Manos: The Hans of Fate
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Yeah, I'm sure his "wife" will return in some form. I'll clown "her" then as I did now.
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CFA response to anti-gay alleg. "Guilty as charged." Do NOT gloat about eating at CFA
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Oh, so now those laws are simply brushed off onto Moses and aren't applicable into Christianity anymore? That's awfully convenient. Does that mean that Christians don't get credit for the Ten Commandments either? Since they are Mosaic they must not apply to Christians...
By the way, I chose examples from Leviticus because that is the same book that condemns homosexuality. So I guess that ALSO doesn't apply now?
What, the Bible? There are plenty of New Testament verses that state that the laws of the Old Testament are not to be abolished.
Pollux
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I never said it did.
Then you're completely missing the point of his argument.
Pollux
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I guess so, I haven't slept in a while. Sorry about that.
Then I'm confused as to why you commented on my earlier post as you did. Chick Fil A's COO (CEO? Not sure) stated that they do not support gay marriage because they want to run the company according to rules in the Bible (the same reason they are closed on Sunday). I'm pointing out rules in the Bible that they do not follow.
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I see, no harm done.
Pollux
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Yea, I've had a bad day/week and am exhausted, so I think I'm basically looking for things to fight about... Sorry for the derail. I'm going to get some sleep. Night y'all.
hawkshockey11
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So do the ten comandments no longer need to be followed as a Christian since those are mosaic law?
ReBurn
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Manos: The Hans of Fate
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Keep in mind flexibility with the commandants has been going on since day 1. Add some and drop sod.
Guileless
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There is a level of theological discourse beyond chain emails or forum/Facebook posts that quote a few Bible verses with a sentence or two of commentary/snark. That is a limited a way to view complex questions of human nature, regardless of which side you come down on.
Byakuya769
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Haha, I'm sorry I missed this live. Hate groups being equated to talking smack about JayDubya? Incredible.
Some might say that it's a limited view to address complex questions with an already predetermined answer (God, Bible, etc.).
Nice try bro but that doesn't count because of XYZ.
Looks nothing like a CFA sandwich, but it was amazingly good. Next time you feel like deep frying stuff give it a try. It is sogood.gif.
Also pictured is an armadillo egg from serious eats. Pretty tasty too, but way overshadowed by the sandwich.
Rentahamster
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Looks nothing like a CFA sandwich, but it was amazingly good. Next time you feel like deep frying stuff give it a try. It is sogood.gif.
Also pictured is an armadillo egg from serious eats. Pretty tasty too, but way overshadowed by the sandwich.
Nice, I hope you and your friends had a good time. I've never tried to fry anything before, don't want to deal with the mess. You might want to share your cooking adventure in the IronGAF thread, too.
tearsofash
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So, our local CFA is having a "Princess Party" on the 21st. I'm wondering if I should attempt to get the local LGBT groups to go as drag princesses or something.
Rentahamster
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Sound funny, but that's not going to change any minds. If anything, it'll harden those against the cause if they bring their daughters to a family event and find drag pricnesses there trying to troll them. It all depends on what kind of message you want to send and whether your main objective is to change minds or make a point.
Battersea Power Station
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I'm on my phone and can't make a decent new thread, but CFA has agreed to stop donating to anti-gay organizations, supposedly:
http://chicagophoenix.com/2012/09/1...y-donations-mandates-equal-treatment-of-gays/
Just want to give a quick shout out to everyone that was willing to make the difficult sacrifice of not eating a specific sandwich in order to take a stand against a wrongdoing. I understand if it was too hard for some of you to do, but I'm sure your hearts were in the right place.
http://chicagophoenix.com/2012/09/1...y-donations-mandates-equal-treatment-of-gays/
Just want to give a quick shout out to everyone that was willing to make the difficult sacrifice of not eating a specific sandwich in order to take a stand against a wrongdoing. I understand if it was too hard for some of you to do, but I'm sure your hearts were in the right place.
Bwahaha
Kinda surprised they folded actually. The whole controversy went away in about a week or two.
ChiTownBuffalo
Either I made up lies about the Boston Bomber or I fell for someone else's crap. Either way, I have absolutely no credibility and you should never pay any attention to anything I say, no matter what the context. Perm me if I claim to be an insider
Man, they really want to open that Logan Square store and sell chicken to hipsters.
