The Real Reason We Should Be Boycotting Chick-Fil-A
There have been many differing views when it comes to the Chick-Fil-A controversy, the statements made by Dan Cathy and the financial support he gives to anti-gay organizations. For me, I could care less about what he has said or what he believes. In fact, I respect his opposing viewpoint, I just don’t agree with hatred that has been ignited by religion. The problem that I have with supporting Chick-Fil-A is that it not only means we’re keeping them in business, but giving money to groups that I find disgusting, immoral and based on pure hate.
Their money has been used in an attempt to fight for Ugandan’s government’s right to kill people who are found out to be gay?!?! This is murder; Murder because of who they, we, are. Chick-Fil-A supports and provides finances to organizations that would like to see gay people killed, not just deny them the right to marry who they love. This is sick. For anyone who thinks that supporting them because of Dan Cathy’s right to freedom of speech or because of their religious ties, I would be ashamed if I were you. Wanting to deny someone something is one thing (albeit, pretty fucked up), but wanting them dead is absolutely absurd.
Chick-Fil-A’s corporate “charity” arm WinShape has donated millions of dollars to groups like Family Research Council. FRC doesn’t just oppose marriage equality, they really do HATE gays. Its president Tony Perkins has said of LGBT people:
“They are intolerant. They are hateful. They are vile. They are spiteful…pawns of the enemy.”
And in 2010 Tony Perkins’ Family Research Council claimed in federal forms they had spent $25,000 to lobby Congress on “CIVH.Res.1064Ugandan Resolution Pro-homosexual promotion.” This proposed Congressional resolution condemned the Ugandan government‘s legislative efforts to make “homosexuality” an offense punishable by death.
How can anyone oppose condemning that? But Family Research Council apparently did.
And Family Research Council gets money from Chick-Fil-A. Joe Jervis was the first to break this story, more details can be found here.
Before you support and boycott someone, something, please be sure to get all the facts. Again, Dan Cathy can speak about his beliefs all he wants, but my money will NOT be used in an effort to allow people to be murdered based on who they are and who they love. My fiancée is the greatest thing that has ever happened to me and I will fight for our rights as long as I possibly can. If I ever thought that she or I could be murdered because of this love we share, I could only hope that someone, everyone would be willing to stop eating the damn chicken and stop supplying these groups the money they need to even put up a fight.
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Gays make up less than 5% of the U.S. population, yet keep arguing about how their behavior is completely “normal” and how we have to accept it or we’re “bigots.” Anyone who doesn’t accept their behavior (even for religious/moral reasons) they call a bigot. So…if you don’t support pedophilia, bestiality, alcoholism, drug abuse, pornography and other vices, you might be considered a bigot and intolerant.
Jane, your argument is completely ignorant. Less than 5% of the US population are homosexual? No. Incorrect. There is a social stigma that comes along with being gay and for THAT reason, many people deny who they are (homosexual), others hide it from nearly everyone, and some simply refuse to believe it. You will never have an accurate percentage of homosexuals in this country while there are people who are willing to demonize us as human beings. Since trying to discredit Kinsey for his finding’s from the 1940′s, their have been many different studies that have come to differing conclusions. What I do know is that there are nearly 8 million homosexuals who have shared their sexual orientation. And trust me, there are probably double that hiding in a closet, afraid to face the righteous and their judgments (which i thought were suppose to be left for GOD). I am not telling you to accept my behavior, because I really don’t care what YOU think of me and how I live MY life. Also, just so you’re aware, I was BORN this way and even the Catholic church attests to that (more often than not). I am not acting a certain way, I AM a certain way. Those who participate in pedophilia, bestiality, etc. were not BORN with that, and if they were, they are hurting innocent people and/or animals. NEVER compare me to the likes of those people. I respect people and treat them how I would like to be treated REGARDLESS of their beliefs, and I suggest you do the same. Whether you see my “behavior” as normal or not, is completely irrelevant because I am only showing my love for the person I feel in love with. I am NOT taking advantage of someone without their consent (like pedophiles and people who participate in bestiality do). Just remember, when we are finally treated as equals, you will either regret the way you’ve acted or be very upset with the outcome. Either way, you’ll be very similar to those fighting for separation of race in the 1960′s.