Posted on 07/30/2012 8:44:33 AM PDT by scottjewell
Students from seven schools across the country have launched petitions on Change.org demanding removal of Chick-fil-A franchises over the company’s anti-gay stance.
From Change.org:
WASHINGTON, DC – Students from seven schools across the country have launched petitions on Change.org in the past 48 hours demanding the removal or prevention of Chick-fil-A franchises on their campuses following this week’s media blitz over the fast food chain’s public stance against same-sex marriage.
The petitions target officials at the University of Illinois, University of Kansas, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, Ball State University, College of Charleston, Wichita State University, and Minnesota State University.
“In the last several days, the president of Chick-fil-A, Dan Cathy, reaffirmed the company's anti-gay marriage stance and their allocation of funds to support organizations countering the marriage equality movement,” wrote James Castle, a recent graduate of KU, in his petition on Change.org. “Because Chick-fil-A's stance on gay rights could create a hostile environment for queer youth and allies, having a Chick-fil-A on campus deeply conflicts with The University of Kansas Mission on Values and the Chancellor's and Provost's personal commitments to diversity at KU.”
Last week, a media firestorm erupted when it was revealed that Chick-fil-A President Dan Cathy told a radio interviewer that “as it relates to society in general, I think we are inviting God's judgment on our nation when we shake our fist at Him and say, 'We know better than You as to what constitutes a marriage’... I pray God's mercy on our generation that has such a prideful, arrogant attitude to think that we would have the audacity to try to redefine what marriage is all about."
Chick-fil-A’s charitable arm, The WinShape Foundation, has long been a supporter of organizations that aim to ban same-sex marriage. Through WinShape and direct charitable donations, Chick-fil-A is reported to have given more than $2 million to anti-gay groups.
The student-led movement to block Chick-fil-A from college campuses began last fall when students at 11 schools launched petitions on Change.org after a similar round of media coverage. One such student at Northeastern University started a Change.org petition that, after gaining just over 600 signatures, helped in stopping Chick-fil-A from opening a restaurant on its campus. Another student at New York University launched a petition on Change.org that attracted nearly 15,000 signatures, sparking protests against Chick-fil-A’s presence that continue to roil the campus.
Petitions launched on Change.org in the past 48 hours targeting Chick-fil-A: http://www.change.org/petitions/u-of-illinois-evict-chick-fil-a-from-the-illini-union http://www.change.org/petitions/the-university-of-kansas-remove-chik-fil-a-from-ku-memorial-unions http://www.change.org/petitions/iupui-remove-chick-fil-a-from-the-campus-center-food-court http://www.change.org/petitions/president-ball-state-university-remove-chick-fil-a-from-ball-state-s-campus http://www.change.org/petitions/college-of-charleston-cofc-against-the-opening-of-a-homophobic-chick-fil-a-on-campus http://www.change.org/petitions/wichita-state-university-remove-chick-fil-a-from-the-rhatigan-student-center http://www.change.org/petitions/minnesota-state-university-mankato-remove-chick-fil-a-from-the-centennial-student-union
Many young folks do seem to have a very lazi faire viewpoint on life, where they wish to keep the government out of legislating morality but also out of pocketbooks.
Gays have inordinate influence beyond their actual numbers because they have more disposable than your average married person with kids. Having kids, as rewarding and gratifying as that experience is, depletes your available income. Raising children is an expensive life-time commitment. Gay people have the dollars because most of them don’t raise kids. Since they have the dollars, they can buy representation in Congress. It’s pretty simple if you look at it in economic terms.
I end this tomorrow. This is my notice to stores.
If you support the gay agenda, you are anti-family and anti—hristian. As such, we will no longer shop at your store. In addition, we will tell the companies you advertise with that their support of your franchise is support of an anti-christian agenda.
Boycott a few places based on this and all the crap will end tomorrow.
May only be four but two of them are in Kansas. KU doesn’t surprise me so much but Wichita State sure does.
For the most part, I am against boycotts. I am, however, in favor in individual choice. If you don’t like something about a company, you should choose not to do business there.
This is where the market place works best.
I suspect it's the same people promoting this Chick-fil-A boycott who were promoting OWS, which also has a militant "student" wing.
The Occutards were camped out at our state university for almost the entire school year. They appeared to be living in the student activities center over the winter, 24/7 with tents, sleeping bags, etc. When spring came, they were forced to camp outside, but still on the school premises. Certain professors were overheard saying what a great thing it was to have them there, while the janitors were overheard complaining about the mess.
When will these same “student groups” demand the banning of Catholic student groups, since Catholicism doesn’t recognize homosexual marriage? Then again, they’ve pretty much done this, even at Catholic universities. Or what about getting rid of the muslim student groups, since muslims stone homosexuals to death?
Selective outrage.
Mark
I agree. You don’t like something, don’t eat it, watch it, wear it, pray to it. Your choice.
The minute you
Shouldn't “choice” apply to both Men and Women in differing situations? Don't like Guns, you can choose not to own one. Don't like Broccoli, you can choose not to eat it. Don't like Communists, you can choose to Post on Free Republic.
I remember the Liberal outrage when it was discovered that Michelle Bachmann’s Husband ran a Clinic that Counseled Gay Men. You would have thought by the outrage that he was channeling Doctor Mengele.
We know one thing - gays 'preach' tolerance - but when their idea of tolerance is only for themselves - and it is - it's called 'advantage'.
Maybe we've been played for fools...
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