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August 9, 2007 at 22:36:49
Chick-Fil-A : Can you Please Hold the Propaganda? by Steven Leser Page 1 of 1 page(s) 
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It isn’t as if I missed the fact that Chick-Fil-A, as a result of its CEO S. Truett Cathy, had a strong religious bent. Most people familiar with Chick-Fil-A know that the store is closed on Sunday and that is per corporate policy that is religious based. So far, so good, I have no problem with that. However, when a friend goes into a store and along with their meal is handed a video DVD by James Dobson of “Focus on the Family” infamy, a DVD which no less purports to tell a woman “how to be a good wife” they have gone too far. Focus on the Family is not just a religious group, it is a political one. As with many groups on the religious right, they seek to marry church and state and impose their views on the rest of the country. In case anyone was wondering, this shared marketing between Chick-Fil-A and Focus on the Family is not new. According to Wikipedia: -------------------------------------------------
I’m surprised such practices have not caught the eye of Liberal and Progressive groups before now. Again, the issue is not that Chick-Fil-A and its CEO are promoting a religion. They could hand out Bibles or Korans or anything like that if that is their desire. It is the promotion of a group like Focus on the Family that should earn Chick-Fil-A a boycott. Please spread the word. No Democrat/Liberal/Progressive should patronize Chick-Fil-A until they get out of the business of promoting the Christian Right.
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I am as turned off by such groups as "Focus on the Family" who have left their original purpose and have become so politically involved in only right wing Republicanism. Having said that, I still believe they have the right to do everything they are doing. They break no laws, they get no special breaks, and there are many groups who do such things. As long as I am not forced to or prevented from eating their chicken and they are not getting a tax break at tax payer's expense, I see no reason to try to prevent them from doing what they are doing, or am I missing something? Which would not be the first time in my long life on earth. by pratliff94 (0 articles, 0 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 972 comments) on Friday, Aug 10, 2007 at 10:15:00 PM  (0+)
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Reply: It is like any boycott really...
you become aware of an organization, be it public or private, doing something you dont like and you refuse to honor them with your patronage. In this case, Chick-Fil-A is tying themselves to Focus on the Family and distributing their literature in their restaurants. Focus on the Family fights against rights for the LGBT community, fights against the right to choose for women and that is just the beginning. by Steven Leser (255 articles, 58 quicklinks, 38 diaries, 2147 comments [63 recommended, 2 rejected]) on Friday, Aug 10, 2007 at 10:50:39 PM (0+)
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Supported by Propaganda
I find it highly ironic that when I read your blog posting urging a boycott of Chick-Fil-A, 7 out of 8 Google Ads displayed were from Chick-Fil-A. If you really want to boycott them, don't accept advertising revenues from them. by Angela Walker (0 articles, 0 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 1 comments) on Monday, Aug 20, 2007 at 4:23:03 PM (0+)
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Reply: Angela - I dont own the site or have any control
about what ads are displayed. You will have to contact Rob Kall, the owner of the site about that. by Steven Leser (255 articles, 58 quicklinks, 38 diaries, 2147 comments [63 recommended, 2 rejected]) on Monday, Aug 20, 2007 at 6:25:03 PM (0+)
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