Baltimore Ravens linebacker Brendon Ayanbadejo has spoken out in favor of a Maryland ballot initiative that would legalize gay marriage. Yahoo has published a letter that Maryland state delegate Emmett C. Burns Jr. wrote last week to Ravens owner Steve Bisciotti, urging him to "inhibit such expressions from your employee." This is Minnesota Vikings punter Chris Kluwe's response to Burns.
I just read through his entire letter. Wow, it is funny. I lost it when I read this:
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If gay marriage becomes legal, are you worried that all of a sudden you'll start thinking about penis? "Oh ####. Gay marriage just passed. Gotta get me some of that hot dong action!"
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Good letter. Seems like a funny guy. Not to get into it too deeply but a black politician trying to get a football team owner to repress the rights of his players is so dripping in irony and hypocrisy it makes your mind numb. Kluwe expressed that very well.
Chick-fil-A has pledged to stop giving money to anti-gay groups and to back off political and social debates after an executive’s comments this summer landed the fast-food chain smack in the middle of the gay marriage debate.
The Civil Rights Agenda, which dubs itself the largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender advocacy group in Illinois, said Chick-fil-A agreed in meetings to stop donating to groups such as Focus on the Family and the National Organization for Marriage. Such groups oppose same-sex marriage.
A report from LGBT advocacy group Equality Matters found that between 2003 and 2009, Chick-fil-A donated more than $3 million to Christian groups that oppose homosexuality. In 2010, the fast food company gave nearly $2 million to such causes, according to the report.
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A sad day for free speech, bullied Chick fil a to stop doing what they have every right to do!
They have the right to sell chicken as soon as they start trying to change the world with there backwoods ideals people have the right to use there free speech to tell them this isn't the fiftys.
They have the right to sell chicken as soon as they start trying to change the world with there backwoods ideals people have the right to use there free speech to tell them this isn't the fiftys.
I believe he was being sarcastic.
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Which is fine. I don't know what causes each independent operator supports for any major chain nor what the owner of the entire chain personally supports. I just don't want the money being donated by the company itself and want the company to treat people equally.
I think I mentioned earlier in this thread that I stopped eating at Wendys when I found out that he was supporting organizations that supported killing abortion doctors. The money was eventually going up the chain to him and I didn't want my money going to such an organization. I don't care if it is the owner or the organization... either way I'd rather not give them my money since in the end it is the same thing.
I think I mentioned earlier in this thread that I stopped eating at Wendys when I found out that he was supporting organizations that supported killing abortion doctors. The money was eventually going up the chain to him and I didn't want my money going to such an organization. I don't care if it is the owner or the organization... either way I'd rather not give them my money since in the end it is the same thing.
On the other hand I know the local operator of a Chick-fil-A and he doesn't agree with the Cathy at all. Do I stop supporting his store because Cathy will now supposedly use his personal money for these stupid causes? Or do I support him because he's a good guy who runs a good business, employs a lot of people and cooks good chicken? Do you inquire about the beliefs and causes supported at every business you enter before deciding to make a purchase? If not is ignorance of that owners belief an excuse to continue doing business?
Each person needs to draw their own line of course.
Basically, the city was trying to modify their anti-discrimination ordinance to include sexual orientation and gender identity as protected classes along with race, creed, sex, handicap, age, national origin and ancestry. Due to vocal opposition to the changes, it never reached a vote and the changes are currently being reconsidered.
