When I am next in America I want to go and have a chicken sandwich at Chick-Fil-A. I had never heard of Chick-Fil-A until the storm recently broke out in America because the CEO, Truett Cathy dared to say ( in an interview with a Christian magazine) that he believes in the biblical definition of the family unit. It is also part of the company's ethos that they refuse to open on Sundays, run debt free, and contribute a percentage of their profits back to the community.
City Mayors are refusing to let Chick-Fil-A open new outlets. Rosanne Barr went further, saying anyone who eats at Chick-Fil-A deserves to get cancer. Gay groups are asking people to stay away from Chick-Fil-A but as the picture above shows, the boycott doesn't seem to be going so well. I agree with Matthew Archbold's analysis of this attack:
[...] the left's reaction to the fast food joint has little to do with gay rights and everything to do with silencing dissent. This reaction along with the media's help is essentially the head on the pike that tells people "you're next" if you cross us.
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When are they going to open their first UK outlet?
My American friends tell me that the outlets were packed.
Oh yes... I went to CFA three times today just to check on the status of things.
The first time I went was around breakfast. I didn't order anything, but I had my camera ready. No real like at 9, but by 9:30 people were starting to make their way inside.
At a different CFA for lunch (around 1:30), not only was the entire restaurant standing-room-only, but the drive-through wrapped around the building and into the next parking lot (which housed a different drive-through eatery altogether)
Finally, when I went by around 5 to pick my son up a snack after school, the lines were all over the place again.
I was thrilled. :)
And did you hear that some Wendy's locations (another restaurant chain) actually had signs up in support of CFA (some going so far as to suggest customers shop THERE for today)???
CFA got my business twice today. Wendy's is getting it tomorrow. :)
God bless freedom of religious expression! AND Freedom of Speech!
Rockport Pilot, Rockport Texas
Friday, August 3, 2012Dear Editor;
Since there are many businesses whose primary reason for existence is to spread hate, in addition to Chick-Fil-A, and since there are many executives who espouse bigoted traditional values and hate-driven biblical values, would not the actions of all good pure people - which includes, by definition, all Democrats - in avoiding these businesses be greatly facilitated if: 1. Christian businesses be required to display a Star Of Bethlehem sign in their businesses - and this could be a federal regulation whose implementation involves multiple government agencies, e.g. EPA, Health And Human Services, Department of Education, Homeland Security, and of course the Center for Disease Control; and 2. Christian executives be required to wear a Star Of Bethlehem over their hearts or have one tattooed on their forearms? And, to further the purity of Democrats and all others who are free of hate, why not have all Christians who go out in public be required to wear a Star Of Bethlehem over their hearts or have it tattooed on their foreheads? Of course a crucifix would do instead of the star.
Am I remembering correctly something like this once happened? Was it in Europe? Wasn’t there some kind of conflict about this? How did the pure people do that time?
Guy McClung
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