And I’m VERY IMPRESSED with this company for standing up and not being politically correct.

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    • sixtysix
      Posted on July 21, 2012 at 11:09am

      Discrimination against a company because their core beliefs do not agree with a city’s degenerate members is still discrimination. The company should sue for equal protection against storm troopers in the guise of mayors attempt to coerece them into accepting what everyone knows is aberrant behavior. They never refused to serve a homosexual that I know of. If a business must be punished for the belief of its owners, we must close up every Muslim-run business since their beliefs are not in agreement with the Constitution.

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    • hypnos
      Posted on July 21, 2012 at 11:15am

      So does chick fil-a discriminate in their hiring practices I bet not or they can be sued or prosecuted. So now we have a mayor potentionally abusing his position of power. So you can’t speak your mind in this counrty anymore. If you don’t like what someone says move on.

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    • shogun459
      Posted on July 21, 2012 at 11:21am

      It’s obvious which side of the civil war Mayor Thomas M. Menino is on.

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    • The-Monk
      Posted on July 21, 2012 at 11:28am

      @nzkiwi

      Thanks…. I needed a good laugh this morning.

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    • mecanic
      Posted on July 21, 2012 at 12:09pm

      piss on menino and what he thinks. just like bloomshit and the drinks. these lbg whatever know what there doing is wrong and they want acceptance…well they ain’t gettin it. they want to force people to accept there abomination of a life style. well forget about it, they can enjoy HELL alone. don’t try to tell me what i will accept. it is your problem not mine.

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    • hifi74
      Posted on July 21, 2012 at 12:10pm

      RJJinGadsden

      Well I was about to post a near identical response but it would seem you already hit it. So…..YEAH, what he said!

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    • hifi74
      Posted on July 21, 2012 at 12:14pm

      I just wish they had a few Chick-Fil-A‘s out here where I’m at so i could offer my support through my pocket (and stomach yummm).

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    • cmi
      Posted on July 21, 2012 at 12:26pm

      This mayor is trying to control “OPINIONS”????? What Mr. Cathy’s opinion is about gay marriage has nothing to do with his business!! If the public doesn’t want to do business with Chick-Fil-A because of Mr. Cathy’s opinion is one thing, but to bar his business out of the city is another!! This mayor has gone berserk!!! I always knew there were reasons I didn’t want to ever go near Boston, …now there’s another one!!! **** this mayor, & **** Boston!!! Nothing but a bunch of “uppity” acting idiots anyway!! I‘m betting if Mr Cathy was to say he didn’t want to put a restuarant in Boston because of this stupid mayor’s opinions, the mayor would be jumping up & down & screeching like a scalded monkey!! **** Boston!!

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    • Marine 1
      Posted on July 21, 2012 at 12:44pm

      I’m going to Chick-fil-A for lunch. I plan on going more often too.

      As for Boston, It‘s going to be underwater someday so it’s best to not do buisness there anyway. (Global warming and all. :>)

      Mr. Cathy, just keep on doing what you’re doing and all will be well. Forget about the knuckleheads fighting your business. Political correctness (US being forced to accept things that are just wrong) is killing this country. We need more folks like you! Hang in there, Brother!

      Semper Fidelis

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    • drattastic
      Posted on July 21, 2012 at 12:47pm

      Are they sure that Mayor Menino is against Chick-fil-a because nobody knows what the hell this guy is talking about most of the time . Hes either had a stroke somewhere down the road or he is one of the “special people”. Seriously look him up on youtube he’s a moron.

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    • dmerwin
      Posted on July 21, 2012 at 1:22pm

      So…. now a mayor can make a decision to exclude a legal business from opening in his town? Isn’t this just a bit of an overreach? Massachusetts must have the best economy in the nation with zero unemployment and all able bodied people working or providing for themselves. Gays can choose not to go to the restaurants, but the mayor has exceeded his authority.

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    • lookatthefactsjack
      Posted on July 21, 2012 at 1:31pm

      So much for free speech!
      Apparently, if you have an opinion, you better STFU and toe the line (the party line that is) I say let the customers decide. If the average Joe has a problem w/ this fine establishment, don’t go there. It‘s not up to ’big brother’ to tell us who should succeed or fail.