SpeedySwaf
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Good to see that they're taking some steps towards equality. I'm not sure how one store would prompt this, so I'm wondering if maybe there were people in the company who were uncomfortable with the donations in the first place, but didn't speak up until after the earlier controversy.
Count Dookkake
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Haha. Owned.
I hope this hurts some of their strident supporters, having to eat gay-friendly chicken.
WHERE IS YOUR GOD NOW?
I hope this hurts some of their strident supporters, having to eat gay-friendly chicken.
WHERE IS YOUR GOD NOW?
ChiTownBuffalo
Either I made up lies about the Boston Bomber or I fell for someone else's crap. Either way, I have absolutely no credibility and you should never pay any attention to anything I say, no matter what the context. Perm me if I claim to be an insider
Joe Moreno is an Alderman for the City of Chicago. Aldermen and Cook County Board Members, generally back each other on stances like this.
If they didn't do something, they would have been shut out of the Cook County/Chicago market.
Baconsammy
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The media focus may have went away after a week or two, but the silent boycott of many didn't end. Ultimately their goal is to sell as many sandwiches to as many people as possible. A more noble goal than protecting marriage from those dirty, nasty gays.
Keru_Shiri
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The donations to anti-gay organizations was the kicker for me. I never cared what the owner's actual thoughts were. Now that the donations are stopping, I see no reason to continue my boycott.
I still see no reason to stop the boycott, they've still donated millions to anti-gay organizations. Maybe once I've eaten millions in food at other restaurants I will consider going to CFA again. Either that or when they start donating to LGBT causes to make up for all the harm they have caused.
I am kind of surprised they caved though; if this picks up in the news cycle their staunch supporters would probably turn against them. The people they were catering to are quick to call boycotts of their own at any perceived slight.
Keru_Shiri
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True, and truth be told, I don't know when I'll begin eating there again, but I think measuring the amount of harm caused is a difficult thing to quantify.
This has nothing to do with equality and completely, totally, caused by profits.
Someone in a boardroom somewhere saw a drop in profits and immediately said to do the necessary damage control.
No morality involved.
Neuromancer
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Manos: The Hans of Fate
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Good. Less people in line at the drive through. The fact that I continue to go there shows I can eat what I want and not be considered to have some agenda for doing so.
They have every right to be pissed after they publicly showed support when Chic-Fil-A needed it. Of course, that said, I barf at the thought of meeting people like these. My view towards these people comprise of utter despise.
I'm a little shocked that the boycott has had an effect.
That said, I'm going to continue not eating there until they start donating to LGBT causes.
AtomskEater
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Weird how some people spell "Chick-fil-A" way wrong, sometimes multiple different ways in the same post. You're right on their facebook page, you can just scroll up and have a gander...
Anyway, good that they've stopped donations. I didn't think they would.
Anyway, good that they've stopped donations. I didn't think they would.
Jake McLargeHuge
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Just start serving the banana pudding milkshakes again and they'll all come back. Glad to see they've stopped the donations so I no longer have to have conversations about what it means politically to buy a chicken sandwich. And the fact that they're not donating to a bullshit cause...that too.
It kind of makes sense that Chick-Fil-A would wait for the issue to get out of the media and then quietly back down.
The anti-gay stance probably didn't hurt them right now today... but it made expansion into the Northeast of the country much more difficult. And in 20-30 years it would probably start effecting the some of the Southern stores too.
Chick-Fil-A must've REALLY wanted to open another store in Chicago.
Anyway good for Moreno.
lol
The anti-gay stance probably didn't hurt them right now today... but it made expansion into the Northeast of the country much more difficult. And in 20-30 years it would probably start effecting the some of the Southern stores too.
Chick-Fil-A must've REALLY wanted to open another store in Chicago.
Anyway good for Moreno.
lol
R.I.P. First Amendment.
It was fun while it lasted.
And by "it" I mean the constitution.
Jake McLargeHuge
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R.I.P. First Amendment.
It was fun while it lasted.
And by "it" I mean the constitution.
Tag quote?
R.I.P. First Amendment.
It was fun while it lasted.
And by "it" I mean the constitution.
Hahahahaha! Ok.
speculawyer
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Looks like someone looking at the polling, ran the numbers, and realized it was a really stupid business decision. Score one for the free market.
Neuromancer
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hahaR.I.P. First Amendment.
It was fun while it lasted.
And by "it" I mean the constitution.
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