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Post by N. De Plume on Nov 28, 2011 19:01:21 GMT -5
Never heard about Chick-Fil-A being particularly Christian. But then, the only reason I know about it is because there was one at my college food court. Well, that and Senor Cardgage’s comment in Homestar Runner. But, yeah, never seen a Chick-Fil-A anywhere else. he company's official statement of corporate purpose says that the business exists "To glorify God by being a faithful steward of all that is entrusted to us. To have a positive influence on all who come in contact with Chick-fil-A."
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Chick-fil-A's connection to Christianity has been brought before the courts when Aziz Latif, a Houston-based Muslim employee for six years, sued the company in 2002 for firing him, alleging that he was fired for his religious beliefs when he had refused to take part in an employee prayer.[25] The suit was settled on undisclosed terms.[26]
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In 2011, various news outlets[27][28] reported that Chick-fil-A was co-sponsoring a marriage conference[27] along with the Pennsylvania Family Institute,[29] a 501(c)3 organization that seeks to "strengthen families by restoring to public life the traditional, foundational principles and values essential for the well-being of society".[30] PFI filed an amicus brief against the trial ruling striking down Proposition 8 in California,[31] and also lobbied against a state effort to ban discrimination in Pennsylvania on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity.[32] This apparent affiliation coupled with donations from the company's Winshape Foundation to anti gay-marriage organizations such as the National Organization for Marriage as well as foundation statements that same-sex couples were not welcome at the foundation's marriage institute caused several colleges and universities to form grassroots efforts to ban or remove Chick-fil-A from their campuses.[33] en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chik-Fil-A#Religious_and_political_viewsThey're a little bit religious, but only slightly. Well: The More You Know! Bit of a shame, really. I liked their stuff. They offered pretty good lemonade. Also appreciated the lack of seemingly-cannibalistic mascots in their advertising. Ah, well. Not like I’ve eaten there at all in the past six years, anyway.
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Post by Paradox on Nov 29, 2011 0:44:27 GMT -5
That isn't how Christianity works mate. It never ceases to amaze me how many Americans look down at other cultures for their superstitions but still buy shit like this. It's just a number. Geez.
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Post by Thejebusfire on Nov 29, 2011 1:39:48 GMT -5
So 666 of anything is totally evil, now? When I worked retail I had a woman's purchase come up to exactly $6.66. She literally turned white, moaned, and ran from the store like her ass was on fire. The manager had to chase her into the parking lot to give her her purse. My Christian grandmother has "666" in her phone number. Some of her Christian friends won't even call her because of it.
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Post by Shane for Wax on Nov 29, 2011 13:51:18 GMT -5
I got a lot of shit when I told my parents I didn't want to eat at Chik-Fil-A. Turns out Chik-Fil-A had a huge ass line so we ended up going somewhere else anyways.
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Post by Admiral Lithp on Nov 29, 2011 19:26:59 GMT -5
Yes. YES. YES!
"Multiple Gods/objects having souls/magic/karma/reincarnation is all bullshit, but whatever MY culture buys into, that at least makes sense!"
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Post by Shane for Wax on Nov 29, 2011 20:25:40 GMT -5
That isn't how Christianity works mate. It never ceases to amaze me how many Americans look down at other cultures for their superstitions but still buy shit like this. It's just a number. Geez. Imaginary exalt.
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Post by lighthorseman on Nov 29, 2011 21:10:24 GMT -5
Christians who think you can somehow be "tricked" into damnation through wearing or using the wrong thing have kinda missed the point.
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Post by Mlle Antéchrist on Nov 30, 2011 8:20:43 GMT -5
Missing points is kind of the fundies' shtick, though.