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    • Want our country back
      Posted on July 21, 2012 at 1:41pm

      Butt out Mayor. I think that the people in Boston will either support it or not. He sounds like Bloomberg……..Liberals always want to make the decisions for us. What THEY believe is always for our own good. STOP IT!!!!!!!!!!

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    • pollyanna
      Posted on July 21, 2012 at 2:05pm

      I am a little confused about this story. Did Mr. Cathy ban, service to gay people in his restaurant? If not, what’s the beef?

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    • ishka4me
      Posted on July 21, 2012 at 2:23pm

      funny, there are several curves for women in Boston. Discrimination is part of the name of the company. Chicken place should sue Boston under the equal protection part of the Constitution

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    • KissMyAmericanFlag
      Posted on July 21, 2012 at 3:58pm

      …Moreover, the mayor claims Boss-ton doesn’t discriminate, yet he would attempt to discriminate against Mr Cathy, the would-be employees, and other, like-minded customers. Looks like tyranny on display.

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    • seresmary
      Posted on July 21, 2012 at 5:20pm

      Looks like the Mayor of Boston would rather have people not have jobs and work because “he” supports the homosexual lifestyle and his intolerance that he accuses others of having hangs heavy on his own shoulders…. tell that to the family that can’t put food on their table at night Mr. Mayor Menino of Boston because a company stands up for what they believe is right before God. This is a country that has a right to believe whatever they want, and as Christians we believe that homosexuality is a “sin” and so does God. If I want to open a business and what I believe about what my God says about a peticular sin causes my business not to open then that is reverse discremination, and if I were Chic-file I think I wouldn’t even want my business in that town, especially with a mayor that is such a bigot himself, or i’d file a discremenation law suite against Boston. Boston doesn’t lack for stupidity… just think of the jobs they will lose from Walmart and Chic-file. ms

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    • Fecal_Matters
      Posted on July 21, 2012 at 7:28pm

      Uh…Go ahead Mayor, but you might want to consult the City Attorney. It’s call restricting interstate commerce…

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    • rickc34
      Posted on July 21, 2012 at 7:30pm

      Do not go were you are not wanted , they do not need the business or employment , their chicken is better than KFC

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    • Ex-Democrat
      Posted on July 21, 2012 at 8:51pm

      Menino is an idiot. Always has been. People in Boston call him “Mayor Mumbles”

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    • SLEAZYHIPPOs ILLEGITIMATE OFFSPRING
      Posted on July 21, 2012 at 9:08pm

      Again we see the power and tension between worldviews. The secular/atheistic worldview and the religuous/traditional worldview. The gulf grows wider and the antimosity intensifies. Going forward in this country are probably several basic worldviews that will compete with each other for dominance. Some will combine forces if they perceive a common enemy only to turn on each other later when that enemy is weakened. This is my list of what to lQQk for.

      Secular/Atheist/Socialist
      Christian/traditional/limited gov’t
      Islam/Sharia

      These are powerful base movements going forward.

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    • oldduffer
      Posted on July 21, 2012 at 9:20pm

      City is full of illegals, mobsters, graft and corruption from the Irish down to the south of the border boys and girls with a large sprinkling of Somali Islamists. Who wants their business in that hell hole?
      Take it somewhere that will support it. City really sucks. Yes I don’t like it or other areas of the super rich that live off the people through crime and corruption. Same city that built that tunnel via the crooked mob controlled unions. P.S. I‘m old line Irish and they started in Boston in the late 1600’s as white British slaves to slavers in Boston it was corrupt then and it’s corrupt now.

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    • RebelPatriot
      Posted on July 21, 2012 at 9:49pm

      How is it that not supporting a life style choice is considered discrimination? If we are a free people can we not like something without being called hatemongers. We all can’t be Catholic, if I say I don’t support Catholic philosophies and Church doctrine am I being a hatemonger? No, I am simply disagreeing with their philosophy and doctrine. I’m not discriminating against them, I talk to them, I live next door to them, I support their belief in pro life.
      Chic-fil-a owner never said they weren’t welcomed in his store. He never said he didn’t want to serve them. So since when is a difference of opinion, discrimination?

