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Cracker Barrel bans an anti-gay pastor from holding an event in one of its stores

TU Curmudgeon said:
Thank you for your enlightening observation that "The Bible" does not speak to the Americans of today.

Since "Christianity" foots itself on "The Bible", I presume that that means that no so-called "Christian" denomination in the United States of America qualifies as being a "religion" and that would mean that all of their operations would (and should) be fully subject to all of the laws of the United States of America - INCLUDING the laws requiring operations to pay taxes.
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Public schools teach the precepts or doctrines of the Secular Humanism religion but they do not pay taxes.
 
Glitch said:
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was the Democratic Party come lately, after-the-fact. After the majority of the southern States had already changed their laws, and more than a decade after the Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka. So the importance of that federal law was considerably less than you give it.
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Nonsense

PALMER v. THOMPSON | FindLaw

Note the date
 
Glitch said:
By the time Congress passed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 the southern States had largely already changed. In other words the States had already adopted the majority of the Civil Rights Act before Congress even voted on the bill. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was mostly just LBJ's propaganda in an attempt to pacify the anger being expressed. The southern States would support a Democrat bigot from Alabama one last time in 1968 before being replaced. The majority of the changes in the south happened during the 1950s and early 1960s. Democrats finally lost their bigoted grip on the southern States and the people began electing Republicans instead. Which is why Nixon won those southern States in 1972 that voted for Wallace in 1968.
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Explain then why over 90% of the representatives from former Confederate states voted against the civil rights act.
 
Glitch said:
By the time Congress passed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 the southern States had largely already changed. In other words the States had already adopted the majority of the Civil Rights Act before Congress even voted on the bill. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was mostly just LBJ's propaganda in an attempt to pacify the anger being expressed. The southern States would support a Democrat bigot from Alabama one last time in 1968 before being replaced. The majority of the changes in the south happened during the 1950s and early 1960s. Democrats finally lost their bigoted grip on the southern States and the people began electing Republicans instead. Which is why Nixon won those southern States in 1972 that voted for Wallace in 1968.
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I really have no interest in your fact free ramblings. If you have evidence for any of that, I'd love to see it. If not, the "Democrats always bad" stuff is boring as heck.
 
JasperL said:
I really have no interest in your fact free ramblings. If you have evidence for any of that, I'd love to see it. If not, the "Democrats always bad" stuff is boring as heck.
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If you had lived during those times you would know better, but clearly you don't.
 
Glitch said:
If you had lived during those times you would know better, but clearly you don't.
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There are things called history books and likely 10s of thousands of articles you could reference so those who didn't live during those times can learn. That's the traditional way to support a version of history that dismisses nearly entirely the 'conventional' wisdom about the significance of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act the next year.

But since you lived it, where in the South did you live during that time? You say you're in Alaska now but I assume you grew up somewhere in the former CSA to get first hand experience.
 
JasperL said:
There are things called history books and likely 10s of thousands of articles you could reference so those who didn't live during those times can learn. That's the traditional way to support a version of history that dismisses nearly entirely the 'conventional' wisdom about the significance of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act the next year.

But since you lived it, where in the South did you live during that time? You say you're in Alaska now but I assume you grew up somewhere in the former CSA to get first hand experience.
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What you call "conventional wisdom" I describe as leftist indoctrination. When public schools are only taught by leftists, guess which version of history they are likely to push? You can't fool those who lived during those times, but leftists are certainly working overtime to fool those who came after. The propaganda being pushed by leftists concerning the Civil Rights Act of 1964 is among them. Ask yourself, why would LBJ, a well-known southern Democrat bigot, push a Civil Rights bill in 1964, just prior to the General Election?

If you want to learn what actually happened, instead of the leftist propaganda you are simply regurgitating, you have defy "conventional wisdom" and examine the facts.
 
I have always wondered why the southern states only hire leftists to teach in their public schools
 
TU Curmudgeon said:
The government does not tax itself.
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So that is how Bill and Hillary can hide their crooked earnings in their tax-exempt piggy foundation to spend on themselves as they like while calling it 'charity.'
 
