Chick-fil-a Support Day and Free Speech

[mizzoumom12]

Originally Posted by sigmadiva

Kinda, sorta no.

What people do in their lives is their business. But, since homosexuality has been turned into a 'hot button' political issue, it is not unreasonable for people to take sides.

Christianity is very deeply rooted in this country. And, in Christianity homosexuality is seen as sinful, along with other acts. So, if you ask me as a Christian, do I have a problem with gays, then yes I do because it does go against the Bible. I strive to live as close to God's word as possible.

But, I'm also wise enough to recognize that not everyone is a Christian. I'm also wise enough to know that people have the right to their own beliefs even though they differ from mine. So, in that respect, then I say live and let live.

Personally, I'm heterosexual. So for me it is hard to comprehend being attracted to someone of the same sex.

If someone says they are not in support of gay marriage, as marriage defined by the Bible, then they have every right to express that openly in the same way that someone would express the opposite view.

So, although I am new, I have a question for you - do you believe homosexuality is a choice?

[pshsx1]

Originally Posted by sigmadiva

Why use any other persecuted group at all to compare to the gay experience? If oppression of gays is so prevalent, and I believe it is, then it is an issue that should be able to stand on its own without comparison to others.

If all wars are horrible, why is the war in Afghanistan compared to the Vietnam War? Vietnam was way worse and more people died. The war in Afghanistan should be able to stand out as a bloody war on its own without comparison to others.

If Dawn dish soap is so great, why must we compare it to Joy? If Dawn really is that great, we shouldn't have to compare it to Joy; it should stand out on its own without comparison to others.

Originally Posted by mizzoumom12

So, although I am new, I have a question for you - do you believe homosexuality is a choice?

*grabs popcorn*

[SydneyK]

Originally Posted by pshsx1

*grabs popcorn*

For real. Talk about a train wreck waiting to happen...

[LXA SE285]

To me, this says all that needs to be said.

[DrPhil]

Originally Posted by mizzoumom12

So, although I am new, I have a question for you - do you believe homosexuality is a choice?

Originally Posted by pshsx1

*grabs popcorn*

Originally Posted by SydneyK

For real. Talk about a train wreck waiting to happen...

*crickets*

Sigmadiva had already bowed out of this discussion and would probably not return if people are popping popcorn and planning for trainwrecks.

Father's Letter Disowning Gay Son James After Coming Out Goes Viral

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Conservatives blast Chick-fil-A "tastes like hate" vandalism. That vandalism was cowardly, dumb, and of course against the law.

Loving the freedom to hate at Chick-fil-A

Build a culture of hate and they will come.

On a lighthearted and relatively pointless note, it's the waffle fries.

[MysticCat]

Bumping to post this recent article from Huffington Post by Shane Windmeyer, who many Greeks will know as founder of Campus Pride and author of Out on Fraternity Row and Secret Sisters:

Dan and Me: My Coming Out as a Friend of Dan Cathy and Chick-fil-A

A few excerpts:

I spent New Year's Eve at the red-blooded, all-American epicenter of college football: at the Chick-fil-A Bowl, next to Dan Cathy, as his personal guest. It was among the most unexpected moments of my life.

Yes, after months of personal phone calls, text messages and in-person meetings, I am coming out in a new way, as a friend of Chick-fil-A's president and COO, Dan Cathy, and I am nervous about it. I have come to know him and Chick-fil-A in ways that I would not have thought possible when I first started hearing from LGBT students about their concerns over the chicken chain's giving practices. . . .

This past week Chick-fil-A shared with me the 2011 IRS Form 990, filed in November for the WinShape Foundation, along with 2012 financials. The IRS has not released the 990 to the public yet, but the financials affirm Chick-fil-A's values a year prior to the controversy this past July. The nearly $6 million in outside grant funding focuses on youth, education, marriage enrichment and local communities. The funding reflects Chick-fil-A's promised commitment not to engage in "political or social debates," and the most divisive anti-LGBT groups are no longer listed.

Even as Campus Pride and so many in the community protested Chick-fil-A and its funding of groups like Family Research Council, Eagle Forum and Exodus International, the funding of these groups had already stopped. Dan Cathy and Chick-fil-A could have noted this publicly earlier. Instead, they chose to be patient, to engage in private dialogue, to reach understanding, and to share proof with me when it was official. There was no "caving"; there were no "concessions." There was, in my view, conscience.

This is why, after discussions with Dan and Chick-fil-A, Campus Pride suspended our campaign. Like Dan, we had faith. It took time to be proven publicly. . . .

In the end, it is not about eating (or eating a certain chicken sandwich). It is about sitting down at a table together and sharing our views as human beings, engaged in real, respectful, civil dialogue. Dan would probably call this act the biblical definition of hospitality. I would call it human decency. So long as we are all at the same table and talking, does it matter what we call it or what we eat?

There is much more to the article. It's a good read.