      The left have lost their ever lovin’ minds. They are continuing to grasp at straws to cry foul against those who believe and think differently. They expect us to say yes it is an acceptable livestyle, and if we do not we are wrong and biggots for thinking differently.

      Hypocrites!!!!
      I call BS!!!!!!!

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    • anOpinion
      Posted on July 22, 2012 at 12:17am

      Sounds like Boston doesn’t deserve a Chick-fil-A.

      Maybe the mayor should encourage a new Burger King to open up in Boston … there are some lettuce specialists from Cleveland that would fit right in.

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    • pavepaws
      Posted on July 22, 2012 at 1:00am

      Who needs Boston?

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    • XScramblerX
      Posted on July 22, 2012 at 12:36pm

      So if a Mosque was proposed you would not allow it because Islam discriminates against infidels, gays, women, and the western way of life. As long as your rules apply to all discrimination, I may agree, however it seem all one sided. I also wonder if you would have any businesses or enterprise left in Boston under your rules. I see where this is going! Hail Hitler!

      Tea!

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    • johnjamison
      Posted on July 23, 2012 at 7:55am

      So the mayor just point blank said he was going to discriminate against Christian for having Christian beleifs……Can you say law suit

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    • kohog
      Posted on July 23, 2012 at 8:38am

      Just because a person refuses to recognize the union between a man and a man or a woman and a woman as “marriage” dosn’t mean they discriminate against homosexuals, it just means they oppose the union between homosexuals being classified as “marriage.” Nothing wrong with that is there? What happened to FREE speech or is free speech just another cover for the spirit of antichrist to say what he wants? “Marriage” has for literally thousands of years been understood all around the world as meaning the union between one man and one woman, and now in a short period of time we‘re supposed to understand that we’ve been wrong all along and it means something else? Uh, uh. Not so fast, my friend. Do what you want in private but don’t ask me to accept as normal what is clearly an aberration. If you are “a leader when it comes to social justice and opportunities for all” and say things like “Chick-fil-A doesn’t belong in Boston. You can’t have a business in the city of Boston that discriminates against a population. We’re an open city, we’re a city that’s at the forefront of inclusion”, then are you not being a hypocrite? What you really meant to say is Boston has sided with the “gay marriage agenda” and opposes those who do not accept the gay marriage agenda. If you are open minded you accept both sides of the coin, if you are closed minded then you accept just the one.

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    • txdave22
      Posted on July 25, 2012 at 11:49am

      DO YOU REALLY THINK YOU KNOW MORE ABOUT CONSTITUTIONAL LAW THAN AN APPELLATE COURT JUDGE?———————-The ruling on Thursday by a three-judge panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, based in Boston, marked the first time a federal appellate court had ruled against the 1996 law, which excludes same-sex couples from federal benefits accorded heterosexual married couples. (like being allowed to filed joint tax returns and to receive Social Security survivor payments).

      The case was heard by two judges nominated by Republican presidents and one Democratic nominee. It involved married couples in Massachusetts, which is among the handful of states where gay couples may lawfully wed. The marriage law was being defended by lawyers hired by the Republican majority in the House

      (paid for by U.S. taxpayers including the gay ones, and why in an era of austerity???)

      after the Obama administration finally acknowledged that it was unconstitutional and decided to stop defending it in court.

      The panel’s key finding was that there was no “demonstrated connection” between the law’s hurtful treatment of same-sex couples and “its asserted goal of strengthening the bonds and benefits” of heterosexual marriage. It also said another rationale for the law — that it preserves scarce federal resources — was simply not true.

      ———————-Even so, the panel took unusual care in reaching a conclusion grounded in current equal-prot

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    • txdave22
      Posted on July 27, 2012 at 12:07pm

      Angelina Spencer, the executive director of the Association of Club Executives, which serves as a trade association for strip clubs, said an informal survey of convention business in New York and Denver had determined that Republicans dropped more money at clubs, by far.

