Chick-fil-a

[frankenbeemer]

I've asked you guys time and again to demonstrate how a slight alteration in the definition of marriage (which is hugely distinctive from the "redefining" bullshit you're spouting) will result in the concept of marriage becoming completely unrecognizable. You have failed to provide an explanation. Until you do so, your argument holds zero validity.


Two things. First, atheism connotates nothing more than a lack of belief in a god. We're all atheists to some degree, some of us have just gone one god farther. Second, these "militant atheists" (a phrase which has zero grounding in reality) are no different than evangelical Christians. The only reason you dislike them is because their arguments make you feel uncomfortable with your own beliefs.

Perhaps mrsleeve dislikes "militant atheists" because of their zealous employment of reductio ad absurdum as evidenced in your first paragraph.

[Cliche Guevara]

yes a slag term is the same as a term that has been corner stone of society for 1000's of years

I've asked you guys time and again to demonstrate how a slight alteration in the definition of marriage (which is hugely distinctive from the "redefining" bullshit you're spouting) will result in the concept of marriage becoming completely unrecognizable. You have failed to provide an explanation. Until you do so, your argument holds zero validity.

No Just a militant religion hating, I am smarter than you Jesus people, atheist. As a non religious person I hate those types, its why I dont call my self an atheist I dont want to be lumped in with the likes of those people anymore. I have become very tolerant of others beliefs since I have grown up

Two things. First, atheism connotates nothing more than a lack of belief in a god. We're all atheists to some degree, some of us have just gone one god farther. Second, these "militant atheists" (a phrase which has zero grounding in reality) are no different than evangelical Christians. The only reason you dislike them is because their arguments make you feel uncomfortable with your own beliefs.

[frankenbeemer]

It seems that waffleswaffleswaffleswaffleswaffleswaffles dates to 1914 in the sense of homosexuality.

http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=waffleswaffleswaffleswaffleswaffleswaffles

Perhaps I need more clarification of the point.

herp.

[frankenbeemer]

his point was that they werent the ones redefining words willy-nilly. in the 80s these asshats had no problem redefining the word fag into something derogatory, but now that someone else wants to redefine a word it's a huge problem.

derp.

My point was this is likely wrong. "Gay" seems to have been adopted if not originated by the gay community.

http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?allowed_in_frame=0&search=gay&searchmode=none

[mrsleeve]

yes a slag term is the same as a term that has been corner stone of society for 1000's of years

[Kershaw]

his point was that they werent the ones redefining words willy-nilly. in the 80s these asshats had no problem redefining the word fag into something derogatory, but now that someone else wants to redefine a word it's a huge problem.

derp.

[frankenbeemer]

I like how the same people who don't want the word "marriage" redefined are responsible for redefining the words "gay" and "fag". True story.

GLAAD doesn't want to redefine marriage?

[herbivor]

I like how the same people who don't want the word "marriage" redefined are responsible for redefining the words "gay" and "fag". True story.

[Farbin Kaiber]

Sounds like that kiss-in failed pretty bad, sucks to see people not even willing to actually stand up for what they think, aside from ranting on the internet from behind a keyboard.

[rwh11385]

I don't want to live on this planet anymore.

We can start a paypal fund to send you to the moon with Newt.

[kinvodA]

C. N

[DaveNorCal]

The CEO's comments are not, IMHO, the big issue. The big issue is that Cfa is happy to take the money of LGBT people, and their allies, and donate it to groups that oppose the basic civil rights of selected citizens. Cfa is within its rights to do so and its customers are within their rights to spend their money elsewhere. The publicity helps people to decide how to target their spending. Both sides do this. The Family Research Council, which the Southern Poverty Law Center classifies as a hate group, is currently boycotting J.C. Penney's for using Ellen Degeneris as a spokesperson and then not backing down. They are boycotting Home Depot for something or another. They boycotted Ford for advertising cars in gay media.
The right, generally speaking, loves to dish it out and go crying home to mommy when opponents use similar tactics.

[LBJefferies]

I started this thread, and I am sick of talking about this whole nonsense. Both sides of this issue are really giving their respective positions a bad name. Gays and lesbians blew the CEO's comments way out of proportion, and are more than happy to hypocritically protest against his right to free speech. On the other side, you have retarded fundamentalists (yes retarded, because you have to be in order to be a fundamentalist) buying chicken sandwiches in a gluttonous protest against homosexuality. Why do these people represent the rest of us?

I don't want to live on this planet anymore.

[Kershaw]

<- please dont say this is hypocritical. you're going to look stupid.

[gwb72tii]

somehow you missed the 35000 volunteers at the Restoring Love rally that Glenn Beck organized, and the 65000 that filled Cowboy stadium.