We Are Not Arguing Over Chicken
"When gays get so angry about a chicken sandwich, it is because Chick-fil-A has given around $5 million to fight to discriminate against us. When we praise brave Eagle Scouts who give up their badges in protest of the Boy Scouts of America's prejudice, it's not about scoring political points; it's because there are kids in dens who are being taught to believe that they are less than equal. When we rant about the pastor who preaches that gays should be thrown into a concentration camp, we scream out of fear. And our fears are justified -- in the last seven days, a lesbian in Nebraska was carved with a knife, a gay man in Oklahoma was firebombed, and a girl in Kentucky was kicked and beaten -- her jaw broken and her teeth knocked out -- while her assailants allegedly hurled anti-gay slurs at her.
I am your coworker, your frat brother, your cousin, your neighbor. And I am watching as you defend institutionalized discrimination.
Eat all the chicken sandwiches you want. But, realize that behind this debate are real people -- kids like the girl in Kentucky who fear for their safety, women like Sally Ride's widow who are denied their spouse's Social Security benefits. Even if it doesn't seem like it, we want nothing more than to leave behind the angry debates on Facebook and on Capitol Hill. There are, after all, a lot of pictures of One Direction and grandkids we would rather be posting, sharing and 'liking.'"
There is much more to this article... all should read it.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/conor-gaughan/chick-fil-a-homop...
Please note: I don't mind differing opinions with intelligent debate, but I will not tolerate out and out hatred, or derogatory comments.
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At least your not eating a chicken sandwich--lol
Their chicken isn't even all that! Lol
You are free to make a death threat against the president, but you will also probably be arrested as a consequence. You are free to call your boss a douche, but again, you might lose your job.
Chick-Fil-A thing. Louis Farakhan is an orthodox Islamist who spoke out clearly against Obama & gay marriage. He thinks it's "an abomination." He is working with the communities youth & was invited by Mayor Emanuel. He's also hates Jewish people obviously. (Islam) Rahm Emanuel could care less about gay people. As for dealing with consequences of your words, yes you deal with consequences. However, politicians or government does not have the right to "block" you from expanding your business as the Mayor stated. It's unconstitutional....that's the problem. That and the fact that he's a hypocrite. Chick-Fil-A has had a boom in business since this all started. Keep those consequences coming!