Chick-fil-a

[InuFaye]

The idea of "political correctness" is destroying freedom.

This is not about political correctness, its about the company giving money to hold down the rights of a group of people.

[joshh]

They can have their opinions, Chick-fil-a still has one of the best damn chicken sammiches around that can be had in under 5 minutes.

Do they turn you away if you tell them your gay? If not quit being so easily offended. The idea of "political correctness" is destroying freedom.

/thread.

[LBJefferies]

The idea of "political correctness" is destroying freedom.

+1 million

[FunfGan]

Fucking el oh el

The idea of "political correctness" is destroying freedom.

Bravo.

[5ickride]

The idea of "political correctness" is destroying freedom.

Well said!

[Cabriolet]

The idea of "political correctness" is destroying freedom.

you sir a being sig'ed

[Exodus_2pt0]

They can have their opinions, Chick-fil-a still has one of the best damn chicken sammiches around that can be had in under 5 minutes.

Do they turn you away if you tell them your gay? If not quit being so easily offended. The idea of "political correctness" is destroying freedom.

[Cabriolet]

Would not hit... hahaha

but srsly why do people care, i've never eaten at one of these places.

[rwh11385]

You can post thousands of favorable polls that's been taken from the beginning of time. Dude the only poll that matters is the one on election day. Take a 1000 people and ask them what they think of same-sex marriage and few months later put ballot in front of them , people's mind change when they're confronted with an actual ballot.

btw those poll sample you posting are biased. Anyone can ask questions to make a poll result favor their agenda. Sorta like me expecting you to believe a poll sample taken by the Catholic Church. I'm not here to argue with you to change your views, but I do wish you the best of luck on your mission.

Again, selection bias of only choosing to look at states who worked hard to veto same-sex marriage or go out of their way to oppose it.

People's minds change when a shit ton of money and effort is spent on convincing them of something prior to an election. WHY DO YOU THINK CAMPAIGNS SPEND SO MUCH?!?

But as much as you want to ignore the drastic change in public opinion over the recent years, it doesn't make them untrue... just makes you ignorant.

So you don't like the few polls I posted... WHAT ABOUT IF I POST ALL THE POLLS?

http://pollingreport.com/civil.htm

Enjoy.

[Arems87e]

You can post thousands of favorable polls that's been taken from the beginning of time. Dude the only poll that matters is the one on election day. Take a 1000 people and ask them what they think of same-sex marriage and few months later put ballot in front of them , people's mind change when they're confronted with an actual ballot.

btw those poll sample you posting are biased. Anyone can ask questions to make a poll result favor their agenda. Sorta like me expecting you to believe a poll sample taken by the Catholic Church. I'm not here to argue with you to change your views, but I do wish you the best of luck on your mission.

[rwh11385]

Of course you're not aware cause like I said earlier, whenever it's been put on the ballot the people spoke. But if the result had been the other way, I'm pretty sure you'll be aware.

But has it been put on a ballot that the majority of Americans voted on? (Let alone enough times to be consistent.) Your statement was inaccurate because the majority of Americans haven't voted on a ballot about same-sex marriage at all - simply individual states.

The reason why votes about same-sex marriage are different from opinion is that where there is support in a state, it comes through the legislative branch or judicial, not a ballot. Ballots are used for hateful people who strive to attack other's civil rights.

I will give you that focusing on actions like Prop 8 or NC's amendment was clever to avoid the discussion of America's general sentiments and focusing instead on only the states in which there was a strong opposition about the freedoms of others - enough to bring about a veto referendum. But that doesn't mean it proves anything other than there are concentrations of people who want to eliminate civil rights for their own comfort. Looking to votes that happened in states looking to shut down same-sex marriage is not a fair nor accurate assessment of overall US support or opposition.

[rwh11385]

Congratulations! Seems like the only demographic that came out to vote were Evangelicals

California opinion:


National:

http://www.langerresearch.com/uploads/1137a2GayMarriage.pdf

Strong public support for same-sex marriage exceeds strong opposition by a significant margin for the first time in ABC News/Washington Post polls, and African-Americans have moved more in favor, perhaps taking their lead from Barack Obama on the issue.

Overall, 53 percent of Americans say gay marriage should be legal, steady the past year but up from 36 percent in just 2006. Thirty-nine percent “strongly” support it, while 32 percent are strongly opposed – the first time strong sentiment has tilted positive. Six years ago, by contrast, strong views on the issue were negative by a broad 27-point margin.

Another result shows increasing exposure: Seventy-one percent of Americans now say they have a friend, family member or acquaintance who’s gay, up from 59 percent in 1998. People who know someone who’s gay are 20 points more likely than others to support gay marriage

Republicans and conservatives oppose gay marriage by more than 2-1, evangelical white Protestants by more than 3-1. While Democrats support it by more than 2-1, the balance is tipped, as is often the case, by independents: Fifty-eight percent support legalizing gay marriage; 43 percent do so strongly.

Is it fair for a nation founded on "separation of church and state" to have its marriage laws controlled by religious minorities?

[frankenbeemer]

Same-sex couples seeking marriage rights are obviously determined to stay together, or they wouldn't be trying to get married. So why make their lives more difficult? Why pass laws that will prevent them from being able to file income taxes jointly, or visit each other in the hospital, or inherit one another's property?

[Arems87e]

Hmmm, was is this? Where exactly is your point?


I wasn't aware that the majority of Americans have ever voted about same-sex marriage, let alone several times.

Of course you're not aware cause like I said earlier, whenever it's been put on the ballot the people spoke. But if the result had been the other way, I'm pretty sure you'll be aware.

[FunfGan]

I usually agree with mrsleeve, but I am convinced that hetero or homo is no more a choice than race. That leads me to question myself. Would I applaud the City of Boston if they actively opposed the KKK opening a chicken sandwich shop there? What if they did not discriminate in their hiring and service, yet actively supported legislation to reintroduce segregation?

I simply applaud CFA for owning up to their stands. But that's all I have to say on that, last time I talked on this issue I was accused of supporting the clan