Chik-fil-A backs down on gay marriage stance.

[Ranger29860]

Children have the same rights as all of us. The reason government exists is to protect our innate rights. Including our right to bodily integrity.

Spanking is an inherently sexual act. If you don't want the beating element to be prosecuted, then perhaps the sexual abuse element should?

If spanking is an inherently sexual act then so is, Breast feeding, bathing and changing a diaper. This is by far one of the stupidest things I have seen said on these forums. Hell I am against spanking myself but dear god!

 

[Anti Federalist]

If spanking is an inherently sexual act then so is, Breast feeding, bathing and changing a diaper. This is by far one of the stupidest things I have seen said on these forums. Hell I am against spanking myself but dear god!

I thought the same thing but that comment hurt my head too much to even respond.

 

[BlackTerrel]

Wow that's disturbing.

Way to stand up for what you believe in, and support the millions of people who came out to support you

 

[JustinTime]

Companies shouldn't give to political organizations, especially ones which are hate groups.

They should give their money to whoever they damn well please. Its theirs. If you dont like it, dont do business with them. That simple.

 

[JustinTime]

If spanking is an inherently sexual act then so is, Breast feeding, bathing and changing a diaper. This is by far one of the stupidest things I have seen said on these forums. Hell I am against spanking myself but dear god!

Its all about one thing: government control. They whip up a crisis: This is abuse, that is abuse, spanking is assault, its sexual abuse, blah blah. Here comes government to fix it. They tell you what punishment to use and when you can use it.

 

[KingNothing]

Spanking is an act of violence and it is assault. Saying otherwise is using semantics to justify violence because it may improve society in this instance. If you condone spanking, we can establish that you condone violence. What limits how far you run with that?

 

[erowe1]

Spanking is an act of violence and it is assault. Saying otherwise is using semantics to justify violence because it may improve society in this instance. If you condone spanking, we can establish that you condone violence. What limits how far you run with that?

I condone spanking. And you are correct that that means I condone certain violence. The limits on when it is immoral and when it is not are set by God's law.

I also condone football.

 

[Agorism]

Children have the same rights as all of us. The reason government exists is to protect our innate rights. Including our right to bodily integrity.

Spanking is an inherently sexual act. If you don't want the beating element to be prosecuted, then perhaps the sexual abuse element should?

Especially if you watch HBO because they play this movie a lot.

Max Blumenthal has some great interviews about James Dobson's twisted plans for how to rear children talking about this subject.

 

[jmdrake]

I condone spanking. And you are correct that that means I condone certain violence. The limits on when it is immoral and when it is not are set by God's law.

I also condone football.

 

[AME3]

I second that.

That is, by far, the stupidest thing I've read today.

 

[RickyJ]

Wow that's disturbing.

Way to stand up for what you believe in, and support the millions of people who came out to support you

I know, it is totally baffling.

 

[Origanalist]

Spanking and football, erowe1 will approve!

 

[libertariantexas]

Running a major company in the US today is all about "compliance".

Not just with the labyrinth laws and rules and codes but with the fickle winds of public tastes as well.

Every move is geared toward not being sued.

I suspect it is less about "being sued" than selling chicken.

Gays eat chicken.

The friends and families of gays eat chicken.

Lots of people who were offended by the Chik fil A anti-gay statements/donations eat chicken.

Huckaby and the right wingers rallied for CFA for a day, then went back to business as usual.

But the people who were offended are still pissed off.

I suspect the CFA managment realized that pissing off a significant portion of the population wasn't a good way to sell chicken, which is why they are shutting down the Chick Fil Hate campaign.

 

[libertariantexas]

I have no idea why. Their profits were not taking a hit over it, they were actually increasing.

How do you know?

After the first week "rally" by the right wing social conservatives, things may have turned south.

Those "rallies" tend to be one time events, but the people who are pissed off at the company tend to have longer memories.

Also, while CFA is a family company (and hence not subject to shareholder furor over this stuff), they may be facing lawsuits from franchisees, especially those in "liberal" or "gay" areas. I'll bet the CFA franchisee in West Hollywood, for example, is taking a HUGE hit from this and is might threaten a law suit if CFA management doesn't back down on this stuff.