      “Hands down, it was Republicans,” she said. “The average was $150 for Republicans and $50 for Democrats.”

      As further evidence of the clubs’ nonpartisan appeal, Don Kleinhans, the owner of the 2001 Odyssey, said when the Promise Keepers, a male evangelical group, came to town years ago, business was rollicking.

      “We had phenomenal numbers all weekend, and they walked in wearing badges and name tags and weren’t shy at all,” he said.

      James Davis, a spokesman for the Republican National Convention, declined to discuss Tampa’s prominent strip clubs.

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  • Bern7777777
    Posted on July 20, 2012 at 7:56pm

    Mister Mayor, so it is only okay to discriminate against people for their religious beliefs.

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    • HKS
      Posted on July 20, 2012 at 9:02pm

      I think we fought a war over that, I also think Boston fought in that war. Now the Mayer discriminates against religion. How those government schools have moved us backwards hundreds of years. Is this a great country or what.

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    • SCREW-WINDOWS
      Posted on July 20, 2012 at 10:20pm

      Why are are original 13 so infected with vermon ?

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    • Verceofreason
      Posted on July 20, 2012 at 11:23pm

      The CEO is just dumb.
      Everyone has a gay friend or relative.
      EVERYONE.

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    • Taquoshi
      Posted on July 21, 2012 at 1:17am

      Verge -

      Yeah, I have a gay family member, and some gay friends. But that doesn‘t give me or anyone else the right to deny someone a business permit because I don’t like their opinion on an issue. Gonna be interesting to see if it goes to appeals court.

      However, I guess the Mayor of Boston has enough jobs, so I am sure the suburbs would love to have a new business open when so many are closing.

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    • jcldwl
      Posted on July 21, 2012 at 8:52am

      @verceofreason:

      Since LGBT”S only make up approx. 2.5% of our population it’s not exactly accurate to say everybody has a gay friend. The numbers don’t add up. Oh and I have known some gay people but I have none I associate with on a regular basis that I would call a friend. Your comment comes from watching too much Hollywood. Hollywood is currently on the push LGBT bandwagon by putting gay characters on just about every show on TV so you think they are everywhere. The numbers say differently.

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    • termyt
      Posted on July 21, 2012 at 9:22am

      Saying that opposing gay marriage is discrimination worthy of government intervention belittles those who faced real discrimination. Is Chick-Fil-A denying service? Do they have straight-only dining rooms, bathrooms, or drinking fountains?

      If that decision means you don’t want to eat there, fine. But don’t call on the government to force your point of view on everyone else.

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    • Baerlin
      Posted on July 21, 2012 at 11:19am

      @Verceofreason – No one that I know is homosexual. I won‘t use the word gay as these people don’t generally seem very happy. They have highjacked the word gay to make it more geared towards the youth. Don’t stoop to their level. Call it what it is. Evil and vile. Biologically, it doesn’t make sense and Darwin would tell you it would probably eradicate itself somewhere down the line.

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    • NukeHaze
      Posted on July 21, 2012 at 11:24am

      Screw windows:

      The New England colonies are the ones that infected. Though the southern of the 13 have their share of vermin, there is still the Bible belt and a lot higher standard of treating people and even southern values which seem to never have been part of the northern traditions. That is fundamental in the South. Most of the vermin found there are the transplants from the northern colonies.

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    • AirBaron
      Posted on July 21, 2012 at 4:11pm

      I am sure if a Muslim owned company wanted to open a restaurant, they would be welcomed with open arms by this leftist pig. He’s probably too stupid to realize Muslims do not support gay marraige.

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    • Slipstick
      Posted on July 23, 2012 at 8:01am

      “It is only okay to discriminate against people for their religious beliefs?” Not so.
      This is only true if you discriminate against Christians. Just try and discriminate against a Jew or a Muslim. You will find they DON’T turn the other cheek.

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    • MemphisViking
      Posted on July 25, 2012 at 12:42pm

      @ Verce

      “Everyone has a gay friend or relative.”

      So what? How does everyone knowing one make them right? Everyone knows a liar too, but lying is still wrong.

