CFA part Deux (Page 3)

No.  I'm not aware of anyone that is suggesting CFA or it's officers should be fined or imprisoned for expressing their opinions.  This simply isn't a 1A issue.  CFA, and its officer, can certainly express their opinions.  Their past, present and potential customers can express theirs.

However, I completely agree with you regarding the politicians' threats, even if they can't carry them through.

Get with the program man.

If you really want to boycott businesses that are anti-gay or anti women
you could start by not buying any products that come from OPEC.

Then I guess you could power your car with coffee from Starbucks.

Interesting phenomenon though.
I wonder what the presidential campaigns are making of it if anything. 

You absolutely can be Christian and not be anti-gay.  There is a HUGE difference between not supporting gay marriage and being anti-gay.  i think Scoobysdad did a great job of explaining the differences there so I won't repeat it.

Reports in that CFA set new sales records today.

President Obama was quoted as saying, "They didn't do that on their own.
Someone else made that happen."

Yeah, like Rahm Emanuel and Thomas Menino.

The pushback on a hot button social issue just three months out from the election is really interesting.

It does get confusing doesn't it.  

Of course not.

It brings up the issue of the nature of cooperation with evil
and the difference between material cooperation with evil and formal cooperation with evil.

If you believe that CFA is evil
and you buy a sandwich from them because you want to eat and nothing more
you are materially cooperating with evil, but are not committing an evil act yourself.

On the other hand, if you believe that CFA's stance is evil and you join them in that stance,
then you are formally cooperating with evil and committing an evil act.

So I guess it's possible that anyone who ate at CFA today specifically to support them is committing an evil act
because apparently believing that marriage is between one man and one woman, and nothing else, is evil. 

My point was the lack of consistency in those who think it to be the case that CFA's position is evil.

It is not confusing at all.

1. Marriage is between a Man and a Woman.

2. What you as a consenting adult is your business not mine.

3. If you choose to punish me for  my beliefs you are not tolerant.

4. If you have strong held beliefs but still allow others without those beliefs to voice them you are tolerant.

just sayin

http://youtu.be/sO-msplukrw

How? Besides being a different believe than your own how will gays being allowed to marry affect you personally? I'm honestly asking because I have yet to hear a valid answer to this question besides it conflicts with peoples beliefs.

I believe this can be the case.  I consider myself Christian.  I support gay marriage.  There ya go.  Sample of 1.  Case closed. (and now I look back and see others have said the same..)

And to answer an earlier question... I do not believe that CFA "anti-gay".  They donate to charities who happen to spend *part* of their donation on supporting traditional marriage.  These charities also do a LOT of other things.  The Fellowship of Christian Athletes for example is an organization that does a lot for children to get them into sports.

The word "anti" is a strong word.  It mean you oppose things 100%.  It's like calling pro-choice people "anti-life".  It misconstrues the meaning.  Just because you do not support something does not mean you are anti-that something.

Again how? What will change and how? How will your marriage or your children’s marriage be affected or changed?

most basic and essential relationship in our society?  how is that?  you don't NEED marriage to have population growth.  doesn't divorce do far more to destroy "the most basic relationship" than 2 men in such a relationship?  (although divorce is in the bible too...)

and different religions and cultures ALREADY define marriage in different ways.  none of which affect my marriage...

You do realize that there is quite a bit of evidence to show that the Christian Church allowed and even performed same sex religious rites in the early Middle Ages and that Christianity doesn't have a monopoly on the concept of marriage.  Many other cultures and religions recognize same sex marriages and have done so for hundreds and thousands of years.