Didn't you get the memo? It said you had to be one to be a true Christian. Don't you know they are always right? They have reinvented Christianity to further their own agenda and are now trying to take over the Government and soon will attempt to control everything.

During the Biblical days women had no rights, and men could marry as many women as they wanted, and have as many concubines as they could afford. Goats were held in higher esteem then women as they felt they had more value.

Yup, lets go back to traditional "Biblical" ways of marriage. One man, many women, and no rights.

"When are we going to stop letting H8T mongers claim a monopoly on Christianity?!?"

Probably never. Too many American Christians seem unwilling to do anything to rein in the excesses of the Christian right. How ironic!

They all look so happy, being included in the group and all. How many do you suppose are having s.e.x. outside of marriage...hummmmm?

Hey, I don't want 'em, you can have 'em, they're to wacked for me!

Hmmm. Are you aware that "chicken" is common gay male slang for a legal but young male? Or was that the joke?

"We're here, we're queer, get out of our neighborhood, straight boy!"

Yup, that happens all the time.

Yeah, you prolly ought to stick to left social circles...

I'd wager a $100 that not only was the Chick-fil-a free to these kids. But also the bus is from some private Christian school, they all happen to attend in the first place.

And so many - maybe ALL - of the Christians in this country would reject Jesus if he came to the United States and looked and spoke exactly as he did during his life. First, he did not speak English, as people seem to think. Second, he was dark-skinned (as in Middle Eastern, since that's where he lived).

Were he to come here today, he would at best be rejected simply because he looked and/or spoke diffently from all them good ol' Amerr'can Chris-chunns. At worst, and probably more likely, he'd be shot to death under suspicion of being a terrorist.

The same idiots who think a ghost @!$%#ed a virgin who birthed the bastard son of a god think that this bastard son of a god is going to save their gay bashing asses when they croak. They need to shove that dead fried Chick-Fil-A chickens down their gay bashing throats along with their kill gays bastard son of a god bible and choke it all down with their @!$%#ing Jesus Freak koolaid - I will dance on all of their @!$%#ing Jesus Freak graves.

Somebody didn't take their meds today.

If someone where to come running down a hiking path saying a bush spontaneously burst into fire and a loud booming voice spoke to him and said they were God, they'd either be handcuffed and taken to detox or asked where they could get their hands on that drug. When you put into context the vast difference in time and the advances we have made as a civilization, doesn't anyone ever question that it may be time to let this myth go. Look at where religious fanatism takes a culture. Do Christians ever take the time to read about the history of their religion and the impact it had on evolving cultures. How many atrocities were done in the name of God, how much genocide and purging of societies happened under the name of God. How Christianity has actually held back, and is continuing to hold back, the natural evolution of our civilization. Islam is another fanatical religion that is now resorting to terrorism to try and win the souls of this planet. Funny thing, does anyone know what the Jews, Christians and Muslims have in common? I'll give you a hint. They all have Abraham as the core. All three of these religions have their roots from the same blood line.

Maybe before we fear our brothers and sisters, we should put aside our religious differences and focus on the fact that there will alwyas be religious fanatics no matter which God you believe in. If we continue to spread hate to anyone that doesn't hold our belief and they must be destroyed will not end but only escalate the issues.

When a Christians excludes certain genders, or races, or sexual persuasions then they are denying the teachings of their religion. The bible wasn't written by God it was written by man interpreting God in his own image. The Koran wasn't written by God it was written by man interpreting God in his own image. When those images collide we have fear and distrust and will lead to war.

So I ask WWJD. He would lay down the swords, turn water into wine, hold a feast with bread falling from heaven, as much fish as you can eat and say just love each other.

When we as a world can rise above the need for a religion to tell us how to behave and we can act towards each other in a civilized manner, we can eliminate the hate and the bigotry.

Its really simple folks. Doesn't require much explanation and effort. The resistance to it is great. The solution lies not in the Government, not in some Mythical God of ancient times, but in each one of us. It is a choice and its not that hard if you try.

LOVE EACH OTHER. Unconditionally, no rules or regulations.

@DemandEquality, the right must adore you in your service to them.

@DemandEquality, your avatar sucks. Don't choke on yourself. I don't say this because I care, but because it is the human thing to do.

The dilemma is that they won't all fit on the short bus.

I used to eat there when it was just chicken, but not since the waffle fry became the body of Christ.

Plus, my knees are so bad I can't genuflect at the door of the restaurant.

@NeedMoreCoffee LOL! You are on a role today! ;) (but not the chicken sandwich roll kind)

People put people into comas like Jim Collins above and be intimidated called names and things thrown at them.

Or beaten to death, or raped and shot dead, or have homophobic slurs carved into their bodies. The people who commit these atrocities were inspired by the hateful speech and actions of others. Right-wingers like to howl "What about the children?" Well, what about them? What lessons are their children taking away from this endless hate-a-palooza? They're not learning how to be good, decent people. They're learning how to abuse and beat and murder other people who have done no harm to them at all, and they don't always wait to grow up before they go on the rampage.

