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Muppets owner Lisa Henson severs ties with Chick-Fil-A over SSM

funny. i do not donate to those groups. Just because a person believes in religious tolerance they much be religious extremists huh?

Wait, you are bigoted against those groups? Isn't that discrimination against them due to their religion and their creed. By your definition, withholding your money from them for that reason is discrimination. :2razz:
 
Furthermore Focus on the Family has a huge presence here in Colorado Springs and myself and many others here have actively let them know that they overbearing presence here is not really appreciated.
 
Show me where MLK discriminated against people for their religious beliefs

He didn't. He did however organize the Birmingham Bus Boycott to protest racist bigotry in the South. So if that means he 'discriminated' against the racists running Birmingham Alabama, I guess you got me. Brilliant logic.
 
what do oreos have to do with anything?

You aren't very well informed about gay issues. I doubt you are partnered with any gay organization. You wouldn't be so clueless if you were.
 
Furthermore Focus on the Family has a huge presence here in Colorado Springs and myself and many others here have actively let them know that they overbearing presence here is not really appreciated.

But they are just practicing their religion.
 
I love it when those on the Right quote extreme left publications to support their arguments. Even though, in this case, they don't defend the chicken guy at all. What they criticize is the involvement of government in the process. They support the right to boycott these right wing establishments.
 
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I have never said that supporting ssm makes a person a bigot. Discriminating against a business or person because of their religious beliefs makes a person a bigot.

Gotcha. I saw this

Just as I am free to no longer support the bigots pushing for ssm

And thought you were suggesting they were bigots for pushing SSM. I see what you were saying now.
 
Gotcha. I saw this



And thought you were suggesting they were bigots for pushing SSM. I see what you were saying now.

Perhaps you could translate for the rest of us.
 
Reading is your friend. This is from the same wiki page:

Keep moving those goal posts. No one said Lisa wasn't an owner of Henson Company. But again - Henson Company no longer owns the Muppets. So the thread title starts the thread off with a lie ("Muppets owner Lisa Henson severs ties with Chick-Fil-A over SSM").

And you ignorantly believe that Chik is more concerned about kids' safety than the Hensons are. :lol:

And you ignorantly believe they're not. Silly. As I said, it just doesn't matter to me either way. I don't care if Chik no longer gets their cheapo Chinese crap toys from Henson. Just noting that the obvious reason you care is that you like what Lisa has to say and are willing to support cheap Chinese crap if you like the message attached to them.
 
We all have rights. You have the right to say whatever you'd like. I do not feel like you have the right to discriminate against a person based on his religion, his religious beliefs or his creed.

Wrong. I and every other person discriminate against people every day. I discriminte against stupid people. I discriminate against assholes. I am a private indicidual and perfectly free to do so, just as you are. I am very discriminating as to what companies I do business with, and there is not one thing wrong nor illegal with it.
 
Wrong. I and every other person discriminate against people every day. I discriminte against stupid people. I discriminate against assholes. I am a private indicidual and perfectly free to do so, just as you are. I am very discriminating as to what companies I do business with, and there is not one thing wrong nor illegal with it.

And you are correct. Within certain defined parameters, private individuals are free to discriminate. We all do. It's the government (and those who work in government when they're using their official capacity) that is largely restrained from doing so.
 
Wrong. I and every other person discriminate against people every day. I discriminte against stupid people. I discriminate against assholes. I am a private indicidual and perfectly free to do so, just as you are. I am very discriminating as to what companies I do business with, and there is not one thing wrong nor illegal with it.

If you are basing your decision whether or not to do business with a company on their religious beliefs there absolutely is something wrong with it. (morally not legally in most cases)
 
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You aren't very well informed about gay issues. I doubt you are partnered with any gay organization. You wouldn't be so clueless if you were.

Oh I guess I missed the memo that you could not support any gay rights organizations if you don't notice every ingorant facebook page that comes up. You are clearly trying to bait me. I am done with you.
 
If you are basing your decision whether or not to do business with a company on their religious beliefs there absolutely is something wrong with it.

Are all religious beliefs acceptable?
 
And you are correct. Within certain defined parameters, private individuals are free to discriminate. We all do. It's the government (and those who work in government when they're using their official capacity) that is largely restrained from doing so.

Correct. That is why in the other thread I had to actually make note that while I condemn the owner of Chic-Fil-A for the asshole he is, I also have to condemn those using the government to block Chic-Fil-A restaurants. Oddly, I spent this afternoon with my mother(who is gay), and the topic of Chic-Fil-A came up and her first comment was blocking the restaurants was wrong and would backfire on gay rights people.
 
Oh I guess I missed the memo that you could not support any gay rights organizations if you don't notice every ingorant facebook page that comes up. You are clearly trying to bait me. I am done with you.

It wouldn't be a facebook page. Partners send emails. ;)

You'd know that if you were a partner. :lol:
 
If you are basing your decision whether or not to do business with a company on their religious beliefs there absolutely is something wrong with it. (morally not legally in most cases)

Wrong again. MY mother was ex-communicated from the Baptist church. It would be immoral of me to actually give those (many delted epitaths and explitives here) any money, or any business I know to be owned by them. You **** over me or my family, I have a moral obligation to not support you or yours.
 
It wouldn't be a facebook page. Partners send emails. ;)

You'd know that if you were a partner. :lol:

No this oreo thing according to the article was a facebook thing. I can assure gay rights groups do not send out emails to everyone about every idiotic page or thing that happens on the internet.
 
Wrong again. MY mother was ex-communicated from the Baptist church. It would be immoral of me to actually give those (many delted epitaths and explitives here) any money, or any business I know to be owned by them. You **** over me or my family, I have a moral obligation to not support you or yours.

Yea all baptists are evil i suppose. I once got asked to leave a gay bar. Hmmmmm. Should I overreact? Hmmmmmm.
 
Yea all baptists are evil i suppose. I once got asked to leave a gay bar. Hmmmmm. Should I overreact? Hmmmmmm.

So are all religious beliefs acceptable in your view?
 
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