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Around the country folks are coming out to either support Chick-Fil-A’s stance against gay marriage, or to protest the fast food.
This special offered today at Beaver's doesn’t specifically mention the protests, but the implication is pretty clear. Take a look:
Courtesy Beaver's
...and the hate continues...
Funny, the ones screaming hate are the haters themselves...
Those screaming intolerance are intolerant themselves
That kind of backwards thinking is the product of 24/7 Fox News and right wing talk radio indoctrination. No other explanation.
But it isn't RIGHT wing; it is WRONG wing. These wrong-wing tea baggers would be wrong on the time of day.
How are they hating in this case? By stating that they agree with same-sex marriage?
Nice try but FAIL. How do you deduce hate from this? Typical of warped thinking.
The difference is no one is trying to stop you from expressing your opinion. Just as you can express your opinion, people are free to respond in kind.
Instead, GLBT folks are being told that they cannot marry the person they love. They are being told that "God's wrath" will be brought upon this country because of the few brave legislatures willing to recognize the injustice done to them for so many years. No one is trying to pass legislation to keep you from being an insensitive bigot who is so insecure in your own sexuality that you're afraid of anything out of your own "norm".
They are told that God's wrath will come, but they know it's not true, because there is not any objective God. All peoples create their own God.
GLBT are united and tend to oppress the rest of the people. They elected the mayor of Houston simply because she's GLBT. But she's no better at mayoring than a middle aged, potbellied white guy with two kids and a wife. However, if a middle aged potbellied white guy gets elected, everyone says it's because of prejudice.
They are told that God's wrath will come, but they know it's not true, because there is not any objective God. All peoples create their own God.
GLBT are united and tend to oppress the rest of the people. They elected the mayor of Houston simply because she's GLBT. But she's no better at mayoring than a middle aged, potbellied white guy with two kids and a wife. However, if a middle aged potbellied white guy gets elected, everyone says it's because of prejudice.
Tolerance does NOT mean allowing injustice to occur when you can take a stand against it. Tolerance means to allow something where no one gets hurt. In that case, I am tolerant of people being anti marriage equality but I am NOT tolerant of anyone taking away my rights. See the difference?
I would say the humor continues.
Lighten up.
Hilarious! Eat Beavers and skip Chik Fil Hate.
Eat More Beaver!!
Har har, har. Chronicle, you probably did more to boost the local Chik Fil A businesses than any ad campaign could have ever hoped to do. it's a clear indication of how Houston feels about you. I went by several CFA locations throughout the day only to find long lines and no protesters.
$11 at Beaver's and $6.50 at Chick-fil-a.
Who hates gays more?
Wont be going there!
If it took you until now to realize which side of this issue Beavers was on, you weren't going there anyway. And you won't be missed.
And you were surprised on the stance that Chick Fil A had on the subject?
If nothing else, it got them some great free advertisement.
Wont be going there!
hey what about the Bull pie???
Anything at Beavers is well worth paying double what you pay at a fast food joint. This is a hoot. I for one like an establishment with a sense of humor.
What Joke. Eat more Chick-Fil-A. Eat less Beavers.
Gay's, Tri-Sexual's, Bi's, Trannies, etc; sure look bad over this whole CF fiasco. They continually fail to understand that this whole thing started because an owner of a restaurant stated his believe, then psycho left wing anti-free speak Mayors in Chicago, Boston and SF said " your not allowed in our city" thus causing a huge blow back by those that support traditional marriage. As many have stated here, it's the gays that seem to be coming across as the haters, no the other way around.
It isn't just what he said, CFA donates money from the corporation to groups that are anti-gay. I could care less if the CEO has a personal opinion, but then when you use corporate money to support it, then it goes to a new level. So yes, people can protest CFA all they want, but they better boycott all other companies that are anti-gay marriage.
Private company...he can do what he wants and donate where he wishes. Some are just looking for whatever weak reasoning to fulfill your lust. Grow up.
The CEO gets his money -- every penny -- from his customers. Customers are free to object to how he spends that money and refuse to do any further business with him. That's not "weak reasoning," it's the same thing fundamentalist bigots do when they do the same thing over "Gay Day" at Disneyworld or whatever. Your reasoning is weak, wrong, and indefensible because you see *committed* relationships only as "lust" and probably out of some adherence to Bronze Age teachings. Perhaps you should grow up and evolve, you know like society has since the Dark Ages.
Ah yes, you are evolving are we not. Sounds like the Romans. Sorry Scoot, you can change and evolve all you want...the bible remains the same. It's not about you.
Family Proud?
Address your hypocrisy, Gary. Why is it okay for Christians to boycott Target, Disney, Starbucks but wrong for anyone to boycott Mr Cathy's company after he (a) shoots his mouth off about his values and (b) has a track record of funding groups that want to limit civil rights?
Here's an example. Tell us why Chick-fil-A shouldn't have to face the same kinds of consequences from people who disagree with them.
http://www.americandecency.org/archives/boycotting-list/
And while you're trying to reconcile your hypocritical views about boycotts, explain how you or anyone else would PERSONALLY be worse off if gays were allowed to marry. Please try to keep the appeals to tradition (a logical fallacy) to a minimum.
I don't have a problem at all when anyone boycotts a business for any reason. The problem I have is the out-right lies by most gay advocates. Most of the so called 'hate' comes from most, but not all gays. I say vote with your wallet...people don't have to be an A about it.
Explaining would do no good to how liberal ways deteriorate society in general. I think you know that. You're more about everybody does what they want to do...you see no immediate consequences. Shallow.
"You're more about everybody does what they want to do" -- yes, Gary, it's called liberty. What are the "immediate consequences" when consenting adults do what they want with each other, including entering into contracts (marriage is a form of contract) with one another, without impositions from others? Are you for liberty, Gary, or for theocratic authoritarianism with a big shiny "Jesus Loves Me And Hates Your Sinful Guts" sticker on it?
That is my issue: when corporations push a social agenda - either way. Individual citizens, like it or not, that's America. Corporatons.....just not right!
Which anti-gay group are you referring? Are you referring to the one that tries to "rehabilitate" gay people?
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I personally believe that gay people are born gay, and I have no issue with that.
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However, when you have a group that is attempting to help another group, even though it's based upon fallacy, how can you say they hate them?
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If you have cancer, and I believe that I can cure it by dancing in your garage for 48 hours while wearing a bedazzled unitard, sure, I'll never cure your cancer, but the fact that I am trying means that I don't hate you.
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So if you believe that a group spending its time, money and other resources to "cure" gay people means that they hate gay people, you're not using that noodle between your ears.
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The idea of curing a gay person is obviously ridiculous, but it's definitely not a sign of hate.
What is a trisexual? Only 2 sexes out there.
They like plants too, some plants are neither male or female.
Yup, I can agree on that.
That's funny. If it wasn't 20 miles from my house, I'd totally order it... and for those who think that's expensive, remember that you have to pay extra to get that sort of action.
Heck, nobody would have known if not for this "article".
The meal sounds as disgusting as the thought of two men wanting to marry each other. But this is America, even weirdos have the right to free speach-something liberals just don't get.
Jimmy, they probably have a meal offering for that as well, it's two sausage links in a single hot dog bun, covered in spicy brown mustard...
Liberals are all for toleranace... until you disagree with them. Then you're a "hater".
This statement said it all.
I've noticed that too. Doesn't make sense.
When conservatives pass laws that discriminate against gay people that's not a "disagreement", it's bigotry and animus. If you see gay people start passing laws that harm Christians, THEN you can talk. The whole "Christians are the victims" diatribe rings very, very hollow. No one stopped Dan Cathy from spewing his theocratic nonsense, and no one has stopped Chick-Fil-A from doing business anywhere. Meanwhile, Chick-Fil-A has given millions of dollars to anti-gay organizations that harm gay Americans lives. So who exactly is the victim here?
funny... check with the million moms and dads. they are all for tolerence unless you do not like them either.
chik fil a operates a business and last time i checked its still legal to spend the money earned on whatever cause you so desire thats legal. What I dont see here is those that are not in favor of gay marriage boycotting business that support it or even bothering to check or making such a huge fuss over businesses that do.
apprently now the pro gay marriage crowd wants us all to check out everyone one or place we do business with and make a choice based on this stance.
Talk about intolerance ! It would seem that if your against gay marriage then you are subject to ridicule and not allowed to have a different opinion.
You can certainly be against gay marriage and be accepting of others opinions without having to agree with that opinion. Now thats tolerance agreeing to disagree, and still treating each other with respect. Thats not whats going on here the pro gay marriage crowd is out to smear a profitable business.
"You can certainly be against gay marriage and be accepting of others opinions without having to agree with that opinion."
So same-sex marriage is legal in Texas now?
indeed, I have refrained from letting Hollywood have any of my direct money since 2007, haven't been to a movie theater since then...I do not believe in their causes, and they are making politically slanted movies, minimizing "entertainment" value these days.
I agree with PMSHOP. Beware of those who arrogantly or , in some cases,condescendingly label disagreement with whatever they believe as hate. These folk actually have no point to present in any argument but their own hatred of you.
I am a CHRISTian. If you disagree with that belief, you aren't hating me- you are actually,if not hating yourself, at least, disrespecting yourself and that is sad...only sad...to me. Your non-belief is mentioned prominently in The Bible in several places.
What I hope for you is that you receive time to study, search, and reconsider for your own good.
GOD bless all here.
PMSHOP, where exactly is the "hate" or "intolerance" here?
Another reason to love Beaver's! They have fantastic food, beer and even better, they have a sense of humor!!!
As is usual here in PC America, the issue was completely blown out of proportion. Mr. Cathy said he believes in the "traditional" meaning of marriage. Although he is a devout christian, he never stated that he was against gays and lesbians. No where in his statements will you find him condemning gays/lesbians. I know two owners of Chick-fil-A franchises and both employ openly gay people.