What about the Children....they are learning how to sing Ain't no Homos gonna go to heaven in church.

Yikes, not again.

People need to see the results of marginalizing people. They dress it up as a nice "belief". My friend holding a Stop H8 sign was yelled at "It's not hate, stupid". Well, this thing only furthers the concept of "them" and some take it as consent to ridicule, yell, throw stuff, hit, beat, carve, kill us.

I agree Sandy, and perhaps I should have put..."some of the children..." instead of making it a general assertion.

I did the same thing on my FB page...I posted this...

I usually don't put things about religion or politics on my FB page, but with the barrage of Political and Religious zealotry I have been getting from a lot of folks on my Friends List, I have felt the need to do so lately.

So lets just get this straight, for the record. I support individuals and companies having the right to follow any values and core beliefs they want to follow. I support their right to announce those values to the world. I DO NOT SUPPORT any individual or company having the right to spread lies, hate, stereotypes, and bigotry about other people just because said people don't adhere to that individual or companies values or core beliefs.

Chick-Fil-A expressed their support of traditional family values. GOOD FOR THEM. SHAME on ANYONE who thinks they were wrong for standing up for what they think.

BUT...BUT...then they stepped over the line by calling anyone who doesn't believe what they believe "prideful" and "arrogant". They used corporate funds to fund hate groups in an attempt to force their beliefs onto others. That is wrong.

You may not believe that being gay is right, but it doesn't give you the right to force your values on others. If you can't respect the right of other people to live in equality with you, then you are in essence, forcing your values on other people.

You have every right to be a bigot, but a gay person has every right to be gay, married, and have the fundamental protections provided by the law of a democracy that supports that right.

Then I posted these links under it.

http://nashua.patch.com/articles/nashua-chick-fil-a-to-sponsor-nh-pride-fest

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-badash/chick-fil-a-5-reasons-it-isnt-what-you-think_b_1725237.html

THEN one of my "friends" posted this from the Chick-Fil-A FB page.

The Chick-fil-A culture and service tradition in our restaurants is to treat every person with honor, dignity and respect – regardless of their belief, race, creed, sexual orientation or gender. We will continue this tradition in the over 1,600 Restaurants run by independent Owner/Operators. Going forward, our intent is to leave the policy debate over same-sex marriage to the government and political arena.

Chick-fil-A is a family-owned and family-led company serving the communities in which it operates. From the day Truett Cathy started the company, he began applying biblically-based principles to managing his business. For example, we believe that closing on Sundays, operating debt-free and devoting a percentage of our profits back to our communities are what make us a stronger company and Chick-fil-A family.

Our mission is simple: to serve great food, provide genuine hospitality and have a positive influence on all who come in contact with Chick-fil-A.

That is when I lost my cool and went on a UNFRIENDING SPREE! Anyone too lazy or stupid or hate filled to not realize or agree with the crap Chick-Fil-A supports isn't someone I want to be around. Sadly my mother and sister and probably my Aunt fall into that catagory as well. (Still trying to figure out how to be around my family without wanting to strangle them or beat my head against a wall till it's bloody.)

They are basically saying giving people equal rights is taking away their rights. That will be the question from the courts. How does marriage equality harm your rights? They go to the Bible, which is not used for laws. There is an effort on a grand scale (conveniently again an election year folks) to portray Christians as being denied rights, when it is not.

They think voting is how to do this, then those voters will vote after being told that God is with Republicans (Whuut?) Well, that's what they tell people http://www.yuricareport.com/Religion/IsGodARepublican_JimWallis.html

They started with free speech is denied, then they were shown boycott is free speech. Then they said his beliefs were being attacked. Whuut????

Those boycotting chic fil a now being portrayed as hypocrites and bigots against Christians, but this is just wrong, the people can believe stuff. There are plenty of bigots that think they have a right to discriminate, but the law says if you do, be prepared for consequences. A church is a church and a business is a business and public is public. Trying to insert church into business and public. But no, no… can't insert public or business into church.

We can say why we disagree, but that can't be allowed by these folks because their beliefs are attacked and they are the victims, not LGBTQ. We are supposed to stop fighting for freedom for all because they believe "those people" are not worthy and our values are the authority of all values. No, they are not. You vote for representatives to interpret our Constitution, not the Bible) and laws must be consistent with Constitution, not the Bible.

Now I have to repeat that there other Christians that are accepting of non traditional families and people.

It seems pretty clear there are some Christians are insisting upon having authority and dominion over everyone. I also believe there are some that are only seeking political power and control using Christians and other devout religious people to get power and control.

I believe that should be very much exposed and in no uncertain terms, you are not the victim if everyone does not comply with your beliefs.

There is a push for control using victimhood and have the public come to defend a person that wants to restrict rights. Marriage has already been decided by Supreme Court to be a right.

That's just it, I REALLY think some of them are just soooooo clueless they don't realize that it was about more then free speech or the right to have Christian Values.