MERGED: Chick-fil-A

[livingwordunity]

Love it. I went for my first time last saturday and had an identically amazing experience. And the best part is: it tasted awesome. I can’t wait to go back.

Chick-fil-A should be the official meeting place for Christians.

Yep, I respect how they don’t let the dictatorship of the liberal mainstream media intimidate them from showing what a positive difference it makes when Christian family values guide the way they do business.

 

[livingwordunity]

Support Chick Fil-A

Mike Huckabee

I have been incensed at the vitriolic assaults on the Chick fil-A company because the CEO, Dan Cathy, made comments recently in which he affirmed his view that the Biblical view of marriage should be upheld. The Cathy family, led by Chick fil-A founder Truett Cathy, are a wonderful Christian family who are committed to operating the company with Biblical principles and whose story is the true American success story. Starting at age 46 Truett Cathy built Chick fil-A into a $4 billion a year enterprise with over 1600 stores. At 91, he is still active in the company, but his son Dan runs it day to day as CEO.It’s a great American story that is being smeared by vicious hate speech and intolerant bigotry from the left.

The Chick fil-A company refuses to open on Sundays so that their employees can go to church if they wish. Despite the pressure from malls, airports, and the business world to open on Sundays, they still don’t. They treat customers and employees with respect and dignity.

I ask you to join me in speaking out on Wednesday, August 1 "Chick fil-A Appreciation Day.” No one is being asked to make signs, speeches, or openly demonstrate. The goal is simple: Let’s affirm a business that operates on Christian principles and whose executives are willing to take a stand for the Godly values we espouse by simply showing up and eating at Chick fil-A on Wednesday, August 1. Too often, those on the left make corporate statements to show support for same sex marriage, abortion, or profanity, but if Christians affirm traditional values, we’re considered homophobic, fundamentalists, hate-mongers, and intolerant. This effort is not being launched by the Chick fil-A company and no one from the company or family is involved in proposing or promoting it.

There’s no need for anyone to be angry or engage in a verbal battle. Simply affirm appreciation for a company run by Christian principles by showing up on Wednesday, August 1 or by participating online – tweeting your support or sending a message on Facebook.

Source
mikehuckabee.com/mike-huckabee-news?ContentRecord_id=3ee26004-f520-4f45-b327-9bd7e37e2cdc

 

[Marc_Anthony]

As far as I can tell, natural law sounds identical to Catholic theology – I doubt there is a meaningful difference between the two.

Indeed, Catholic theology IS based off of Natural Law-the difference is that theology also takes Divine Revelation into account and tries to explain things revealed to us within the religion.

So we can figure out what’s good and bad through Natural Law-recourse to Catholic theology is unnecessary.

Catholic theology tries to interpret Divine Revelation in light of the Natural Law-like the Trinity. St. Thomas Aquinas, one of the first to really try and develop a thorough understanding of Natural Law, claimed that we couldn’t prove the Trinity philosophically. But since the Trinity was revealed to us through Divine Revelation, he tried to explain how the Trinity was possible and the relationship between the three persons in the Trinity in light of the Natural Law. That’s theology.

Another example of philosophy vs. theology. We don’t need the Ten Commandments to tell us murder is wrong-it is wrong because it is contrary to the Natural Law, which doesn’t need religion to justify it. But we can’t prove that there has to be a day of rest through Natural Law-that’s a matter of Divine Revelation and the reason we have a day of rest is explained through theology.

Make sense?

 

[interestedman]

It is justice to admonish the sinner, no matter where or when.

lol, “no you can’t have this chicken sandwich.” How would this be enforced? Would they ask every person that went through the drive through if they were gay married?

Also if Chick fil a did this it would be a really good way of losing a TON of business.

 

[interestedman]

The food was excellent, the workers (which included people of all races) were very friendly, and the dining tables and the bathrooms were very clean. I rate it a 10 out of 10 since they add a lot of extra touches that typical fast food chains don’t have. They also brought our food to us at our table. My kids loved the kid’s playroom (I don’t know if every restaurant has this), so it was very family friendly, too. Now I know why they have had such popularity.

By the way, if liberals succeed in their crusade to put Chick-fil-A out of business, they will also be putting a lot of African Americans out of a job. And that’s the last thing African Americans need since they’ve been hit the worst by this failed economy.

LOL…liberals will not put chick fil a out of business. Very few people will actually stop eating at chick fil a because of their remarks on gay marriage…and it will blow over soon.

Also I really like how you associate black people with liberals.

 

[livingwordunity]

Also I really like how you associate black people with liberals.

I didn’t. I guess you didn’t know that I’m of African American ancestry.

 

[austenbosten]

I didn’t. I guess you didn’t know that I’m of African American ancestry.

Oh you’re black, I’m a liberal…let me trip over myself to praise you based on your skin color to show how modern and diverse I am…because I’m making a judgement based on your skin-color and not your character as Dr. King would say…like how I said Dr. King? That’s because that’s how African-Americans usually call Dr. King, only white-racist Republicans actually refer to him by his full name…anyway…isn’t Obama great?