Take a look at this situation. The GLBT community has taken Mr. Cathy's comments and used them to grandstand for their own agenda. And by doing so have disrupted the business of people not wanting part of either side of this issue. But hey, this is the America we live in. Sad. Silent, non-disruptive protest does more for your cause than grandstanding. Grandstanding always brings more scrutiny on the protesters instead of the cause.
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2012/08/the_chick-fil-a_phenomenon.html
Never have CF discriminated against gays. The man just stated he didn't believe in gay marriage. Which the last time I looked was a 1st amendment right to say what you think.
I agree the left comes across as the haters.
Beaver's should stay above the fray. Their not big enough to withstand the loss of business
Way overblown and waaaay overpriced! Won't be going there.
Unoriginal! That joke was in Jay Leno's monologue last week!
I'm trying to follow the conservative logic here. If a non-conservative or non-Christian or non-white person doesn't accept the conservative, Christian, white people's intolerance, then they are the person who is intolerant? Isn't that kind of like if an African American doesn't accept a skinhead's racism against them, than the black person is the one who is actually racist? What I think I've figured out is that If a person speaks up and asks for basic human rights that another group is trying to deny them, than the person asking for their rights is infringing upon the rights of someone else to take the rights away from them and that infringement is actually worse than asking for your rights in the first place. I think. Conservative logic is hard to understand
Normalization of disordered sexuality is not a "right".
LBGT community is asking for equal rights. Sorry, but equal rights apply to equal situations and homosexuality is not equal to heterosexuality, therefore equal treatment is not due...and yes, I'm same sex attracted myself (celibate due to religion), so I'm proof that you can be homosexually inclined and still see the issue based on logic and not emotion.
Touche Diane!!
Well, then I guess you just don't understand, you will probably never get it then. But don't forget for even a second, that we " the people " have the right to believe what ever we want, without the government sticking it's nose into things and punishing those who have a different opinion. Some get it some don't, but that's okay.
This hypothetical argument is like comparing Apples and Oranges my dear. Try educating yourself with what really happened and not the hyped, agenda driven version. Chick-fil-A isn't trying to take away anyone's "rights"....the intolerance and hate speech is coming from the so called "oppressed group" - that ISN'T being oppressed!
Why are they so hateful to gay men? What are the gay men supposed to eat? This is outrageous discrimination!
CHRON attempting to normalize deviant behavior again.
What! Not "Joined in celebration by Man on Man Fries"? Now that's a visual to go with your Chick Burger. Afraid of offending your clientele, Beavers?
So many of the comments here make me so ashamed of my city. So many ignorant and hateful people here.
I see, hateful because some believe in something other than what your believe in. Well,many would say you might be better off in one of those socialist cities like Boston or perhaps SF. Houston is about as good as is gets for many reasons, so if you don't get that, perhaps it's time to get out.
Finally, a statement that sums it all up for me.
I wish I had my life so dialed that I could sit around and worry about what other people are doing in their own bedrooms. Alas, I'll just have to keep minding my own business until that day comes. At this rate, it's going to be a while...
As a staunch conservative, I'm all in favor of limited government. Limited enough to keep its nose out of consenting adults' personal lives. Of all the threats we face in this world, the prospect of two people loving each other doesn't rank very highly on my radar. To each his (or her) own.
Why can't we all just get along?
Because there is a segment of the population who are " the real hates". those that just cannot understand understand it when or if someone does not agree with same sex marriage, albeit a large company or just a person.As an Eg. Many seem to think we should all just walk around, holding hands,skipping,driving scooters, smart cars, listening to Lady Gaga. They just don't get it that some are not into Scooters, holding hands, or Lady Gaga in that matter.
Nobody wants to hold your hand or make you get married, or do anything else. They just want the right to get married, but you want to prohibit that.
Marriage is not a right, but rather a privilege. Look it up.
Well, excuse me. Some want to have the privege to get married. You want to ban that even though it would have no impact on you whatsoever.
Your excused, but again, Marriage is a privilege not a right. It does not make sense to change what the majority of the world agree's too already to appease a few (7-10%).
But you didn't answer the question, HOW would it harm you or take away your rights?
Higher insurance rates paid by me because of the higher incidence of AIDS associated with "Man on Man". I guess you forgot that insuring the gay man sex partner with AIDS results in increased costs to the insurance company which passes on the increased cost to all policy holders. That certainly affects insurance costs and premiums, so yes it can harm me because your gay lover is HIV Positive. What abiout the gay dentist that passed on AIDS to some of his patients? Harmful?
Um, at one point in our history, the majority of the world agreed that African American's should have not rights and be able to be bought, sold, and owned like a piece of property. Did it not make sense to change that either just because "the majority of the world agreed"?
Rocky, read Loving v. Virginia. Then read Romer v. Evans. Then tell me if you still think your choice of spouse is any of the state's business.
And I don't really care what a majority of the world "agree's too" (sic). A majority of the folks in this country probably think Justin Bieber is superior to Jimmy Page, but that stupidity doesn't make it true.
In your lifetime, you're going to see same-sex marriage recognized as a fundamental right. Deal with it. Or don't - we do need folks to whine about Lady Gaga.
*yawn* is this still being talked about?