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Post by Paradox on Nov 30, 2011 12:52:21 GMT -5
Yes. YES. YES! "Multiple Gods/objects having souls/magic/karma/reincarnation is all bullshit, but whatever MY culture buys into, that at least makes sense!" The thing is, the Bible doesn't even say that 666 is an evil number. It just says that 666 is the number of the Beast (616 in some documents) It's part of an ancient numerology code thing that used numbers to stand for letters. It is supposed to be a name, or some sort of weird symbolism, it doesn't mean the number itself is evil. It's a superstition that doesn't even really have a basis in their own religion. It's not just the number of course. Hell, just a few topic below this there's a thread about Christians thinking that Yoga is evil. Like stretching will invite Satan into your heart or something. Zombies, demons, all manner of stuff forms the superstitions of our society, and most of it doesn't even really have a basis in our own holy book! People shouldn't criticize someone for their faults if they themselves are doing the same thing! I think a really smart man had a great metaphor for that, but I forget it.
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Post by Admiral Lithp on Nov 30, 2011 16:19:55 GMT -5
What I like is that it doesn't even have to be your own personal superstition, as long as it's commonly accepted by your culture, it's somehow "more believable." Because there's really an objective difference in 1 god vs. many gods, or what does & does not have a soul. But these people can't even see their own bias, they'll just blindly rat off how nonsensical mysticist concept x is, & when you point out that something they believe in or find more credible is just as stupid, suddenly you're the ignorant & intolerant one.
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Post by itachirumon on Dec 2, 2011 1:59:09 GMT -5
I'll agree about Chik-Fil-A's lemonaide. I had it when I was in Colorado (I knew about the wacky anti-gay hijinks but I didn't want to be too nasty about it to my dad, brothers, and sisters so I bit my tongue one time).
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Post by dasfuchs on Dec 2, 2011 5:31:12 GMT -5
Yes. YES. YES! "Multiple Gods/objects having souls/magic/karma/reincarnation is all bullshit, but whatever MY culture buys into, that at least makes sense!" The thing is, the Bible doesn't even say that 666 is an evil number. It just says that 666 is the number of the Beast (616 in some documents) It's part of an ancient numerology code thing that used numbers to stand for letters. It is supposed to be a name, or some sort of weird symbolism, it doesn't mean the number itself is evil. It's a superstition that doesn't even really have a basis in their own religion. It's not just the number of course. Hell, just a few topic below this there's a thread about Christians thinking that Yoga is evil. Like stretching will invite Satan into your heart or something. Zombies, demons, all manner of stuff forms the superstitions of our society, and most of it doesn't even really have a basis in our own holy book! People shouldn't criticize someone for their faults if they themselves are doing the same thing! I think a really smart man had a great metaphor for that, but I forget it. Why it's almost as if things they don't like just happen to be evil. No wonder there's so many christians, it seems to be quite the convenient religion
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Post by czechmate on Dec 2, 2011 6:54:33 GMT -5
Numerology is used by charlatons and fools exclusively. There are many numerical systems. The Babylonians used 6 and 60, which we still used for measuring time and angles, the Mayans had a base of 20 and the Romans base 12 (duodecimal). We use Hexadecimal - 666 in Hexadecimal is 1638, perhaps that is the number of the beast. There are 13 Lunar months per year, but the F***ing Church decides that is to be 12. Incidentally, those hooked onto the "science" of Astrology, the signs of the zodiac came from the Babylonians, and they had 13 signs (the sign of the Spider being eliminated so the church wouldn't regard it as witchcraft)
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Post by N. De Plume on Dec 2, 2011 10:17:07 GMT -5
I'll agree about Chik-Fil-A's lemonaide. I had it when I was in Colorado (I knew about the wacky anti-gay hijinks but I didn't want to be too nasty about it to my dad, brothers, and sisters so I bit my tongue one time). What kind of consistency do the individual locations have over product quality? I don’t know, ‘cause I only ever ate at the one. Which was not in Colorado. But maybe it was just better at my location.
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Post by Yla on Dec 3, 2011 17:23:18 GMT -5
There are 13 Lunar months per year, but the F***ing Church decides that is to be 12. 365.25 / 29.5 = 12.3
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