Why would anyone want to support a, let's just call them, less than inclusive company? Just sayin'.
Support is what Christians do by tithing at their church. Buying a sandwich is just a straight up business transaction. You are certainly free to not shop there, but it is unlikely that will be much of a financial burden for them since they have overwhelmingly good reviews from the general population. Personally, I'm agnostic and I don't care what the owner's religious philosophy is. I've eaten there once and the food was pretty good.
Why would anyone want to support a, let's just call them, less than inclusive company? Just sayin'.
Agreed. Not interested in supporting them and Apple has gone out of its way to support LGBT.
So can you provide an example of who the company has not been inclusive to? Or are you just intolerant of anyone that has a different opinion than you?
Ahh the immature show their faces, just like I thought they would.
I use Apple products and disagree with many Apple stances. It's called being an adult and focusing on being accepting and understanding. If you want to hate on a chicken restaurant for their owners' stance in life, go ahead and keep being so close-minded and judgmental.. Maybe one day maturity will show its face from you and you can be a real member in society. You're too judgmental to be any good to society right now. Until then..
No chicken for you.
This comment section is filled with paid commenters trying to shore up Chick-Fil-A's horrible anti-gay PR mess. But it's not going to work. Chick-Fil-A us a hate group doubling as a nasty fast food restaurant. I'll never eat there again.
I will not support an anti-LGBT business. And I don't care for their 'religious' aura either. The religious tend to be the antithesis of how I think people should behave.
I have not personally worked at Chick-Fil-A but my wife did for a period of time while my company was rotating me through their divisions. She worked there for about 4 months, her only restaurant experience; we were only going to be in the location for 4 months, no point in her finding a career move.
Obviously she is straight, but many of her coworkers weren't. No one cared. No one said not to hire them. No one minded or judged them for their preferences. They loved working there; Chick-Fil-A gave 1-2 free meals per day and generally paid $0.50 more per hour (at entry level) than more restaurants with older and/or long-term employees making 2-3 $ more per hour than other restaurants.
Moral of the story: get your head out of your a$$, stop believing everything the media says. This company has christian beliefs and sticks to them. They are not anti-LGBT, they are pro-christian. Conflicting viewpoints but they are plenty tolerant of the LGBT community. Look at what Chick-fil-a donates aid to; including the LGBT community tragedy in Florida.
Its a free country but do some research first. You can boycott for their Christian views but don't go around saying they are being prejudiced toward their employees based on LGBT. I had 3-4 friends work a CFA during high school; same comments from them.
I am sure some people in some locations experience issues (due to a managers views) at Chick-Fil-As but it is not a company theme. The company theme is to appreciate everyone; we need more companies like Chick-Fil-A. Christian or not.
I smell a paid commenter. Such an underhanded tactic needs to be made illegal.
Why would anyone want to support a, let's just call them, less than inclusive company? Just sayin'.
Support is what Christians do by tithing at their church. Buying a sandwich is just a straight up business transaction. You are certainly free to not shop there, but it is unlikely that will be much of a financial burden for them since they have overwhelmingly good reviews from the general population. Personally, I'm agnostic and I don't care what the owner's religious philosophy is. I've eaten there once and the food was pretty good.
I get that conflating issues with the company's policies and the merit of it accepting Apple Pay can be objectionable, it's downright shocking and sad how many angry, ill-informed messages defending the company there are in this thread.
It's one thing for the president of the company to publicly state he believes in "traditional" marriage (the term is overly vague and rather random -- Which tradition? From which culture? At which point in the long history of humans creating and living in stable communities?). It's another thing for the company to donate large sums of money to groups that actively work to deny a group basic human and legal rights. To read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/01/chick-fil-a-anti-gay-controversy-employees-speak-out_n_1729968.html
If the president stated, and acted accordingly, that he did not personally believe in granting marriage equality but left it at that, then that would be one thing. But to actively give lots of money to discriminate against a group whose members have been and continue to be singled out for persecution just for living their lives peaceably isn't something anyone be jumping to defend.
Against same-sex marriage? Don't have one.
And remember: compassion and solidarity will get us a lot further in our collective journey than meanspiritedness and discrimination will.
