Reply With QuoteI really don't understand the big hullabaloo over this deal.
So, the owners of Chick-Fil-A, who are Christians and operate on a foundation of Christian principles, oppose gay marriage. There's a newsflash. Big deal. A lot of businesses are ran by people who are Christian and don't believe in gay marriage. A lot of businesses are also ran by those who are in favor of gay marriage. What does it matter? People boycotting Chick-Fil-A over an owner's beliefs as a Christian are just dumb.
To me, it's a completely irrelevant non-issue until someone is denied a chicken sandwich at the register because they support gay marriage. When Alice walks in with her flannel shirt unbuttoned just enough that you can see her rainbow tee-shirt and is told to hit the door, because "we don't serve your kind here," then holler back at me...that stuff gets real. That's just discrimination and bigotry and it's wrong. Until then, it's all bunch of mouth-diarrhea to me.
From a purely business perspective, I think the leader of Chick-Fil-A is an idiot. They make chicken sandwiches. In my opinion, they should stick to making chicken sandwiches instead of trying to preach to me about what's right and what's wrong. He has his principles and likes to be vocal about them...well, good for him. But, as a business leader it's not real smart to piss all over a big part of your customer base (those who believe in gay marriage) with these comments that are not related to business and give groups a reason to not like you, unless you've decided that you don't want their business. In such case, you should probably get out of the trying-to-make-money business and open a church for God's sake. I don't have to like you or agree with how you live your life to sell you a product, take your money, and make a profit that helps support my employees and family and church. Dude needs to shut his chicken-chomper, in my opinion, unless he wants to sell less chicken.
Originally Posted by TimE