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  • Gregb
    Posted on July 20, 2012 at 7:55pm

    wow… can see it now – or hear it… a new song by Dave Loggins – “Please flee from Boston”
    Lyrics – “I said a manly boy why don’t you leave this town…Boston just aint your kind of town”

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    • copatriots
      Posted on July 20, 2012 at 8:11pm

      There ain‘t no chicken and there ain’t no real men in the city
      I’m the number one fan of real men in Tennessee :-)

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    • Max jones
      Posted on July 21, 2012 at 12:27am

      @verge of reason…Yeah, I had a very special, well loved cousin who died of aids in 1988…..I am very close to the PROBLEM of dangerous, hedonistic, deviance because of this tragic loss. I have seen, first hand, the destruction of a whole family, whom I loved. So take your relativistic morality and put it where your deviant buddies put their loving.

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    • QuincySmith
      Posted on July 21, 2012 at 1:05am

      Max jones;

      Thank you for your post, and I’m sorry for your loss. You better than I told (on) the vergeofreason (some day he may actually get there) that actions have consequences.

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    • madasblazes
      Posted on July 21, 2012 at 10:43pm

      Allow me to butt in here:
      If any of you have the ‘choosing’ of food for a group, sporting event, choir, field trip, outing, party, WHATSOEVER order from Chic-Fil-A !! They will make a great group deal for you.
      For the rest of you…I will see you at Chic-Fil-A this Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday…have you had a malt there?,YUM!..Thursday, Friday, Saturday………keep it up!
      TAKE THE WHOLE FAMILY FOR A CHIC-FIL-A CELEBRATION :)
      I *love* Chic-Fil-A !!

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  • OneShotPagan
    Posted on July 20, 2012 at 7:55pm

    They don’t need Boston … what do the beaners think? That everyone wants to be a Yankee? Bite Me Boston!

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  • harrelljm
    Posted on July 20, 2012 at 7:54pm

    I don’t care about gay marriage I think people have the right to be happy. But this fast food chain has the right to believe in as per the 1st ammendment as does the gays………who cares what the chain thinks so long it isn’t discriminating patrons and workers?

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    • Gregb
      Posted on July 20, 2012 at 8:02pm

      yep… called freedom of speech….
      The company does not discriminate, but individuals do have their right to freedom of speech and to have their own thoughts.
      I will say what I think. It may be stupid or it may be wise, but if you are offended, then so be it. I have the right to say it. I am voicing my “opinion”… BUT, when you try to force me to follow your opinion, then you are being un-American. No one has the right to stifle free speech.

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  • neiman1
    Posted on July 20, 2012 at 7:54pm

    So the Mayor is going to discriminate against a company because of their religious beliefs?

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    • RJJinGadsden
      Posted on July 20, 2012 at 8:11pm

      Just another average part of the left. Will deny the 1st Amendment rights of anybody that is not in total lock step with their ideals. Hope the mayor is made a fool of in court.

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    • Gregb
      Posted on July 20, 2012 at 8:12pm

      Best defense is offense…
      everyone…buy your meals from Chick-Fil-A
      The majority is not on the side of the protestors, so if the majority supports Chick-Fil-A then the majority wins.

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    • CatB
      Posted on July 20, 2012 at 10:09pm

      I’m going tomorrow … it’s about 20 miles from my home ;-)

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  • Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
    Posted on July 20, 2012 at 7:54pm

    So now we have a mayor who is engaging in business discrimination based on the owners of Chic-fil-e’s personal opinions and ideals. Blatant and absolute discrimination, threats for intimidation and for the purpose of a political agenda. Time for that mayor to go into retirement.

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    • wboehmer
      Posted on July 20, 2012 at 8:01pm

      Already crossed New York off my list because of Bloomberg’s nonsense . . . now I gotta ditch Boston, too?

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    • RetiredAmericanNavyTaxpayer
      Posted on July 20, 2012 at 9:39pm

      Just posturing to try to get more votes.

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    • RJJinGadsden
      Posted on July 20, 2012 at 11:12pm

      RETIREDAMERICANNAVYTAXPAYER, Really, Boston is now like San Francisco? I haven‘t been there since the ’80s. Used to enjoy visiting back then. But, plan to stay away now. It’s not even the gay thing. It just no longer sounds like a friendly place.

