Chik-fil-A Stands Up for Traditional Marriage

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iamrefreshed said:
But so few are made. I can only watch *The Shoes of the Fisherman *and *The Scarlet and the Black *so many times a year.😉
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I go to see them all. I was underwhelmed by For Greater Glory, too, though there was much to like about the movie. It could have been much, much better. I was excited about both movies, when I heard about them. Maybe I set myself up for disappointment. I should go in expecting them to be sub-par, so I can be surprised that they are par. 🙂
 
Rich_Olszewski said:
Of course, they won’t reveal Wednesday’s profit and volume figures. It would be embarrassing.
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Wednesday’s sales weren’t about profits, it was about theater. It was a show of support for Chick-fil-a in the face of the recent controversy. While the profits of Wednesday won’t hurt the company’s bottom line, it really won’t make a big difference either. The financial success of Chick-fil-a comes from the ordinary business it does day-in, day-out.
 
qui_est_ce said:
I can’t find anywhere to shop now, no Penney’s, no Target, no Wal-Mart…😛
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Dillard’s? Saks Fifth Avenue? Neiman-Marcus? Macy’s? Nordstrom? Gotta be somewhere where a working gal can shop. 😃
 
rlg94086 said:
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I go to see them all. I was underwhelmed by For Greater Glory, too, though there was much to like about the movie. It could have been much, much better. I was excited about both movies, when I heard about them. Maybe I set myself up for disappointment. I should go in expecting them to be sub-par, so I can be surprised that they are par. 🙂
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Then don’t see There Be Dragons.🙂
 
rlg94086 said:
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I go to see them all. I was underwhelmed by For Greater Glory, too, though there was much to like about the movie. It could have been much, much better. I was excited about both movies, when I heard about them. Maybe I set myself up for disappointment. I should go in expecting them to be sub-par, so I can be surprised that they are par. 🙂
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Be thankful you’re not an Evangelical who gets “Christian” films like “Fireproof.”
 
_Abyssinia said:
He is not doing himself any favours. He is making himself look discriminatory and intolerant, and it will not stand up in court if Chick-A-Fil sues because of him stopping them getting licenses. Chick-A-Fil never said they would not hire or serve homosexuals but that they are against gay marriage. Dan Cathy has the Constitutional right to freedom of speech

Has any pro traditional marriage mayor or governor say they will stop the building of Starbucks in their town, which endorsed gay marriage?
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Exactly,Exactly. And didn’t Ben and Jerrys come out in favor of gay marriage?
I find these mayors trying to stop Chick Fil A from doing business chilling.
This and the contraception debate shows that Christian persecution is increasing in this country.
 
Rich_Olszewski said:
Ah, hah! You were a garbageman and hauled garbage. (The usual retort when you guys - those I knew who flew out of Norton - were asked what they did for a living! 😃
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LOL. Nah, I just put them out when they burned. 😉 Another “civil service” job in the AF.
 
Interesting piece on the Huffington Post site (yes I know). It states that the reaction has varied by region, with some areas having lines out into the parking lot, and others starting to boycott. The focus of the article is the experience of gay employees working there. In some cases, the customers have been extremely uncharitable in their language, and offensive to those employees. The company guidance to employees, is to remain neutral and respond with something like, “Thank you for your business.” The article also points out that Chik-Fil-A is a franchise. So the work environment and management differs from store to store. Interestingly, Cathy has left the public spotlight after his public remarks. If I were a franchise owner, who is now being boycotted due to Cathy’s, I would not appreciate his need to go public with his views at all. Sad to lose a business for that reason. I was under the impression that Cathy’s company owned the individual stores. While I would defend his right to free speech, I think he was very irresponsible in his behavior, given the impact that a boycott may have on the individual franchise owners who may lose their businesses because of his public statements.

Here is the article:

huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/01/chick-fil-a-anti-gay-controversy-employees-speak-out_n_1729968.html?utm_source=DailyBrief&utm_campaign=080212&utm_medium=email&utm_content=FeatureTitle&utm_term=Daily%20Brief#slide=1152760
 
epan said:
Interesting piece on the Huffington Post site (yes I know). It states that the reaction has varied by region, with some areas having lines out into the parking lot, and others starting to boycott. The focus of the article is the experience of gay employees working there. In some cases, the customers have been extremely uncharitable in their language, and offensive to those employees. The company guidance to employees, is to remain neutral and respond with something like, “Thank you for your business.” The article also points out that Chik-Fil-A is a franchise. So the work environment and management differs from store to store. Interesting, Cathy has left the public spotlight after his public remarks. If I were a franchise owner, who is not being boycotted, I would not appreciate his public position at all. Sad to lose a business for that reason.

Here is the article:

huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/01/chick-fil-a-anti-gay-controversy-employees-speak-out_n_1729968.html?utm_source=DailyBrief&utm_campaign=080212&utm_medium=email&utm_content=FeatureTitle&utm_term=Daily%20Brief#slide=1152760
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As a customer, it never even crosses my mind who my server/cashier may be in a relationship with, how is someone buying food even going to know is an employee is “gay”.
 
Just curious, is there anyone here who only shops at companies who’s CEO’s are pro-life?
 
MillTownCath said:
Just curious, is there anyone here who only shops at companies who’s CEO’s are pro-life?
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Not me; I shop pretty much anywhere. I wish that companies and businesses would stay completely out of the political sphere–as businesses, although the CEO’s as individuals certainly do have the right to state their own views. Like Calvin Coolidge, I believe that “the business of business is business.”

But I think that the pro-traditional marriage reaction to the Chick-fil-A controversy was just a gut reaction by a great many traditionally minded people to the extreme hatred exhibited by the left when this particular CEO simply said what he believed. They are tired of being put down for not being progressive enough.
 
qui_est_ce said:
I can’t find anywhere to shop now, no Penney’s, no Target, no Wal-Mart…😛
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You can rule out the following (and many more):

Oreo
Betty Crocker
Levi’s
Cheerios
American Apparel
Walt Disney World
Starbucks
Wheaties
Tide
Microsoft
The Home Depot
Pampers
Pepsi
Safeway
Crest
Old Navy
Girl Scouts
Macy’s
Target
JC Penney
Pillsbury
Walgreens
Ford
GAP
Green Giant
Walmart
 
JimG said:
Not me; I shop pretty much anywhere. I wish that companies and businesses would stay completely out of the political sphere–as businesses, although the CEO’s as individuals certainly do have the right to state their own views. Like Calvin Coolidge, I believe that “the business of business is business.”

But** I think that the pro-traditional marriage reaction to the Chick-fil-A controversy was just a gut reaction by a great many traditionally minded people to the extreme hatred exhibited by the left when this particular CEO simply said what he believed. They are tired of being put down for not being progressive enough**.
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Exactly correct. 👍
 
Cider said:
As a customer, it never even crosses my mind who my server/cashier may be in a relationship with, how is someone buying food even going to know is an employee is “gay”.
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I have learned that words can have an unknown impact on a person. I always try to be kind and charitable. It does bother me that Mr. Cathy’s remarks may put some franchise owners out of business. Chik-Fil-A could be shut down tomorrow, and Mr. Cathy should be fine, if he has been a good husband of his wealth. But I think all of this is unfair to some who have bought franchises from him.
 
rlg94086 said:
Sure. But, overall, the profits come from the viewing public. Profits from ticket sales from successful films are what produced the funds for flop films.
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Right. Money comes from Executive Producers, who in turn, receive a lion’s share of the net revenue if the movie is a success. They are also the ones who take the loss if the movie is a bust.
 
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