Boston Mayor vows to ban Chick-Fil-A from his city - Page 2

On July 26 2012 06:05 Praetorial wrote:


No, Boston's actually a really nice place. We have good schools too I hear.

On July 26 2012 06:08 unichan wrote:

perhaps, but you will be missing cheap delicious chicken and waffle fries

On July 26 2012 06:05 iGrok wrote:
As a southerner (and in particular someone from Atlanta), I have to say that despite Chik Fil A's stupid stance on Gay Marriage, they have an incredible impact on their community. They provide many of their employees scholarships to go to college, and offer much better benefits than any other restaurant I have heard of.

Chik Fil A isn't against Gay Marriage, the Cathy family (the owners) are. And any mayor who wants to ban a business for its owner's beliefs is asking for trouble. You just can't do that.

On July 26 2012 06:08 unichan wrote:

perhaps, but you will be missing cheap delicious chicken and waffle fries

On July 26 2012 05:57 Zaqwert wrote:
I wonder how everyone would feel if the mayor of Birmingham, AL said he was going to use zoning laws to force out all the Muslim and Jewish owned business.

Would you be cheering that?

Probably not.

You shouldn't base what should and shouldn't be allowed in society based on your own personal beliefs and agenda.

Clearly mayors should not have the power to ban legit businesses from their city just 'cuz they disagree with their beliefs.

50 years ago the talk would have been to drive the gays out and that would have been wrong too.

This thought police crap has to end. Let people live their own lives. If you don't wanna give Chic Fil A your business because you disagree with their policies, then don't. It's not the governments job to sanction what is acceptable beliefs.

On July 26 2012 06:11 meadbert wrote:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bigotry
bigot:
a person obstinately or intolerantly devoted to his or her own opinions and prejudices

Banning a company from your city because you disagree with it is bigotry.

On July 26 2012 05:57 Zaqwert wrote:
I wonder how everyone would feel if the mayor of Birmingham, AL said he was going to use zoning laws to force out all the Muslim and Jewish owned business.

Would you be cheering that?

Probably not.

You shouldn't base what should and shouldn't be allowed in society based on your own personal beliefs and agenda.

Clearly mayors should not have the power to ban legit businesses from their city just 'cuz they disagree with their beliefs.

50 years ago the talk would have been to drive the gays out and that would have been wrong too.

This thought police crap has to end. Let people live their own lives. If you don't wanna give Chic Fil A your business because you disagree with their policies, then don't. It's not the governments job to sanction what is acceptable beliefs.

On July 26 2012 06:16 bonifaceviii wrote:
To be honest, politicians will block economic activity for any number of reasons and it's up to the courts to decide whether they're within their powers to do so.

Boston's a pretty liberal place as far as I'm aware, so the mayor's probably getting some cheap votes by doing something silly like blocking a certain chain of restaurants from opening there. That's what politicians do, folks.

On July 26 2012 06:17 norad2 wrote:
I have never been treated with anything but respect, equality, and just plain good service whenever I visit a chic-fil-a. So the owner's opinion is that they don't agree with same-sex marriage? Whatever, that's one man's opinion and in no one effects his business. In fact the opposite is true. As a business they strive to treat every customer fairly and without discrimination. I mean, the employees have to say "My Pleasure" whenever you say thank you. Can you honestly find a another fast food chain who operates in this manner? So if the Mayor of Boston doesn't want this type of business, then fine. Plus need I state the obvious? Their food is friking delicious.

On July 26 2012 06:05 iGrok wrote:
As a southerner (and in particular someone from Atlanta), I have to say that despite Chik Fil A's stupid stance on Gay Marriage, they have an incredible impact on their community. They provide many of their employees scholarships to go to college, and offer much better benefits than any other restaurant I have heard of.

Chik Fil A isn't against Gay Marriage, the Cathy family (the owners) are. And any mayor who wants to ban a business for its owner's beliefs is asking for trouble. You just can't do that.

On July 26 2012 06:11 meadbert wrote:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bigotry
bigot:
a person obstinately or intolerantly devoted to his or her own opinions and prejudices

Banning a company from your city because you disagree with it is bigotry.

On July 26 2012 06:14 Aeroplaneoverthesea wrote:


They're not been closed because they're a Christian organisation.

They're been closed because they are openly been bigoted to another subsection of society.

If my local curry house put posters up encouraging the destruction is Israel and suggesting Jews shouldn't be able to marry then I don't think they should be able to stay open either.

On July 26 2012 06:19 Necro)Phagist( wrote:
Hmm, I'm all for gay marriage and think the fast food restaurant owners are dicks. But I am 100% against the abuse of power here, yes those people suck but let the population tell them that but boycotting their restaurant. You should not be able to ban a company just because they are against your own political agenda. Thats wrong.

Less freedom(Even if it mean enduring something you don't agree with) Is a bad thing. These people how ever bigoted or stupid they are, have the right to belief what they want and own a restaurant as long as they are not actually causing physical harm, which they are not.

Again I'm completely against the organization and their stand points, but they have rights too. If people want to make a bigger statement boycott them. Abusing political power is a slippery slope, one that I don't think we should even for good reasons creep to the edge of.

On July 26 2012 06:20 YODA_ wrote:

See, here is where you are 100% wrong. Chick Fil-A does NOT discriminate against gays. Their owner does, but he doesn't force his personal beliefs into his business policy. If his company policy was, "no gays allowed to work here", or "we don't serve gays", then I agree 100%, kick the idiots out. This is not the case, and has been stated as such by the owner himself. The Boston Mayor is a bigoted idiot himself, setting a very dangerous precedent.