Huckabee vs. Henson

The comments about same-sex marriage made by Chick-fil-A President Dan Cathy a week ago continue to generate controversy this week, with politicians and fantasy creatures, well at least their handlers, weighing in.

"Guilty as charged," Cathy was quoted as saying in the Baptist Press last week when asked about his company's support of the traditional family unit as opposed to same-sex marriage.

"We are very much supportive of the family – the biblical definition of the family unit. We are a family-owned business, a family-led business," Cathy was quoted as saying.

That stance didn't go over well with the Jim Henson Co., whose Jim Henson's Creature Shop toys have been served up in Chick-fil-A's meals for kids. Jim Henson Co. is named after the creator of the Muppets, though the company transferred the Muppets' rights and ownership to the Walt Disney Co. in 2003, according to Jim Henson Co.

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KnowTheTruthToday

Who cares what Henson thinks.
Devasahayam

The Muppets lost their magic when Jim Henson died — and should have been cancelled then!
SemperFi1976

More of that "open-minded" (bigotry) from the liberal leftists… They chose to make a KIDS show and a toy a political weapon. This just shows how much the left and the gays hate the family (as well as children ((of which they can't propagate))). They are hateful, hateful, hateful!
- http://www.answersingenesis.org/ keyboardshark
  
  Yes, it is both comical and sad how the liberal leftists always claim to be so open-minded and unbigoted, that is, until someone decides to disagree with them. They aren't the least bit interested in free speech contrary to their hypocritical claims.
Evermyrtle

Christians will not change, we will go by GOD'S WORD and ignore public opinion. We know to go along with "Public opinion" we will so often be going along with Satan's will for us.

Going by public oppinion is turnign this nation to an anti-CHRIST anti-GOD country. After about 500 years we are shoving HIM out of the door, thinking we can manage without HIM. IT WON'T WORK. WE WILL HEAR FROM SOONER OR LATER IN A GREAT WAY.
Deepizzaguy

It figures. ESPN Outside The Line will kiss a gay jock but insult a God fearing person by making him or her a Christ freak. Birds of a feather do crash on the rocks together when they fall from the mountain.
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100004047180339 John Adams

Let's boycott disney and henson.
- Evermyrtle
  
  Sounds like plan to me!!!
- Sues
  
  Hahaha. I've been boycotting Disney for over twenty years for as many reasons. Now here's another for the pile.
  - http://www.facebook.com/jeffrey.dixon.509 Jeffrey Dixon
    
    And Disney has been feeling that financial burden for 20 years as well.
thunderbob

It's time or overtime to either stand up for family values or cave to the lust of man! So far our society has allowed the loud, bigoted people to take charge. It isn't easy being Christian, and because you are a Christian you don't have to be silent nor placid!
http://www.answersingenesis.org/ keyboardshark

It's a sad day in America when you can be vilified and boycotted simply because you believe that marriage should be between a man and a woman. Yet you are applauded if you believe that men should have sex with men or women with women, and also believe that such a perverse arrangement should be labeled as 'marriage'. Homosexuals expect Christians to tolerate their practices while they are completely intolerable to Christian's views.
- Jeff Dixon
  
  Christians tolerate many activities that are fobidden in the bible. Banking, babers, tailors, and women wearing mens clothes for example. Yet it is the gays that drive Christians bonkers insisting that that gods laws MUST be followed. Do you have a car or home loan, Key? Why, since that is an abomination to your lord? Stop being a hypocrite.
  - Vladimir
    
    Come on, Jeff Dixon, you are using your understanding of the scriptures as an attack on people who actually understand the scriptures.
    - http://www.facebook.com/jeffrey.dixon.509 Jeffrey Dixon
      
      I am simply using the verses.
  - http://www.answersingenesis.org/ keyboardshark
    
    Banking is forbidden? Jesus didn't think so. In the parable of the talents, Jesus commended the two servants who invested the money the lord of the servants had given them to, but the servant who hid his share in the ground and did not invest it was condemned (Matthew 25:15-30).
    
    Why would tailors or barbers (I assume that's what you meant) be prohibited by the Bible? You'll have to explain that one further. As for women wearing men's clothes or vice versa, I would say you have Biblical justification on that one:
    
    "The woman shall not wear that which pertaineth unto a man, neither shall a man put on a woman's garment: for all that do so are abomination unto the LORD thy God."
    Deuteronomy 22:5
    
    Not sure why this would be a problem today. I definitely would not look good in a dress :-) Personally, I do not have any car loan or mortgage, as my car and house are fully paid, but I do not see why that would be an issue unless the amount of the debt exceeded the borrower's ability to repay. In that case, it might be an issue contrary to the Bible.
  - contessadetroy
    
    That's because they've made it very clear that we cannot coexist. It is either our way or their way. I'm not forgetting all the laws passed that force our children to learn their ways. Can't do that with the Christian way of life in the public schools or businesses anymore, can we? Even IF we are the majority. Nope. It's the minority that is allowed free speech and reign. Of COURSE we're going to fight that. For someone who seems to be for the rights of all, you certainly aren't, are you? Seems a hypocritical stance for someone who's accusing others of being hypocritical.
Wayne

Wow, does "Jim Henson Co." really think that I care what they think as opposed to what god says? They put themselves in a mighty high position. What they do not understand is that God is not mocked, nor will I or any other Christ Follower put the world or "Jim Henson Co." before God. I think they would do well to stop and humble themselves before the Lord.
- Sues
  
  …………..Or at least before their god, money.
millergroup2

Well good. Now we don't have to worry about these "fruties" bring their boy friends or girl friends to sit in front of my children on family eat out day. I would not care if every gay or frutie boycotted every establishment on the face of the earth. Go back to the closet where you belong, and lock the door.