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Games We Play

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Tim Minchin's Storm the Animated Movie

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Chick-Fil-A's Gay Hate Sparks More Hate

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So what's been happening recently is that Christian fast food business Chick-Fil-A has been getting a lot of backlash over their stance against gay marriage. Former US presidential candidate, Mike Huckabee instituted "Chick-Fil-A Appreciation Day" as an opportunity for customers who strongly believe in Christian values to celebrate their belief, and the event has been a major success with packed restaurants coming to support the company CEO, Dan Cathy, who recently came out with statements against same sex marriage. The backlash has really divided the American nation and global public into two separate sides. On the one hand, you have pro-gay activists and same sex marriage supporters boycotting restaurants in the chain and lashing out at Dan Cathy and his company for their homophobic stance, while also criticizing Chick-Fil-A for giving millions of dollars to groups that advocate against gay rights and same sex marriage. On the other side of the fence, conservative ...