Here's what Chick-Fil-A doesn't understand:

[Ian David]

Here's what Chick-Fil-A doesn't understand: The more their defenders shoot the messenger, the more we're going to dig up new messages!

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This is the same retreat center that hosts an annual Marriage Comission seminar, featuring invited guests like Maggie Gallagher, Jennifer Roback Morse, Focus on the Family president Jim Daly, and many more who fight in the public square against equality for gay people. A seminar where Chick-Fil-A higher ups both speak and receive personal shout outs (see videos of that here). At a retreat that was born out of Chick-Fil-A profits: Profits you contribute to anytime you eat at one of the chain's many locations.

So why are we bringing up more Chick-Fil-A stuff here and now? Well, we honestly didn't want to. But to be perfectly honest: We're pretty tired of the disingenuous way the company and its defenders keep acting like we were wacky and out-of-line for simply letting people know about the company's ties to anti-gay advocacy. And we're also getting annoyed with the way they keep making it all about the one Pennsylvania Family Institute sponsorship, when we've brought out soooooooooo much more than just that (and have clearly shown why that particular sponsorship does have demonstrable anti-gay advocacy attached via both its local and national parent).

Here are just two recent examples of defenders denying anti-gay attachment and generally sidestepping the actual message we brought forth:

"A local Pennsylvania Chick-fil-A decided to donate some box-lunches to a seminar called 'The Art of Marriage: Getting to the Heart of God's Design,'" reports Family Research Council (FRC) president Tony Perkins. "Since then, the fast-food chain has come under attack from liberals, who say these sandwiches are somehow a political statement against homosexuality."

But Perkins points out that seminar sponsor Michael Geer sees nothing wrong with the donations and has issued a statement encouraging people to "applaud institutions that want to strengthen marriage."
Anti-homosexual chicken sandwiches?

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Just last week, homosexual bloggers squawked that the Pennsylvania Family Institute was sponsoring what they called an “anti-gay,” “anti-equality” conference; and worse yet, that a prominent food chain, Chick-fil-A, was a co-sponsor. Of course, the conference was no such thing. The conference’s title is “The Art of Marriage, Getting to God’s Design.”

I happen to know the founder of Chick-fil-A—Truett Cathy—a wonderful, outstanding Christian businessman. Why should they be bashed for supporting a good thing—promoting healthy marriages?
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More:
http://www.goodasyou.org/good_as_you/2011/01/heres-what-chick-fil-a-doesnt-understand-the-more-their-defenders-shoot-the-messenger-the-more-were-going-to-dig-up-new.html




See prior thread:

President of Chick-Fil-A says your gay money is welcome at his anti-gay company
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topics&forum=221&page=2

[atreides1]

1. Which God?

Besides, what would the God know about marriage...he came down to earth and got Mary pregnant...then took off!

Is that his plan?

[wtmusic]

2. Whichever one is convenient. nt

[Glorfindel]

3. Well, they won't get any of my gay money

Not that they ever did, anyway. I think I remember eating a Chik-Fil-A sandwich once, many years ago, and being underwhelmed. Never again.

[thanks_imjustlurking]

5. They don't get my atheist money either.

I'm almost sorry they stopped giving a discount on Mondays for a church program - I was getting ready to give them a Church of Freethought program.

[RetiredTrotskyite]

4. K&R

These bible-bangers make me sick.