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  • eaglesview
    Posted on July 20, 2012 at 7:53pm

    Chick fil a, stand your ground and don’t waiver from your principles.
    Take your franchise, the money it makes, the taxes it pays, the people it employs, and move it somewhere that wants all of those things.

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  • trinklefinder
    Posted on July 20, 2012 at 7:52pm

    I fail to see how not supporting something is discriminating against it. I call hyperbole! I hope the hyberbole folks know Chick-fil-A will only be stronger because of this.

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    • 1proud_Texan
      Posted on July 20, 2012 at 9:43pm

      I had a sudden urge for Chick-fil-a today after reading the story. Enjoyed my sandwich very much. Thanks Chick-fil-a. Stay strong!

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  • GreatDayITM
    Posted on July 20, 2012 at 7:52pm

    It is written in the Bible that people will be calling bad things good and good things bad. This is one of the many cases. Our society is crumbling a little with each passing day. It is written in the Bible that Satan is blinding the minds of the unbelievers. I am thankful that I am not one of them.

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    • Tractorboy
      Posted on July 20, 2012 at 8:30pm

      @Greatday, keep up the good fight, the Libs have been making the Unholy Holy, and the Holy Unholy, makes you sick to your stomach the sin they try to sell these days. God Bless.

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    • Winedude
      Posted on July 20, 2012 at 8:34pm

      Perhaps you shouldn’t believe all the nonsense written in the “good” book.

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    • momrules
      Posted on July 20, 2012 at 8:57pm

      GREATDAYITM……….You are right of course. This is only going to get worse as the days grow shorter. The liberals will fall in love with the antiChrist, they are already pretty much in the bag for him now.

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    • chazmo
      Posted on July 20, 2012 at 8:57pm

      @winedude maybe you should mind your own business…

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    • hatchetjob
      Posted on July 20, 2012 at 10:20pm

      WINEYDUDE, You won’t be calling the Good Book “nonsense” when you are bowing before our Lord. But there is still time for you to reconsider.

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    • trinklefinder
      Posted on July 21, 2012 at 1:05pm

      thumbs up.

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  • LowIQGenius
    Posted on July 20, 2012 at 7:51pm

    I say we boycott the city of Boston on the grounds that they discriminate against Christian business.

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    • randy
      Posted on July 20, 2012 at 7:58pm

      I usually head to Boston from upstate NY 3 or 4 times a year… Never again!
      You’ve lost my $$$$ Boston!

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    • GENEPAGLIARI
      Posted on July 20, 2012 at 8:15pm

      Easy to do.

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    • swoods08
      Posted on July 20, 2012 at 8:17pm

      Took the words right out of my mouth! Very well said.

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    • mercenary4freedom
      Posted on July 20, 2012 at 9:21pm

      the guy that said chick-fila shoutld encircle the city with outlets is right. Pull that business out of Baaaahhhstaaaan, heck, I‘d even like to see a huge promo for the meals so that the other fast food chains suffer due to this tub of lard mayor’s stupid statement.

      I’m sure Mr Cathy has a good plan to counter this lard-mouth.

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  • Selfreliance
    Posted on July 20, 2012 at 7:50pm

    WHAT policy? This mayor is a moron. By his logic, it is right and proper for a government to demand people think and believe a certain way to do business under its oversight, and that is about as un American is one can get. Boston should be ashamed of this dolt.

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    • rangerp
      Posted on July 20, 2012 at 7:55pm

      so basically this mayor does not believe in First Amendment rights. The CEO claims he believes in the Biblical definition of marriage. He never stated gays could not eat in his restaurant (with the diseases they have, Not sure I would want them to)

      The left gets more and more bold every month, in just declaring their complete disdain for our constitution, Christianity, capitalism. They love that which is evil.

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    • Elena2010
      Posted on July 20, 2012 at 8:08pm

      Ranger — most of the diseases are not airborne but blood borne pathogens. Not to worry abt picking up some disease fm the homosexual person sitting next to you. Not even their spitting into your meal will cause you to get HIV, Hep-B, or other STD.

