Chick-fil-A, Papa John’s and In-N-Out Burger: Spare us your fast-food righteousness

The Washington Post's Post Local ^ | August 13, 2012 | Petula Dvorak

[2ndDivisionVet]

Since when does serving up junk food give someone a license to preach?

Politics and all things fried, fatty and fast are becoming intertwined to the point of absurdity.

We’ve got the Papa John’s pizza guys weighing in on the health-care debate, while the burger slingers out west at In-N-Out can’t serve up a cheeseburger without a Bible verse.

The craziness of fast-food commentary on social issues became obvious to me when I stumbled into a totally earnest discussion at a party last week by a bunch of Washingtonians who personally support the right to same-sex marriage, but are also wickedly addicted to Chick-fil-A sandwiches.

This is the stuff of serious dilemma inside the Beltway.

“I don’t know what to do about it. I mean, I guess I can go through the drive-thru where no one will see me,” one woman said.

“It doesn’t matter if anyone sees you there. It’s about helping them fund hate groups by buying their hate-chicken,” another responded.

“Have you had that banana cream pie milkshake?” someone asked.

And the entire room dissolved into a quiet moment of personal ecstasy, the kind that ends with a head-shake of loss, grief and sorrow...

[SECURE AMERICA]

Since when does running a business remove your 1st Amendment rights???

[BobL]

“Now they’re going after In N Out, which passively puts the chapter and verse numbers only of Bible verses in spots on their packaging most of the mouthbreathers couldn’t find. I wondered how long they’d escape the queer ire.”

Do they take a microscope with them to In and Out? I go there more than enough and never notice them...I can’t say I’m looking, and I do know they’re there - but my point is that it’s certainly not difficult to have a great meal there (much better than the Five Guys dump) and not feel like you’ve been converted into a Victorian.

[ohioman]

Petula Dvorakis an absolute liberal piece of trash! Is that self-righteous enough for you - petulant Petula.

[driftless2]

Did this idiot ever say anything when Ben and Jerry’s spout off on their liberal beliefs? I doubt it. She wants liberal businessmen to be allowed to rant while conservative businessmen should shut up. Ms. Dvorak is just a petty fascist.

[usconservative]

Since when does serving up junk food give someone a license to preach?

Since when does having internet access give someone a right to spew their stupidity all over the world?

[scottjewell]

Those American Apparel pics are stunning. Don’t see anyone getting on them for their blatant militant stances.

[nonsporting]

The reprobates spew hate naturally. The Bible has accurately described them in Romans 1. But here is a critical section:

Being filled with unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness, full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers, backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents, without understanding, covenant-breakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful: who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them. (Romans 1:29-23)

[elcid1970]

“They’d look up information on the people who’d placed unwanted calls to Stave, and then when they called, they’d drop the names of the person’s children or their school into the conversation. They’d also, said Stave, “tell them that we bless their home on such and such street,” and then name their address. Are you getting shivers up you’re spine yet? Stave’s calling force became so powerful that sometimes he was able to hammer an unwanted caller with up to 5,000 calls in return.”

This is the Left harassing & threatening those who disagree.

Things will get deadly if they keep this up.

[Melas]

I think we, especially on FR, tend to set up liberals as strawmen that are easy to knock down. As most know, my wife is an avowed liberal. The CFA thing didn’t phase her a bit. In her own words:

“They’ve always been a Christian company. What does everyone expect? They have the same right to proclaim their beliefs as anyone else. This boycott nonsense has gotten out of hand. They should find some common sense and boycott places that serve bad chicken instead.”