Chick-fil-A


Just imagine the jackboot on the other foot

Michael Kirke | 17 August 2012
The Week, British-based news aggregate magazine – of sorts, – gave us a good light-hearted wrap-up of the state of media play so far on the Chick-fil-A controversy.

The hi-jacking of language and the future of marriage

Frances Kelly | 13 August 2012
A decade ago you could simply say “married” and everybody and his gay brother knew you were talking about a husband and wife. No more. I live in Vermont, which is one of the six states that legalized monogender marriage. When a couple marries, you have no idea what gender they are. It could be one of three distinct compositions: male-male, female-female, or male-female.

Even the LA Times seemed to choke on this PC sandwich

Frances Kelly | 25 July 2012
Regarding Chick-fil-A’s support for pro-gender marriage, the Los Angeles Times correctly notes the difference between private individuals boycotting a company and public officials using their power to punish companies for exercising their right to free speech.
 
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