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    • chazmo
      Posted on July 20, 2012 at 8:58pm

      And the liberal sheep trolls on here will go along with it..

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    • chalkdust
      Posted on July 21, 2012 at 1:22am

      My thoughts exactly. Think like me or no permit. Can you say….N A Z I. Or just a bully.

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    • dwilco77
      Posted on July 21, 2012 at 3:50am

      Elana2010

      Not completely true
      Herpes can survive on a toilet seat for up to 1/2 hour

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  • vilma
    Posted on July 20, 2012 at 7:50pm

    Hey do you think the boston mayor is gay, why else would he deprive his city of needed revinue. Sounds like that little boy needs some growing up to do.

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    • momrules
      Posted on July 20, 2012 at 8:34pm

      The mayor may not be homosexual, just a socialist.

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  • Popp40
    Posted on July 20, 2012 at 7:50pm

    Don’t you love Democrats….if you don’t think exactly as they do, they ban you.

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    • Wayner
      Posted on July 20, 2012 at 7:54pm

      I live 20 miles from the nearest Chic-fil-A… But I’m going there tomorrow and buy some chicken!!

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    • imsteph
      Posted on July 20, 2012 at 8:00pm

      they are sooooo tolerant….

      because you don’t support what we believe (which is usually derogatory, selfish, sinful, bad for you physically, mentally, emotionally) then we will BAN you, burn your book, and keep you from making a lawful living—-instead of trusting the public AS INDIVIDUALS to make up their minds for themselves!

      nazis.
      it[s ok to choose to kill you unborn baby-but you can’t choose to buy a chicken sandwich from the chicken sandwich provider of your choice?
      insanity.

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    • randy
      Posted on July 20, 2012 at 8:02pm

      Closest one to me is In PA, I’m in Upstate NY.
      Planning the 152 mile trip with 10 motorcycle buddies next weekend for some Chick-Fil- A

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    • republitarian
      Posted on July 20, 2012 at 8:18pm

      You got it, Pops.
      ImSteph, Yep.
      Randy, That is awesome! And Wayner, you’re pretty cool too. :)

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    • RJJinGadsden
      Posted on July 20, 2012 at 8:18pm

      RANDY, Hope you guys have a great and safe ride. I live near a small city in Alabama, and with so many other stores and restaurants that I wish we had, we actually do have two Chick-Fil-As. Think that I will have lunch at one tomorrow.
      Hobby Lobby is run by a Christian CEO and family too, and stay closed on Sundays. Guess they might be the next to get labelled as haters.

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    • Lt_Scrounge
      Posted on July 20, 2012 at 8:27pm

      Randy, just make sure to go on Saturday. Being a good Christian business, Chick-fil-a isn’t open on Sundays. It’s part of the franchisee agreement.

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  • DirtyDeeds
    Posted on July 20, 2012 at 7:50pm

    Wow talk about government squashing a person and his company. Where the hell are we the Soviet Union? If you don’t like it, don’t eat there. I like that this company has boldness and stands for their values and doesnt cave to outside opinion. I respect all people who stand beside their views whole-heartedly whether or not I agree with them. Punishing someone for their personal views is not an American virtue. The Mayor of Boston is being intolerant, the exact thing that he thinks that he is fighting.

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  • RLTW
    Posted on July 20, 2012 at 7:49pm

    Than I would say, hey mayor why don’t you shove every dunk in donut in Boston up you’re a–hole

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  • kickagrandma
    Posted on July 20, 2012 at 7:49pm

    Lines are being drawn in the sand.
    PREPARE.
    PRAY.
    GUARD EACH OTHERS’ BACKS.
    The war is on.

    It belongs to GOD ALMIGHTY AND HE WILL WIN IT!

    Come, LORD JESUS, come!

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    • Elena2010
      Posted on July 20, 2012 at 8:06pm

      Gram — He already has. We are merely in the mopping up operations. The grave is empty. Jesus is risen.

