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I am amazed to hear people defending this.
You are some scary people.
You are some scary people.
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Mission and value statements, for one thing. The corporate policy is based on a self-identification, and I'm pretty sure that tests for whether individuals are religious enough is not part of the protection of religious freedoms.
No, but simply because a customer may not realize that an establishment is Christian doesn't mean they cannot self-identify as such. Individual's don't have to prove the sincerity and visibility of their religious belief, so why should we expect corporations to?Do you regularly review the mission and value statements of restaurants? I doubt most customers do.
Doesn't really matter, the question is what is the underlying reason for Chick-Fil-A being closed on Sundays. Which as far as I know is based in the religious values the company claims to have. Simply because other restaurants practice their religious values differently doesn't invalidate the religious motivation of Chick-Fil-A's policy.We normally do carry out when we visit such estaablishments so I can't say what Chick-fil-A may have inside their restaurants (crosses on the wall? other Christian symbols?). Their food packaging does not have bible verses etc (where as the burger joint - In and Out - does...or did at one point; they're also open 7 days a week).
Me too, but I also wish that more businesses paid a living wage and actually compensated their workers rather than their shareholders along with a myriad of other issues with common business practices.IMO, I wish more businesses would close down on Sundays so that families have more time together and give service workers a break....
I am amazed to hear people defending this.
You are some scary people.
"Chicken sandwich church?"I agree. The Chicken Sandwich church notion is undefendable. "Scary" goes a bit far. Disconnected from reality is more close to things.
"Chicken sandwich church?"
Wow...
He was being sarcastic- it obvious isn't it?That doesn’t explain why he brought up numerology, and I don’t see how Star Wars has anything to do with this thread.
I'm just going to another discussion....Look at that straw burn.
So you also don't understand what a strawman argument actually is? I'll put that on the list next to the wall of separation.Look at that straw burn.
Considering you ignore the nuance of the arguments being put forth and have instead ridiculed an overly simplified version of what's been presented, I'd say my identification of it as a strawman is pretty accurate.S
So you also don't understand what a strawman argument actually is? I'll put that on the list next to the wall of separation.
What subtlety is needed? You confuse a fast food joint for a religious organization.Considering you ignore the nuance of the arguments being put forth and have instead ridiculed an overly simplified version of what's been presented, I'd say my identification of it as a strawman is pretty accurate.
So your claim that I don't understand what a strawman argument is falls completely flat, unless you believe that it is something other than attacking a distorted version of arguments put forth.
Nope, I recognize that corporations have identities that can include a religious affiliation. Simply because it is a business does not mean that there are not corporate values, which can include religiious identification.What subtlety is needed? You confuse a fast food joint for a religious organization.
Nope, I recognize that corporations have identities that can include a religious affiliation. Simply because it is a business does not mean that there are not corporate values, which can include religiious identification.
So I do not believe that Chick-Fil-A is a church, or a para-church organization, but that does not mean that their religious background is not integral to their corporate identity and reducing it to "you think they're a church." is nothing more than an argument made of straw.
And thank God for that, I say.It could have more balance and sanity than one dominated by Christians?
This law is specifically about restaurants located at NY Thruway rest stops, which are owned by the state. So the state is perfectly able to regulate what happens on state property, including leasing requirements.I guess I don't see where a State or Government here in the U.S. has any right to tell a business what days or hours it has to be open.
I love in a small town where there is only one grocery store, one hardware store. Can the state we live in tell us what hours we have to
be open? I guess I don't understand this law.