09-06-2021, 09:27 AM
(09-06-2021, 01:04 AM)jeffster Wrote: That said, if the real reason for calling out Chick-Fil-A is due to their religious beliefs, then say it. Because this is what it could be about. Which is fine -- but religions don't have to go out of their way to support certain groups if they feel it's against their core religious beliefs (despite many churches hypocrisy when it comes to things of this nature). Just say you don't like their religious beliefs and how their religion deals with the LGBTQ+ community. Not that I think (to be clear, in my opinion) it absolves anyone if they're dealing with other companies, but at least it makes it a little more clear.
Depends what you mean by this. I don’t dislike the Chick-Fil-A people’s religious beliefs in the same way I dislike asparagus. Their beliefs in this area are (to borrow a phrase from some Roman Catholic bigot, if I remember correctly) objectively disordered and repugnant to civilized society, and their use of their funds to promote hatred is not a legitimate exercise of free speech rights. I don’t know the exact destination of their specific funds, but if they have been funding anti-gay efforts in Africa then they are effectively murderers just as much as if they were funding terrorist bombings.