看過電影粉紅豹的可能記得這場景, 一陣爭議後 Clouseau 探長很沒自信的說: Everyone deserves an opinion.  but YOU Don't ! 他的上司 Dreyfus 惡狠狠的回他.

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八月一日, Chick fil a Sandwich 雞排三明治(福來雞) 全美 1600 家, 幾乎家家車如流水, 人如龍, 有不少店賣到彈盡援絕, 只得向客人賠不是, 明天再來吧!

這一天前, 可絕不是這樣, 緣起七月十六 Baptist Press  出刊了一篇對公司CEO Dan Cathy 的訪談(Dan Cathy Interview ), 看過全文會發現,基本上 Dan 只是對外界稱Chick fil a 是基督徒企業(Christan business) 表示不同意, 說明公司只是本著(支持)聖經的一些原則云云, 他根本未提同性(gay) 戀, 更別提反對, 仇恨
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Some have opposed the company’s support of the traditional family. “Well, guilty as charged,” said Cathy when asked about the company’s position. “We are very much supportive of the family — the biblical definition of the family unit. …

“We are very much committed to that,” Cathy emphasized. “We intend to stay the course,” he said. “We know that it might not be popular with everyone, but thank the Lord, we live in a country where we can share our values and operate on biblical principles.”

一般認為, 下面這句話得罪了人
"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."

基督徒不可以祈求上帝的悲憫? Dan 不可以有他的意見?!
 

Dan Cathy如果有錯, 不過是錯在莫須有的不政治正確. 賣雞的最好只談吃. 比方美國人是不是該吃的健康些…在這好萊塢和左派(liberals) 當道的媒體世界, 居然敢提什麼傳統家庭, 聖經! 以 Huffington Post為首的 liberals率先發難, Cathy的言論是反同性婚姻, 仇視... CNN, MSNBC, 甚至 PBR 也加入圍剿, 有人發起拒吃,杯葛! 兩三個過氣市長, 白目的跟著放火, 謂將不准 Chick fil a 在轄區新開業...

這是對言論自由和宗教自由嚴重的侵犯. 前阿肯色州長哈克比看不下去了, 七月三十一日在臉書上登高一呼, 來個感謝日!

I have been incensed at the vitriolic assaults on the Chick Fil-A
company because the CEO, Dan Cathy, made comments recently in which he affirmed his view that the Biblical view of marriage should be upheld. The Cathy family, led by Chick Fil-A founder Truett Cathy, are a wonderful Christian family who are committed to operating the company with Biblical principles and whose story is the true American success story. Starting at age 46 Truett Cathy built Chick Fil-A into a $4 billion a year enterprise with
over 1600 stores. At 91, he is still active in the company, but his son Dan runs it day to day as CEO.It's a great American story that is being smeared by vicious hate speech and intolerant bigotry from the left.

The Chick Fil-A company refuses to open on Sundays so that their employees can go to church if they wish. Despite the pressure from malls, airports, and the business world to open on Sundays, they still don't. They treat customers and employees with respect and dignity.

I ask you to join me in speaking out on Wednesday, August 1 "Chick Fil-A Appreciation Day.” No one is being asked to make signs, speeches, or openly demonstrate. The goal is simple: Let's affirm a business that operates on Christian principles and whose executives are willing to take a stand for the Godly values we espouse by simply showing up and eating at Chick Fil-A on Wednesday, August 1. Too often, those on the left make corporate statements to show support for same sex marriage, abortion, or profanity, but if Christians affirm traditional values, we're considered homophobic, fundamentalists, hate-mongers, and intolerant. This effort is not being launched by the Chick Fil-A company and no one from the company or family is involved in proposing or promoting it.

There's no need for anyone to be angry or engage in a verbal battle. Simply affirm appreciation for a company run by Christian principles by showing up on Wednesday, August 1 or by participating online – tweeting your support or sending a message on Facebook.

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同性婚姻支持者隨即推出反制, 要在八月三日到Chick Fil-A Kiss-in做抗議! 結果感謝日如火如荼; 親吻抗議, 小貓三兩隻草草了事, 主流媒體?! 一律冷處理, 彷彿七月三十一以後沒事發生. 當年克林頓實習生醜聞的關鍵不在性,而在於克林頓是否偽証; Chick Fil-A 事件的重點不在於對同性婚姻的支持與否; 而在於個人有無言論,信仰表達的自由! 千千萬萬的人站出來,反應的其實是美國文化深層.

筆者一再指出, 如果你從好萊塢乃至 CNN等主流傳媒來看美國, 你看到是美國極有限的一個層面. 就此事來說, 即便你打入 Chicken fil a Appreciation Day , 如果不在千百條中作一耙梳, 仍有被誤導的可能.有人說的好, 在這網路時代, 如果你還依靠主流媒體, 名家,懶人包...來餵食資訊, 那麼聯網上謂此事件乃美國文化新頁(同性婚姻為多數人接受)就亦不欺人,也不專斷! 至於可不可以有反對的意見,答案亦明.

再者, 美國 liberals 因人異事, 幾年前加州小姐的遭遇, 萬千之一!