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    • 4truth2all
      Posted on July 20, 2012 at 11:34pm

      By this mayor’s statements he is actually telling Jesus that he can not come to his town … that he is not wanted … that he will do what he can to prevent it … I’m laughing … and so is God :-)

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    • Max jones
      Posted on July 21, 2012 at 12:15am

      6th trump=Satan 7th trump=Jesus, the Christ….don’t get fooled…We won’t meet Christ in physical body. “there he is, there’s Jesus!!” is a lie, from helldog himself. Antichrist comes first, deceives the WHOLE world. Don’t be part of that. Just have no fear of death, and Satan has no leverage on you. You could very well die, because of your faith, or you could be fooled into believing antichrist is Jesus. There are very, very few options….

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  • ricckky
    Posted on July 20, 2012 at 7:49pm

    OMG—These people are stark raving mad!!!!—-Especially as much as they need tax money—-These commie states just don’t get–they pander to a small segment of the population–That’s why good solid businesses and people are leaving in droves!!!!!!!–Good luck –This mino head guy must be like so many libs–Doesn‘t have a clue what’s good for their state to grow a prosper!!!!!!-

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  • Detroit paperboy
    Posted on July 20, 2012 at 7:49pm

    Yes, cuz if you don’t support unprotected anal sex and spreading HIV , then you are not selling chicken in liberal Boston ……….these libs are sick……

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    • Elena2010
      Posted on July 20, 2012 at 8:10pm

      Indeed they are! They want us all to become afflicted w/their childish nonsense, too.

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    • hatchetjob
      Posted on July 20, 2012 at 10:26pm

      DETROIT PAPERBOY, I couldn’t have described it better!

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  • Blazebanned
    Posted on July 20, 2012 at 7:49pm

    Discriminates? Hmm maybe i missed where that was stated by the chick-fil-a’s owner,but thats ok boston,let a business slip away,im sure they will be welcome somewhere else….dumbass.
    For you folks that live on the east and west coast, get out,unless you’re encinom or the like…….

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    • Lt_Scrounge
      Posted on July 20, 2012 at 8:33pm

      I think it would be hysterical if Chick-Fil-A pulled what Walmart did in one town. When the idiot city council voted to prevent Walmart from opening a location (with the hundreds of jobs that it would provide and MILLIONS in tax revenues) in their city, Walmart opened a store across the street from the city limits so that the adjacent town got the tax revenues. So for their “principles” of not wanting a Walmart in their town, they lost out on MILLIONS of dollars in tax revenues annually.

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  • Owt_Raged
    Posted on July 20, 2012 at 7:48pm

    Correct me if I‘m wrong but isn’t the Mayor doing the exact same thing that he is accusing Chick-Fil-A of doing?

    I’m sure like every other privately owned business, the Mayor understands that he can not dictate to them what their personal beliefs are, right?

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  • Gregb
    Posted on July 20, 2012 at 7:48pm

    the mayor is either ignorant or is catering to the majority, which means that Boston is a gay community.
    Beck…pleaseeeeee stop the nonsense!!!!!

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  • Baddoggy
    Posted on July 20, 2012 at 7:45pm

    Solution…Move out of the cesspool called Boston. Let’s see what the tax base looks like after they turn the place into liberal mecca…Oh wait, it almost is there now!

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  • TRONINTHEMORNING
    Posted on July 20, 2012 at 7:45pm

    Sounds like Boston needs another ‘tea party.’ What a dork mayor.

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  • Elena2010
    Posted on July 20, 2012 at 7:43pm

    Chick-Fil-A does NOT discriminate against homosexuals. It just does not support the homosexual agenda.

    Mr Mayor, why not let the people of Boston decide w/their wallets if Chick-Fil-A belongs in Boston? Or are you too chicken to trust them?

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    • DEFCON4
      Posted on July 20, 2012 at 7:54pm

      Good One, Elena. The mayor is acting-out over their personal beliefs, instead of their ‘stated company policies’ !

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    • Suz617
      Posted on July 23, 2012 at 5:48pm

      Excellent post Elena2010! Chick-Fil-A has the best food anyway of any fast-food restaurant. Best service, and glad they are not bowing down to be “politically correct”.

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