Chick-fil-A and "Free Water"

Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. ~ Galatians 6:7 (KJV)

In that first video from Drive-Thru Douche Adam Smith, he was all giddy about getting a "free water" from Chick-fil-A.

In all the excitement and mockery, I had missed this piece by Jim Treacher about the origins of the water thing.

You might’ve wondered why this world-class tough guy was so eager to get a free cup of water from them. “Free water, free water.” He couldn’t stop saying it. He was so stoked about getting his free water.

Now we know why free water from Chick-fil-A is so important, courtesy of a young lady named Jackson Pearce. She posted this to YouTube last week, and it has over 600,000 views ...

Treacher embedded the video and also helpfully transcribed it to spare you from having to listen to this idiot.

There’s this Bible passage, Proverbs 25:21: “If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat; if he is thirsty, give him water to drink.” So if you are not a fan of Chick-fil-A’s stance on hate, on August 1st I suggest you go there and ask for a large water. If they say that you need to order something, cite Proverbs 25:21. I mean, technically, if they’re operating on “Biblical principles,” they should give you an entire combo meal if your stomach growls, but let’s keep it simple. Just ask for a large water and nothing else. If they give it to you, then you just got a few pennies of their profit and less money goes to their hate foundations. And if they don’t, then I guess they’re not even operating under their perverted version of “Biblical.”

If you do this, by the way, please videotape it and load it to YouTube, and I’ll put it as a response in this video…

In the non-apology apology I posted this morning, Il Douche confirmed that this is exactly what he was doing.

Treacher continues:

As long as we’re throwing Bible verses in people’s faces, why don’t we look at Proverbs 25:22 as well? Just for kicks.

21 If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat; if he is thirsty, give him water to drink.

22 In doing this, you will heap burning coals on his head, and the Lord will reward you.

I'd seen reports of Chick-fil-A handing out water to people who were protesting them, so the chances of their giving Smith his free water seemed pretty good. I guess it never occurred to him or this Pearce goofball that the free water might come with a healthy dose of smiting.

Oops.

posted by Andy at 05:30 PM

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