Originally Posted by Golfingnut

Just one more conservative in a long line of openly bigoted rich white men. When will it end. You will not see me buying their product.

At least he has the nerve to say he is a bigot openly. I do respect that about him.

why you hate white people?

Originally Posted by janmcn

Why would any merchant want to alienate a segment of the population in these trying times?

a very small segment of the population at that

they will have a busy aug 1st

Originally Posted by CMANN

why you hate white people?

I don't. I love everyone except bigots of which most are rich white men.

Originally Posted by Golfingnut

I don't. I love everyone except bigots of which most are rich white men.

And also people who have bigoted views of religious people.

Who fits that definition?

Originally Posted by njbchbum

i find it very disappointing that the gay nation cannot respect the religious beliefs on ONE man! the gay nation claims to want tolerance - yet they condemn a man for his traditional family values - what's with that? now the people who support AND practice family values and traditions are bigots? well, count me in then if that's the definition! was this country NOT founded on the principle of religious freedom?

when obama claimed he meant to say that no entreprenuer built his business without the help of others, i bet he had no idea that only a few days later the world would find a bunch of folks who are now PREVENTING business people from building their businesses!

And do you include Michelle Bachman in that group that supports the principles of religious freedom and her trashing of Hillary Clinton's deputy, Huma Abedin?

At least he has the nerve to say he is a bigot openly.

But does golfingnut?

Originally Posted by dklassen

But does golfingnut?

LOL The Stars and Bars is the symbol of American Racism. So congratulations for being so open.

Originally Posted by blueash

It is his business and he can have it open or closed on sundays, he can offer only Kosher food or not, he can feed biblical values to his employees who are free to stay or leave. And he can take the profits of his business and do with the money what he wishes. But when he says that he wants to impose his religion on this country and he gives millions to organizations which exist in large part to attempt to deny gay persons the right to marry in civil (not religious) ceremonies then he becomes a fair target for economic boycott as were the owners of lunch counters in the 60's who refused to serve Blacks, when it was still legal to do so. I am sorry to so often hear those on the right scream about Sharia law and the need to keep Islamic rules from over taking the American law, but seem to not see how the attempt to impose a particular version of their own faith on all of us is just the same problem using a different hammer.
Does anyone seriously believe that Catholics should be able to outlaw divorce and birth control, that Jews should be able to stop the sale of bacon, that traditional Mormans should be able to make us all polygamists, or that fundamentalists should be able to tell us who can marry whom based on their interpretation of a line in their 3000 year old book? It was those same fundimentalists who made the laws that made it illegal for a white person to marry a black person, based on that same 3000 year old book. To me these are all the same imposition of a religious rule on a nation where we don't all share the same belief system.

If you reread your post you may come to realize/ recognize that you have made the argument for the other side.....just saying

Just shows how hypocritical they are. I like lynyrd skynyrd so now I'm a racist. I'm a Christian and now I'm a bigot. Goofingnut's tolerance for other views is a true testament to the left.

Originally Posted by janmcn

And do you include Michelle Bachman in that group that supports the principles of religious freedom and her trashing of Hillary Clinton's deputy, Huma Abedin?

you mean the republicans who questioned the aide's family ties to the muslim brotherhood and NOT her religious beliefs/practices? the republicans who sent a letter to homeland security, justice, defense and dir. of intelligence - and NOT to anyone of a religious responsibility? i don't believe the issue was religion, but rather was about homeland security. the aide is the wife of andrew weiner - correct? - who wants us to believe that they are a normal family? if that's normal - sheesh!

Would someone please explain, in consideration of the First Amendment, why a business owner should be denied a business license by a government agency like the City of Boston, because of stating his religious values or beliefs????

It seems to me that the "bigotry" is coming from those who work to deny a person a license to do business in a city because of his religious beliefs and statements!


Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

Um... you're quoting the Constatution. Psssst, a few here don't really subscribe to such a radicle document. You see, it limits the power of government. Lefties dont like that.

Originally Posted by njbchbum

you mean the republicans who questioned the aide's family ties to the muslim brotherhood and NOT her religious beliefs/practices? the republicans who sent a letter to homeland security, justice, defense and dir. of intelligence - and NOT to anyone of a religious responsibility? i don't believe the issue was religion, but rather was about homeland security. the aide is the wife of andrew weiner - correct? - who wants us to believe that they are a normal family? if that's normal - sheesh!

Did it ever occur to any of these republicans, who questioned the aide's family ties, that to have the job Ms Abedin has, she has to have top secret clearance? Do these republicans who questioned the aide's family ties think that Secretary Clinton is a political novice and would hire someone for this sensitive position who wasn't fully investigated? And what about Ms Abedin's marriage do republicans find so amusing? It sounds to me that her religious beliefs/practices are being questioned.

Originally Posted by ilovetv

Would someone please explain, in consideration of the First Amendment, why a business owner should be denied a business license by a government agency like the City of Boston, because of stating his religious values or beliefs????

It seems to me that the "bigotry" is coming from those who work to deny a person a license to do business in a city because of his religious beliefs and statements!


Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

Could it have something to do with Chick-fil-a's discriminatory practices? You didn't quote the Civil Rights Act of 1965.