 

[Slavonic]

No one is questioning Cathy’s right to say what he said. The opposition to his statement is not about “political correctness” either. We have to remember that LGBTs are a marginalized group. Within recent history they have been sent to mental institutions, jailed, harassed by cops, denied employment (and can still be in some places), and were generally considered outsiders in society. Because they were outsiders, and were generally isolated from each other, they could not speak up for themselves when people spoke against them. With the formation of the modern gay rights movement, LGBTs make it a point to confront and challenge such statements, no matter how small, and make it clear that it is not acceptable to them. I don’t think anyone should be upset that things aren’t how they used to be and Chick-Fil-A will have to deal with the bad press for a little while (ultimately, for good or bad, it will blow over).

 

[Sheeniac]

Although I abstain from meat on Fridays, I decided to make an exception today, and went to a Chick-Fil-A today. Wow - it was good! I’ll end up in that area one Friday a month for the next several months, so looks like once a month, almsgiving will replace abstaining from meat!

 

[tuscany]

Just a heads up Austen, you should put quotes around the pretend
conversation the liberal would be having with Livingwordunity so
people don’t think it’s you are actually saying this…

 

[livingwordunity]

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[Marc_Anthony]

No one is questioning Cathy’s right to say what he said. The opposition to his statement is not about “political correctness” either. We have to remember that LGBTs are a marginalized group. Within recent history they have been sent to mental institutions, jailed, harassed by cops, denied employment (and can still be in some places), and were generally considered outsiders in society. Because they were outsiders, and were generally isolated from each other, they could not speak up for themselves when people spoke against them. With the formation of the modern gay rights movement, LGBTs make it a point to confront and challenge such statements, no matter how small, and make it clear that it is not acceptable to them. I don’t think anyone should be upset that things aren’t how they used to be and Chick-Fil-A will how to deal with the bad press for a little while (ultimately, for good or bad, it will blow over).

The problem is that going to the other extreme is just as bad. Just because LGBT community will be really sensitive for awhile doesn’t mean we can’t be upset about it-we should be.

However oppressed this group used to be I personally think that as a whole the LGBT community is trying to use their status as a former “oppressed” group to bully other people into supporting them by playing the morality card.

Also remember that this is indirectly about support of same-sex marriage. We still need to stand in opposition to same-sex marriage no matter how oppressed the LGBT community was at one time-and because they support same-sex marriage I cannot support them as a whole.

 

[DavidtheGnome]

I already loved their chicken and the friendly, professional attitude of their staff.

Its great to see Dan Cathy stand up and exercise his right to express his religious beliefs. Too often in my own life I have been guilty of remaining silent to keep the peace rather than speaking the truth in charity.

 

[laircy]

I ate it for the first time today, too! Went through a drive through but even then the workers were much friendlier than those at other fast-food chains.

 

[livingwordunity]

Although I abstain from meat on Fridays, I decided to make an exception today, and went to a Chick-Fil-A today. Wow - it was good! I’ll end up in that area one Friday a month for the next several months, so looks like once a month, almsgiving will replace abstaining from meat!

Oops. I forgot about it being Friday. I try to abstain from meat on Friday’s as well. But today I forgot.

 

[Allegra]

I’ve always liked their food and they have great customer service. I’ve had an increased desire to eat there since this whole controversy started, but I shouldn’t because the doctor says we’re too fat.

 

[Slavonic]

It’s not about sensitivity. It’s about strength. In addition, I take issue with the use of the word sensitivity. It trivializes the issue and insinuates weakness on the part of LGBTs.

While, they are not currently oppressed there is still widespread misunderstanding, They are stereotyped, wrongly defined by a sex act, and their relationships are not viewed as being worthy of civil and societal benefits.

 

[Crescentinus]

If I’ll go to America, I’ll go to Chick-Fil-A and eat mor chiken! :3

 

[Marc_Anthony]

It’s not about sensitivity. It’s about strength.

I’m honestly not sure what you mean by this at all.

In addition, I take issue with the use of the word sensitivity. It trivializes the issue and insinuates weakness on the part of LGBTs.

I think that they’re very sensitive to perceived insults against them, yes. If that insinuates weakness, well, so be it. I’m just telling you what I think

While, they are not currently oppressed there is still widespread misunderstanding, They are stereotyped, wrongly defined by a sex act, and their relationships are not viewed as being worthy of civil and societal benefits.

Well, here’s our primary source of disagreement then. I DON’T think their relationships are worthy of civil and societal benefits, and as I said as a group I think they’re using the “morality” card to try and bully the rest of the country into caving into their wishes.

For that matter, I wouldn’t be referring to them as the LGBT community if I didn’t think they were trying to gain rights as a “community”. If you don’t want to be defined by a sex act, then don’t try and gain rights based on your sexual orientation.

 

[ringil]

Their chicken is so good it’s as if it has been fried by the flame of the Holy Spirit!!

MMMMM. . . that’s the taste of holiness. :harp::angel1::harp: