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Berenstain Bears try to keep distance from Chick-fil-A
USNews ^ | July 30, 2012 | Isolde Raftery

Posted on 07/31/2012 1:26:03 PM PDT by NYer

Edited on 08/15/2012 11:32:34 PM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]

The Berenstain family wrote on its web site that it did not know about the controversy surrounding Chick-Fil-A and gay marriage until July 25.

Comments by the CEO of the fast food chain Chick-fil-A opposing same-sex marriage continued to reverberate for a second week, drawing the beloved children’s book figures the Berenstain Bears into the controversy.


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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: berenstain; chickfila; childrensbooks; childrenstv; homosexualagenda
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To: NYer
“We are a family-owned business, a family-led business, and we are married to our first wives.”

HATE SPEECH!
21 posted on 07/31/2012 1:55:43 PM PDT by texas_mrs
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22 posted on 07/31/2012 1:56:51 PM PDT by kcvl
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To: SamuraiScot; mkjessup; AppyPappy
Sometimes it's very disappointing when conservatives act like the caricatures of what their critics say they are. Berenstain Bears Author Uses Talents for God in Faith-Inspired Series
23 posted on 07/31/2012 1:57:12 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: NYer

http://berenstainbearsstore.com/help.php?section=contactus&mode=update

http://www.facebook.com/berenstainbears


24 posted on 07/31/2012 2:02:22 PM PDT by kcvl
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To: NYer

Going tomorrow. Never eaten there cuz I’m not a big chicken fan, but I’ll tollerate. Also asked a few folks in the office about going.
This issue sickens me to the core.
Not enought to tollerate homos, not enough to accept homos, but now you must embrace them. And these govenors are completely fine with redefining marriage.
This country has truly lost its way when leaders of major cities are spewing this garbage.


25 posted on 07/31/2012 2:02:53 PM PDT by No_More_Harkin
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To: the OlLine Rebel

Now, I will be sure to support them every week because they are being attacked.

Tomorrow, Wednesday is Chick-fil-A day and my boss and I are going to Chicks for a fil-A for lunch. And, from now on it will be my fast food choice. Time to stand up and take notice what’s happening to our country. Time to clean the swamp as Pelosi put it.


26 posted on 07/31/2012 2:03:10 PM PDT by Bitsy
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To: GeronL

The left hates Christians. That simply explains it.


27 posted on 07/31/2012 2:04:44 PM PDT by MrB (The difference between a Humanist and a Satanist - the latter knows whom he's working for)
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To: nickcarraway

What made him stray? Why act like this CFA statement is so terrible?

Do they really have that many gay children in their audience?


28 posted on 07/31/2012 2:07:00 PM PDT by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Technological progress cannot be legislated.)
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It looks like Ellen may be getting involved in this too...

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Facebook is a social utility that connects people with friends and others who ... Tell the Berenstain Bears: Cut ties with Chick-fil-A for supporting anti-gay groups ...


29 posted on 07/31/2012 2:07:00 PM PDT by kcvl
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“Comments by the CEO of the fast food chain Chick-fil-A opposing same-sex marriage...”

Correct me if I am wrong, but wasn’t the comment SUPPORTING heterosexual marriage, rather than OPPOSING same-sex marriage? Or did I miss something.


30 posted on 07/31/2012 2:11:59 PM PDT by mrs. a (It's a short life but a merry one...)
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I watch in awe, as this wholly media-invented "controversy" continues to dominate the cultural airwaves. Such a complete and utter non-issue being dressed up as current events during an election year. Old-line Soviets could only wish for a propoganda machine like our current MSM.
31 posted on 07/31/2012 2:13:23 PM PDT by workerbee (June 28, 2012 -- 9/11 From Within)
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To: the OlLine Rebel

Their sons Leo and Michael also entered the family business after making their own forays into children’s publishing as an author and illustrator, respectively.

In the 1990s, the men worked on the Berenstain Bears “Big Chapter Book” series (published under the names Stan and Jan Berenstain).

Following Stan’s passing away from lymphoma in 2005, Michael collaborated with his mother on writing and illustrating Berenstain Bears installments, while Leo has been involved with the business side of the franchise. Jan Berenstain passed away in February 2012 following a stroke.


32 posted on 07/31/2012 2:14:10 PM PDT by kcvl
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To: workerbee

Mr.(Michael) Berenstain has been working on a series of faith-based children’s books with his mother. The series is known as the Living Lights series. He comments on writing about this topic saying, “my parents and I have always been aware that we’ve had a huge amount of enthusiasm from religious families, people of all religions, but especially from Christian families, so the idea of doing books specifically about faith issues has been in the back of our minds.” The series is published by Zonderkidz, a division of the HarperCollins Company. Alicia May, Vice President of Marketing says that the company “is thrilled to receive constant positive feedback from families and retailers about these new Berenstain Bears books. We are proud to partner with Michael Berenstain on these new books that are inspiring young readers and teaching them in such a fun, familiar way that they are very special children of God.”

http://pabook.libraries.psu.edu/palitmap/bios/Berenstain__Michael.html

He and his wife, Andrea, live in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, and his three children are all in college.


34 posted on 07/31/2012 2:18:50 PM PDT by kcvl
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To: SamuraiScot

Berenstain Bears

I always thought they were kind of PC and homo, frankly.

^^^
Agreed


35 posted on 07/31/2012 2:19:43 PM PDT by Bigg Red (Pray for our republic.)
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To: the OlLine Rebel

Did you actually read the statement?


36 posted on 07/31/2012 2:21:53 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway

What I’ve HEARD is not so terrible, from either the owner or the son. Or whomever they all are.

If you can direct me to TOTAL and COMPLETE actual quotations of what each of them said, because I’ve probably not seen it all, that would be great. I do wish someone would post a thread about the whole thing.


37 posted on 07/31/2012 2:26:46 PM PDT by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Technological progress cannot be legislated.)
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Berenstain Bears I always thought they were kind of PC and homo, frankly. ^^^ Agreed

Originally the Berenstain Bears were quite funny -- lots of slapstick. This was back in the early 60s. Later it got very PC & sanctimonious. I felt like they had moved to Vermont.

38 posted on 07/31/2012 2:36:47 PM PDT by MoochPooch (I'm a compassionate cynic.)
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To: the OlLine Rebel

Here is the original article from the Biblical Recorder: http://www.brnow.org/News/July-2012/%E2%80%98Guilty-as-charged,%E2%80%99-Dan-Cathy-says-of-Chick-fil-A

And here’s the article from the Baptist Press (originally in Biblical Recorder) last week that got everything stirred up: http://www.bpnews.net/BPFirstPerson.asp?ID=38316


39 posted on 07/31/2012 2:43:04 PM PDT by Spirit of Liberty (If you build it, Obama wants credit!)
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