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Rahm: “Chick-fil-A Values Are Not Chicago Values” [W:698]

zgoldsmith23 said:
Whether they like the food is irrelevant. My point was more of the Conservative base will frequent it more because of their silly stance.
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How is that different than the liberal (or is it progressive?) base will go their less because of their stance. Is one action different than the other.
 
'Ya know, a friend of mine on Facebook nails the issue perfectly. Here is what he posted:

"For everyone (on each side of the "topic")... Grow up, and stop getting swayed off topic of what is really going on in this country... I swear, we act like an ADD nation...

To everyone that gets their panties in a bunch over gay marriage... Why? What do to people of the same sex being able to legally marry affect your life specifically? With a divorce rate of 50% or greater, I think the heterosexual community has done enough to drive a nail through the "sanctity of marriage" argument...

For those that want to boycott a business for not believing the same as you... Why? That business has absolutely no sway on your life and happiness... All you managed to do was turn this into a free ad campaign for someone you dislike...

That is all..."

There is plenty of crap to go around, and both sides are at fault.

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washunut said:
How is that different than the liberal (or is it progressive?) base will go their less because of their stance. Is one action different than the other.
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No and for you to insinuate otherwise is foolish. If I would've meant that, I would have said that. Get over yourself.
 
Dr. Chuckles said:
From my rather limited experience, most of the food banks, and emergency shelters, seem affiliated with churches
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It didn't mention affiliation - it mentioned pure number of those helping. Reading isn't THAT hard.
 
American said:
This is total bull****, and you know it.
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Of course it is....dont you realize american that its ok for homosexuals and their supporters to abuse, insult, whine, lie and stamp their feet because they are on the side of the "RIGHTEOUS" and are entitled to everything they decide they want..and everyone else is has to shut up or swiftly be labeled something nasty...Its called bogarting
 
So this must mean one can take their families to Chic-fil-A and not be gunned down in THE city that kills more of its people than any country in the Middle East. Chicago is the oldest whorehouse in America.
 
zgoldsmith23 said:
It didn't mention affiliation - it mentioned pure number of those helping. Reading isn't THAT hard.
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I would be willing to bet that if you took the total number of individuals that went to Chick Fil A and compared that to the total number of christians that are helping at food banks, you would find that you original statement was wrong.
 
Miguel17 said:
You don't understand. You are mistakenly conflating two separate things. Businesses do not have inalienable rights to open locations within cities. They have to apply for the license. Whichever city official makes that decision is not constitutionally bound to give the license to certain people, he can give it whomever he pleases. Do you understand how that is different from First Amendment rights? If he chooses not to give it to Chick-fil-A, for whatever reason, there is nothing wrong with that. He hasn't broken the law, and he hasn't violated anybody's rights. You seem to think a bureaucrat deciding which fast food joint to give a license to is analogous to a judge deciding a murder case. There are no constitutional rights involved, no discrimination involved.
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This is, of course, absolutely false. The only reason a city can bar or revoke a business licence is for violating the law. The CEOs opinion does not violate the law.
 
zgoldsmith23 said:
It didn't mention affiliation - it mentioned pure number of those helping. Reading isn't THAT hard.
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well, the point is, that these people are likely affiliated, and help support, organizations that do help feed, and shelter, the homeless
 
American said:
You believe every bit of that word for word?
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There is some truth to it. Overstated, but some truth. There is no war against Christianity, but some political entertainers and TV reachers have some believing there is.
 
mac said:
This is, of course, absolutely false. The only reason a city can bar or revoke a business licence is for violating the law. The CEOs opinion does not violate the law.
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Exactly. Now they can turn down for legitimate reasons, but not for what the CEO said. And if they did, legal action could and should be taken.
 
Boo Radley said:
There is some truth to it. Overstated, but some truth. There is no war against Christianity, but some political entertainers and TV reachers have some believing there is.
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But you cannot deny there are just as many bashing religion/chrisianity as there are bashing gays.

So if there is not a war on one there is not a war on the other
 
OscarB63 said:
But you cannot deny there are just as many bashing religion/chrisianity as there are bashing gays.

So if there is not a war on one there is not a war on the other
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Running off at the mouth? Sure, that's America's newest past time. Many keep speaking and removing all doubt about their status as a fool. But there is no war. No rights lost. Christians are the overwhelming majority enjoying all the rights that entails.
 
OscarB63 said:
But you cannot deny there are just as many bashing religion/chrisianity as there are bashing gays.

So if there is not a war on one there is not a war on the other
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I actually wouldn't agree with that. Who's bashing Christianity? Other Christians? If we're going to take that to mean non-Christians or atheists, those don't make up a large number of the population. But there is a large religious portion of the population that "bash gays". I think there is overall less people speaking out against Christianity or "bashing" Christianity, it's just that the reaction to it is very loud.
 
Ikari said:
I actually wouldn't agree with that. Who's bashing Christianity? Other Christians? If we're going to take that to mean non-Christians or atheists, those don't make up a large number of the population. But there is a large religious portion of the population that "bash gays". I think there is overall less people speaking out against Christianity or "bashing" Christianity, it's just that the reaction to it is very loud.
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Just stating an opinion based on what i've seen on forums such as this around the web
 
American said:
You believe every bit of that word for word?
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Some Christians are very much like that. Like my neighbors, and at one time my mother until i came along.
 
Chicago has no values, so I'm not sure what this Rahm guy is speaking of?

Chicago does have corrupt "values", like the mafia code of Omertà, so maybe that's what he's referring to? If that's what Rahm is speaking of, I really doubt that Chick-Fil-A would want to share Chicago's values of corruption anyway.
 
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