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Muppets dump Chick-Fil-A to support gay marriage - Chicago Tribune
"The Jim Henson Company has celebrated and embraced diversity and inclusiveness for over fifty years and we have notified Chick-Fil-A that we do not wish to partner with them on any future endeavors," the company said in a statement posted on their official Facebook page.
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The Henson company, whose Muppet characters are hugely popular, said its Chief Executive Lisa Henson is a "strong supporter of gay marriage and has directed us to donate the payment we received from Chick-Fil-A to GLAAD," the company said in their statement.
Chick-Fil-A has not hidden its Christian mission statement from day one, which precedes the founding of Henson's company. If Henson actually gave a damn about the issue, rather than responding to pressure and then grandstanding, they might have never chosen to associate with Chick-Fil-A at all.
It's a pity that simple symbols and characters from childhood now have to be politicized.
You know, just because someone is Christian does not inherently mean they do not believe in same sex marriage.
This isn't against Chick-Fil-A's "Christian" values.
Rather this is against the comiany's lobbying against the rights of homosexuals.
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