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Chick-Fil-A has not hidden its Christian mission statement from day one, which precedes the founding of Henson's company. If Henson actually gave a damn about the issue, rather than responding to pressure and then grandstanding, they might have never chosen to associate with Chick-Fil-A at all.
It's a pity that simple symbols and characters from childhood now have to be politicized.
I go to the Muppets for nostalgic memory of my childhood, not my political views
Absolutely. If you care that much about your principles are decide to work with a company that is so fundamentalist in it's christian beliefs that it chooses to take a loss financially and close on Sundays and you didn't take the time to find out basic things like this at the time...which likely wouldn't have been difficult at all...then it makes me think that this stand is less on principle and more on making a public statement.
That said...guess what?
I go to Chick-Fil-A for my fast food, not my political views
I go to the Muppets for nostalgic memory of my childhood, not my political views
I'm going to continue to eat tasty nuggets, and I will likely be laughing along to Sheldon singing "Am I a Man or am I a Muppet" whenever the new Muppet Movie makes it onto HBO/Cable/Netflix Insta-queue
Except, of course, some small percentage of whatever you spend on those tasty nuggets will be spent somewhere de-humanizing gay people. Which, of course, is your choice. They won't be doing it with any of my money, which is my choice.
Except, of course, some small percentage of whatever you spend on those tasty nuggets will be spent somewhere de-humanizing gay people. Which, of course, is your choice. They won't be doing it with any of my money, which is my choice.
Treating gay people like something is wrong with them IS de-humanizing them. There is nothing wrong with them being gay.So its "de-humanizing" now ? They have the exact same rights as me, and I am now "de-human" ?
Treating gay people like something is wrong with them IS de-humanizing them. There is nothing wrong with them being gay.
If gay marriage were legalized, you would have the same rights to marry someone of the same sex too. Win/win for everyone to allow gay marriage.
Given an option between Chick-Fil-A and the Muppets, I'll take the chicken guys.
The good news is that you can still eat a Chickaboom filet while watching the Muppets.
Chick-Fil-A has not hidden its Christian mission statement from day one
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You never know what is happening with all your money do you?
Some people fail to recognize that it is quite possible to be a Christian without being a hateful bigot spreading lies in order to try to damage a group of people.
The one's who actually follow Jesus' teachings, for instance.............
You never know what is happening with all your money do you?
So its "de-humanizing" now ? They have the exact same rights as me, and I am now "de-human" ?
Muppets dump Chick-Fil-A to support gay marriage - Chicago Tribune
"The Jim Henson Company has celebrated and embraced diversity and inclusiveness for over fifty years and we have notified Chick-Fil-A that we do not wish to partner with them on any future endeavors," the company said in a statement posted on their official Facebook page.
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The Henson company, whose Muppet characters are hugely popular, said its Chief Executive Lisa Henson is a "strong supporter of gay marriage and has directed us to donate the payment we received from Chick-Fil-A to GLAAD," the company said in their statement.
Chick-Fil-A has not hidden its Christian mission statement from day one, which precedes the founding of Henson's company. If Henson actually gave a damn about the issue, rather than responding to pressure and then grandstanding, they might have never chosen to associate with Chick-Fil-A at all.
It's a pity that simple symbols and characters from childhood now have to be politicized.
Given an option between Chick-Fil-A and the Muppets, I'll take the chicken guys.
I just can't believe this company is being lambasted because it publicly espouses Christian values.
I just can't believe this company is being lambasted because it publicly espouses Christian values.
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