Personally, I have a problem with government having any say regarding who may marry whom. Marriages are private contracts (of a sort) as well as something that is historically religious. That there has been any allowance by US citizens to let our elected officials have a say in these matters illustrates how far we've strayed from the core LIMITED function of government.
"The pride with which some wear their bigotry sadly overshadows others who are forced to cloak theirs in apologism.”
That’s deep, man; did you come up with that? How about some more?
Political correctness does not legislate tolerance; it only organizes hatred. – Jacques Barzun
Political correctness is tyranny with manners. – Charlton Heston
Equality is related to the direct interests of individuals who are bent on escaping certain inequalities not in their favor and setting up new inequalities that will be in their favor–the latter being their chief concern. – Wilfredo Pareto
Democratic nations are so enamored of equality they would rather be equal in slavery than unequal in freedom. – Alexis De Tocqueville
Fighting for gay marriage generally involves lying about what we are going to do with marriage when we get there–because we lie that the institution of marriage is not going to change, and that’s a lie. The institution of marriage is going to change, and it should change. And again, I don’t think it should exist. – Masha Gessen (lesbian activist)
Gee. How about that.
robertwalter said: I'm a Christian and I would boycott them too
There is no medical or scientific argument for vegetarianism. Vegetarianism has nothing to do with starving yourself of vital nutrients. It has everything to do with an egotistical belief that you are better than everyone else merely because of the molecules you shove down your food hole.
Great argument. Oh, wait, no, I meant the other thing.
This comment section is filled with paid commenters trying to shore up Chick-Fil-A's horrible anti-gay PR mess.
I smell a paid commenter.
That’s funny, coming from your very first post. Do you have any proof of that? Because I have proof of my claims that will make your fucking head spin. Some people just aren’t used to being told facts.
Such an underhanded tactic needs to be made illegal.
While I sympathize with the sentiment, how on Earth do you expect to be able to police such a thing? We had Adobe employees (confirmed) shilling for Flash on here (and other Mac sites) back in ’08 when Apple started to publicly denounce it and kill it off. Whether or not they were TOLD by the company to do so is not only impossible to tell, but irrelevant, as they were protecting their livelihoods either way.
But it's not going to work.
It already has. They made money hand over fist.
Chick-Fil-A us a hate group
Even if that was true, who gives a fuck? News flash: you have the right to hate.
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To be honest, I've had better. Much better. Apple Pay certainly won't get me to patronize the place.
You're an agnostic with no concern for equality.
Hey, satan. How’s it hangin’?
Political correctness does not legislate tolerance; it only organizes hatred. – Jacques Barzun
Political correctness is tyranny with manners. – Charlton Heston
Equality is related to the direct interests of individuals who are bent on escaping certain inequalities not in their favor and setting up new inequalities that will be in their favor–the latter being their chief concern. – Wilfredo Pareto
Democratic nations are so enamored of equality they would rather be equal in slavery than unequal in freedom. – Alexis De Tocqueville
Fighting for gay marriage generally involves lying about what we are going to do with marriage when we get there–because we lie that the institution of marriage is not going to change, and that’s a lie. The institution of marriage is going to change, and it should change. And again, I don’t think it should exist. – Masha Gessen (lesbian activist)
You can pick one or the other, really.
There is no medical or scientific argument for vegetarianism. Vegetarianism has nothing to do with starving yourself of vital nutrients. It has everything to do with an egotistical belief that you are better than everyone else merely because of the molecules you shove down your food hole.
decodering said: If you were paying any attention whatsoever to the last 2000 years, you’d know the answers are Christian tradition and European culture.
Not even remotely close to an argument.
That’s funny, coming from your very first post. Do you have any proof of that? Because I have proof of my claims that will make your fucking head spin. Some people just aren’t used to being told facts.
While I sympathize with the sentiment, how on Earth do you expect to be able to police such a thing? We had Adobe employees (confirmed) shilling for Flash on here (and other Mac sites) back in ’08 when Apple started to publicly denounce it and kill it off. Whether or not they were TOLD by the company to do so is not only impossible to tell, but irrelevant, as they were protecting their livelihoods either way.
It already has. They made money hand over fist.
Even if that was true, who gives a fuck? News flash: you have the right to hate.