'Chock-Full-a' Shit

Chick-fil-As Prez looks pretty comfy with
wrapping his lips and sucking.

Who'd want to eat greasy, microwaved substitute chicken in the first place,
I'm sure I don't know.

Chick-fil-A has always been synonymous with defibrillation, and they've
always had a 'Christian agenda' (which, of course, never has anything to
do with so-called-Christianity at all.)

But this media war has provided the Reich in this country a focal point for
their disdain and psychosis.

Now, I don't care anything about trying to get them to change, since hard-asses
don't develop consciences or clues, but I'm all about boycotts and getting their
sponsorship out of 'inappropriate places' where they might be able to spread
their dangerous agenda .

Here's some info from the group "All Out" in reference to the nasty fast food
chain's faux pas, squared.

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Chick-fil-A has gone off the rails. President Dan Cathy has said that the fast food chain is "guilty as charged" for funding homophobia to the tune of millions every year - and they're proud of it.

This Wednesday, Mike Huckabee, Rick Santorum, and the biggest anti-gay organisations across the country are sending every one of their followers to chow down in Chick-fil-A and celebrate their homophobic agenda. This is the moment to show Chick-fil-A that homophobia is just plain rotten.

We can hit Chick-fil-A where it hurts - their bottom line. By not buying their food, and signing the petition to show your support - we can create the biggest demonstration of America's pro-equality agenda, ever. We have until Wednesday to make it happen - will you sign on and tell Chick-fil-A no way?
www.allout.org/NoWay_ChickFilA

All over America, people are saying no way to Chick-fil-A's anti-equality stance. Chicago has said the franchise is not welcome. Boston has told Chick-fil-A they cannot set up shop where America's first, legal same-sex marriages were held. Students at University of Kansas and Wichita State University are demanding that Chick-fil-A get out of their schools.

Last year, Chick-fil-A spent around $2 million to fight marriage equality across the country, publishing false "reports" claiming that gay and lesbian people are abusive parents and, worst of all, pushing for criminalization of homosexuality all over the world.

We know there are other corporations funding anti-equality measures - but Chick-fil-A has taken this to new heights. They're proud to be peddling hate; "guilty as charged". In 2010 alone, Chick-fil-A gave almost $2 million dollars to anti-gay groups. A national outcry is creating an international media storm and it's telling one story - Chick-fil-A are on the wrong side of history.

With America's most powerful anti-gay organizations gathering behind one of their biggest funders - we need to send a message that it's not okay to play chicken with love and equality. It's time to show Chick-fil-A, and those whose anti-gay agenda they fund, that there are more people who believe in equality than oppose it. Our message is short and sweet - but we need to make it heard now. Wednesday is Chick-fil-A appreciation day - will you sign now and tell Chick-fil-A you don't appreciate their anti-gay stance?

www.allout.org/NoWay_ChickFilA
Thanks for going All Out.
Best,
Andre, Aviya, Guillaume, Hayley, Jasmin, Jeremy, Michael, Pablo, Tile and Wesley.



SOURCES:

Chick-fil-A Thrust Back Into Spotlight on Gay Rights
www.nytimes.com/2012/07/26/us/gay-rights-uproar-over-chick-fil-a-widens.html

Christian Science Monitor: Chick-fil-A dilemma
www.csmonitor.com/Business/Latest-News-Wires/2012/0727/Chick-fil-A-dilemma-Uphold-principles-or-just-sell-chicken-video


Kansas City Star: Chick-fil-A controversy reaches Kansas universities
www.kansascity.com/2012/07/26/3725629/chick-fil-a-controversy-reaches.html


Equality Matters: Chick-fil-A donated nearly $2M in 2010 alone
www.equalitymatters.org/factcheck/201207020001


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Tea Party: More Trouble Brewing

"It's all just a little bit of history repeating."

The following is an excerpt from an article entitled "It's Their Party:
How the Tea Party Sustains the Anti-LGBT Right" by Pam Chamberlain.

Article published by Political Research Associates' "The Public Eye" magazine.
(link follows excerpt)

The more things change....

Remember; bigots won't stop hating just because laws exist and social
view change on whole; they find more insidious means of practicing their
discriminatory nature, and they find ways to institutionalize bias..without
labeling it such.

Awareness is such a wonderful thing.

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The Christian Right, including both the Roman Catholic Church hierarchy and
conservative evangelical Protestants, has been the driving force in opposing
LGBT rights in the U.S. An effective infrastructure of grassroots organizations,
charismatic leaders, media networks, and consistent funding provided the scaf-
folding for this Christian constituency to join with other burgeoning social move-
ments in a powerful political force.

The rise of the Tea Party has reinforced the visibility and ultimately the electoral
focus of the Christian Right. While initially galvanized around issues such as lower
taxes, smaller government and national security concerns, about half of the Tea
Party identifies with the Christian Right. This overlap has helped reinforce a
political “litmus test” for candidates on so-called social issues like abortion,
sexuality education, and the place of religion in public life. Right-wing strategists,
and the candidates who follow their counsel, have targeted various groups such
as immigrants, African-Americans, and Muslims as opportunities arose.

The ideas that LGBT and homosexuality are threats to society were constructed
as part of its overall strategy to mobilize support based on scapegoating and
fear.[v] Ample historic precedence exists for blaming immigrant communities
of color for economic and social problems. LGBT people have been singled
out both because they are easy targets based on fear of the “other” and that
they represent departure from the idealized sexual norm.[vi] "





Full Article Here


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Thanks to  PFLAG Tallahassee,  Welcoming Resources and More Light Presbyterians

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