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LGBT Civil Rights and Activism

Atypical Liberal

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8. Yeah, I hate the "personal beliefs" bullshit.

Reply to fightthegoodfightnow (Reply #7)

Sun Sep 30, 2012, 06:55 PM

Sep 2012

I have a friend who said, "I don't see what the problem is - it's just his personal beliefs!"

No, it's not. That money is coming out of the pocket of everyone who eats at Chick-Fil-A. So if you eat Chick-Fil-A, you are funding the action on behalf of those beliefs.

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Chik-fil-A stops giving money to anti-gay groups. [View all] Atypical Liberal Sep 2012 OP

I'm not sure if this will make a difference in the long run Donowitz Sep 2012 #1

Yup. Atypical Liberal Sep 2012 #2

Once a xtian fundamentalist homophobic bigot, always a xtian fundamentalist homophobic bigot Donowitz Sep 2012 #3

Agree fightthegoodfightnow Sep 2012 #4

Don't Believe a Word Of What You Read fightthegoodfightnow Sep 2012 #5

See post 2 Atypical Liberal Sep 2012 #6

I Know fightthegoodfightnow Sep 2012 #7

Yeah, I hate the "personal beliefs" bullshit. Atypical Liberal Sep 2012 #8

Tell Your Friend fightthegoodfightnow Sep 2012 #9

Yes, it is a direct damning of Citizens United. n/t Atypical Liberal Oct 2012 #10