Stealers Wheel said:
So, is this an example of corporate America stomping on the 1st amendment? Is this another battle in the war against christianity? A weasley corporation striving to be "politically correct"? Is it time for all God-fearing Americans to boycott Cracker Barrel? Shall we throw up pickets in front of all their stores?

Or should Cracker Barrel be applauded for taking a stand against religious hatred and bigotry?
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I was not aware that the Cracker Barrel was part of the government. They should be free to determine who speaks/holds events on their private property. Personally I am happy that this business refuses to hold an event by such a disgusting hate speech preacher.
 
C'mon.

We all understand that Cracker Barrel had no choice.

This is 2019.

If you say anything derogatory about any ethnicity, gender, religion, sexuality, etc., you cannot expect companies to want to be associated with you in any way.

That so-called Christian pastor has the right to preach to the choir, but he must be a man and accept the consequences.
 
Glitch said:
What you call "conventional wisdom" I describe as leftist indoctrination. When public schools are only taught by leftists, guess which version of history they are likely to push? You can't fool those who lived during those times, but leftists are certainly working overtime to fool those who came after. The propaganda being pushed by leftists concerning the Civil Rights Act of 1964 is among them. Ask yourself, why would LBJ, a well-known southern Democrat bigot, push a Civil Rights bill in 1964, just prior to the General Election?

If you want to learn what actually happened, instead of the leftist propaganda you are simply regurgitating, you have defy "conventional wisdom" and examine the facts.
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You still haven't explained why over 90% of representatives from former Confederate states voted against the civil right act of 1964. Sorry facts are facts. More Democrats in the south voted in favor of the civil right act in the south, (two Democrats in former Confederate states voted in favor while no Republicans did), and a greater percentage of northern Democrats voted in favor of it than northern Republicans did. Why don't you address those facts instead of ranting about "leftists" boy.
 
Glitch said:
What you call "conventional wisdom" I describe as leftist indoctrination. When public schools are only taught by leftists, guess which version of history they are likely to push? You can't fool those who lived during those times, but leftists are certainly working overtime to fool those who came after. The propaganda being pushed by leftists concerning the Civil Rights Act of 1964 is among them. Ask yourself, why would LBJ, a well-known southern Democrat bigot, push a Civil Rights bill in 1964, just prior to the General Election?

If you want to learn what actually happened, instead of the leftist propaganda you are simply regurgitating, you have defy "conventional wisdom" and examine the facts.
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If you lived it, where in the South did you live during that era?

And you've not presented a single "fact" in this discussion. For example, you said, "the States had already adopted the majority of the Civil Rights Act." Ok, what parts of that act had the states adopted? 50.1% of it? And how did you come to that number? We can't know because you don't say what parts.

You said, "The majority of the changes in the south happened during the 1950s and early 1960s" but again that tells us nothing at all. What changes are you talking about and which states had and had not adopted these unknown "changes?"

Invoking "leftist propaganda" isn't an argument, it's not facts, it's not history. It's just right wing drivel. If you want to convince anyone, cite some facts to prove me and other "leftists" wrong. Seems like a reasonable request.
 
marke said:
So that is how Bill and Hillary can hide their crooked earnings in their tax-exempt piggy foundation to spend on themselves as they like while calling it 'charity.'
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:inandout:
 
marke said:
So that is how Bill and Hillary can hide their crooked earnings in their tax-exempt piggy foundation to spend on themselves as they like while calling it 'charity.'
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Gosh, I didn't know that the Clinton Foundation was a public school (which is what we were talking about).

Isn't it amazing what wonderful things you learn here on DP?

PS - Did you realize that your "to spend on themselves as they like while calling it 'charity.'" has no connection to reality? If it did, you can bet your bottom dollar that both of the Clinton's would have been indicted and brought to trial at some time between January 2017 and today.

Of course there is always the possibility that that is exactly what was done and it is only because of the fact that the lying, left-wing, socialist, pinko, liberal, commie so-called "MSM" has totally suppressed all mention of those facts and is continually running lying, left-wing, socialist, pinko, liberal, commie, FAKE news stories that supposedly show the Clintons as being out of jail.

