Chick-fil-A Replaces Henson Toys With Berenstain Bears Book, Controversy Continues

Hollywood Reporter ^ | 7/30/2012 | Jordan Zakarin

[US Navy Vet]

How about Chick-Fil-A teams up w/ The Gideons and puts a small Gideons New Testament in EVERY kid’s meal!

[Ingtar]

How could it have been retribution when they dropped the Henson toys before the controversy began?

[woweeitsme]

Love it!!

[muawiyah]

So, the truth is out ~ Hensen's company not only wants to force gay marriage on everybody, they've been trying to kill the kiddies with dangerous finger puppets.

Now it all makes sense!

[oldtimer]

We just had lunch at a Chik Fila in Mesquite TX, and the place was a cluster.

Plan on going back Wednesday if we can get within two blocks of the place.

[Bevo]

God Bless Chick-Fil-A!!!

[scottjewell]

It would be nice if the Benstein company would endorse Chick-Fil-A rather than having that wimpy message about the controversy.

[listenhillary]

Box of 50, 22 caliber LR ammo in every meal.

[skeeter]

All because the owner of Chic Fil A professed a preference for traditional marriage to a christian periodical.

We are careening towards a secular police state. I don't think people appreciate just how close we are.

[nolongerademocrat]

They always forget about the double-edged sword. I know I won’t be buying any muppet stuff as gifts for children ever again.

[Lucky9teen]

Chick-Fil-A should team up with Big Idea Entertainment and put Veggie Tales toys in the kid meals. Maybe even a sample DVD...

[listenhillary]

I wonder if the starter of this feces storm over a private individual’s opinion knew what was coming?

[Tennessee Nana]

Our church is going Wednesday night,,,

Our pastor warned it may be crowded and if so to take our food to the park down the street...

:)

[risen_feenix]

The company, like any other media/publishing company, is probably run by hipster Obama-bot leftists, regardless of what the content of the books is.

You can bet for sure that HarperCollins, a publishing company in New York, is run by left-wingers. The former CEO was a big time Obama supporter, and the guy who took over was her “protege”.

So don’t expect a heroic stand from any of these companies.

[caveat emptor]

How could it have been retribution when they dropped the Henson toys before the controversy began?

It had to have been or it wouldn't have been "confirmation that his restaurant donated to religious organizations that fight against gay marriage."

The chain last week pulled the Jim Henson Company-produced finger puppets that were being placed in childrens' meals, officially citing safety concerns; the move, however, was largely viewed as retribution for the puppet and production studio's very public rebuke of the fast food chain's president, Dan Cathy, confirmation that his restaurant donated to religious organizations that fight against gay marriage.

[patriot08]

This whole thing is ridiculous.

It’s ridiculous that gay supporters cannot respect the views of others when they expect everyone else to respect their views.
Mr. Cathy and Chickfila do not say they are ‘anti-gay’ as the media insists.
They simply support traditional values.

Dan Cathy was giving an honest answer to a question that he was asked about his personal beliefs; that Chick-fil-A supports traditional marriage.
He further stated that they treat every person with honor, dignity and respect – regardless of their belief, race, creed, sexual orientation or gender-
and he stated that their intent is to leave the policy debate over same-sex marriage to the government and political arena.

This Company has the same right to BE AGAINST gay marriage, as those who SUPPORT IT. The First Amendment of the Constitution overrides what gay marriage supporters may think or believe.
Those who champion the gay cause are just using this as a way to advance their agenda.

[Sioux-san]

No such thing as a private individual’s opinion any more - the culture war just got kicked up a few hundred notches.

[Ingtar]

The comments came on 7/24. The puppets were recalled on 7/19. How could CFA then be enacting retribution for something that had not happened yet?