Well, is that what has actually happened?
 
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Stealers Wheel said:
He's asking you to present evidence. Why won't you do that?
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Because that requires that someone actually know what they are talking about and knows where there are verifiable facts (as opposed to opinions) that will support their position?

Besides that looks like work and isn't anywhere near as much fun as simply firing of unsupported assertions, seeing them shot down, waiting a couple of days, firing off the same unsupported assertions, seeing them shot down, waiting a couple of days, firing off the same unsupported assertions, seeing them shot down, waiting a couple of days, firing off the same unsupported assertions, seeing them shot down, waiting a couple of days, firing off the same unsupported assertions, seeing them shot down, waiting a couple of days, firing off the same unsupported assertions, seeing them shot down, waiting a couple of days, firing off the same unsupported assertions, seeing them shot down, waiting a couple of days, firing off the same unsupported assertions, and so on.
 
marke said:
The verse is in my Bible also, and God intends modern Christians to properly understand those verses. God instructed the Jews to wipe out the Amalakites also, but He was not talking to modern Americans and did not intend modern Americans to think they will please God by murdering any Amalakite they see.
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So then what does that verse about 'a man lying with a man' mean then, today?

Today when we know being gay is an inborn sexual orientation which they did not know back in 'the day' of the Bible.
 
Moderate Right said:
The law is the law. Doesn't matter if you allow millions of Christians, Muslims, gays, or whatever to come into your restaurant. All you have to do is discriminate against one and you could lose a court case of discrimination.
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So then a Muslim imam should be allowed to hold an event there calling for jihad in, let's say, Atlanta?
 
Glitch said:
By the time Congress passed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 the southern States had largely already changed. In other words the States had already adopted the majority of the Civil Rights Act before Congress even voted on the bill. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was mostly just LBJ's propaganda in an attempt to pacify the anger being expressed. The southern States would support a Democrat bigot from Alabama one last time in 1968 before being replaced. The majority of the changes in the south happened during the 1950s and early 1960s. Democrats finally lost their bigoted grip on the southern States and the people began electing Republicans instead. Which is why Nixon won those southern States in 1972 that voted for Wallace in 1968.
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Blacks were freed 100 yrs prior...why should they have had to wait at all?

It's amazing that you are trying to dismiss the importance...legally and in spirit and in impact...of having to actually designate the CRA at all. It was a huge matter of recognition. You seem to imply that it was fine that it was occuring 'organically'....over 100 years. It was obvious blacks didnt think so and millions suffered humiliation and even death merely because of their race all those decades.
 
Glitch said:
What you call "conventional wisdom" I describe as leftist indoctrination. When public schools are only taught by leftists, guess which version of history they are likely to push? You can't fool those who lived during those times, but leftists are certainly working overtime to fool those who came after. The propaganda being pushed by leftists concerning the Civil Rights Act of 1964 is among them. Ask yourself, why would LBJ, a well-known southern Democrat bigot, push a Civil Rights bill in 1964, just prior to the General Election?

If you want to learn what actually happened, instead of the leftist propaganda you are simply regurgitating, you have defy "conventional wisdom" and examine the facts.
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??? Is there some reason (if I accept your premise, which I dont) that 'rightists' arent becoming public school teachers?
 
Lursa said:
??? Is there some reason (if I accept your premise, which I dont) that 'rightists' arent becoming public school teachers?
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Perhaps because the pay is not as good as in other jobs wth similar (college) educational requirements coupled with the possibility (probability?) that 'rightists' do not wish to work in a heavily 'leftist' work environment.
 
ttwtt78640 said:
Perhaps because the pay is not as good as in other jobs wth similar (college) educational requirements coupled with the possibility (probability?) that 'rightists' do not wish to work in a heavily 'leftist' work environment.
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Can you prove that a significant majority of public school educators are left-leaning?

As for $$, harder to prove but I dont accept that comment without some kind of more realistic support.
 
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