# Omnibus Religious Fucks in the NEWS **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [February 7, 2022, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-religious-fucks-in-the-news/959066 "2022-02-07T18:33:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 21
**Author:** ![Johanna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johanna/32/8318_2.png) [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2023, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-religious-fucks-in-the-news/959066/401 "2023-06-23T00:16:34Z")
I sadly cannot boycott Chik-Fil-A—because I’m vegetarian. Never been there and never will. When I stopped drinking Yuengling, I stopped drinking beer altogether—not sure if that counts as a boycott? ---
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2023, 8:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-religious-fucks-in-the-news/959066/402 "2023-06-23T08:11:12Z")
I’m with you. Around the same time I went vegetarian, I gave up booze, coffee, and tea. I think CfA didn’t miss my absence before then, and they’re not likely going to miss it now. Does never having darkened their doors in my entire life count as a continuous boycott? ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2023, 10:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-religious-fucks-in-the-news/959066/403 "2023-06-23T10:24:19Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > The chicken is brined in pickle juice before being breaded and fried. That’s an old myth. It’s not brined in pickle juice. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2023, 10:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-religious-fucks-in-the-news/959066/404 "2023-06-23T10:28:57Z")
This secret camera footage of the CFA kitchens says otherwise. [![](https://mltshp-cdn.com/r/1JRDK) ](https://mltshp-cdn.com/r/1JRDK) ---
**Author:** ![Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slow_moving_vehicle/32/291_2.png) [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2023, 10:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-religious-fucks-in-the-news/959066/405 "2023-06-23T10:51:39Z")
> [@needscoffee](#): > > > [@Atamasama](#): > > > > The chicken is brined in pickle juice before being breaded and fried. > > That’s an old myth. It’s not brined in pickle juice The raw chicken used to come pre-prepared in big plastic bags; we’d bread and fry them at the store. I never knew what the spice blend was, but I don’t remember it being vinegary or pickle-y. Just salt and pepper, near as I can recall; but of course, this was forty years ago. ---
**Author:** ![k9bfriender](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/k9bfriender/32/3283_2.png) [@k9bfriender](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/k9bfriender)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2023, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-religious-fucks-in-the-news/959066/406 "2023-06-23T13:21:32Z")
It doesn’t kick in until the next life. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2023, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-religious-fucks-in-the-news/959066/407 "2023-06-23T14:14:05Z")
> [@needscoffee](#): > > That’s an old myth. It’s not brined in pickle juice. Are you sure? Because the company won’t say. There’s speculation that it is, and people have come pretty close to copying the flavor through a pickle brine. Do you have a good cite? ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2023, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-religious-fucks-in-the-news/959066/408 "2023-06-23T19:32:54Z")
Ingredients for just the chicken and breading, not the bun or pickle: > Chicken (boneless, skinless breast tenderloins, yeast extract, salt, maltodextrin, potassium chloride, spice, flavor, chicken fat, garlic powder, sugar syrup, onion powder, citric acid, paprika [color], sodium diacetate, silicon dioxide [anticaking agent], molasses, tomato powder, smoke flavor, enriched bleached flour [with malted barley flour, niacin, iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid], sugar, salt, monosodium glutamate, nonfat milk, leavening [baking soda, sodium aluminum phosphate, monocalcium phosphate], spice, soybean oil, color [paprika], pasteurized nonfat milk, pasteurized egg, fully refined peanut oil [with dimethylpolysiloxane {an anti-foam agent} added]) To see the ingredients, choose an item from the online menu. Internet myths die hard. Order a chicken sandwich with no pickle, and taste the meat alone. No pickle taste whatsoever. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2023, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-religious-fucks-in-the-news/959066/409 "2023-06-23T19:53:23Z")
Doing some research, it appears that at one time they did marinate their chicken _tenders_ (not sandwiches) in pickle juice. This is attested to by former employees who worked at the restaurant in the late 90s. It wasn’t just pickle juice alone, there was some kind of seasoning packet they’d add as well. It seems like at some point they stopped, because testimonies from newer employees say that nothing is brined. I can see how that practice can morph through retelling into the story that all of their chicken is brined, especially if you get a sandwich with pickles and the pickle juice flavors the chicken it is resting on. Here’s an example discussion: [https://www.reddit.com/r/ChickFilA/comments/99nsl7/where\_did\_the\_notion\_that\_the\_chicken\_is\_soaked/](https://www.reddit.com/r/ChickFilA/comments/99nsl7/where_did_the_notion_that_the_chicken_is_soaked/) While yes, these are random people on the internet (then again, so are we), I do see a pattern where people from the late 90s or a bit earlier say it was done, and people who worked there later say it wasn’t done. And I find it more likely that they are telling the truth than that they are conspiring together for corroboration. Then there are web sites like this: > **[Does Chick Fil A Soak Their Chicken In Pickle Juice?](https://kitsunerestaurant.com/does-chick-fil-a-soak-their-chicken-in-pickle-juice/)** > > Chick-fil-A's chicken flavor captivates fans, leading to speculation about pickle juice marination. The author claims that “the chain’s web site” has a list of ingredients for a “chicken marinade”. Yet there is no link to such a recipe. The only reference in that article is this page, which doesn’t really back up any of those claims. > **[This Is Why Chick-fil-A's Chicken Tastes So Good](https://www.eatthis.com/why-chick-fil-a-chicken-tastes-good/)** > > You keep hitting up the joint for lunch but have you ever wondered why the Chick-fil-A Chicken Sandwich tastes so good? It's not all in your head—we know the secrets. ---
**Author:** ![wguy123](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wguy123/32/3161_2.png) [@wguy123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wguy123)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2023, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-religious-fucks-in-the-news/959066/410 "2023-06-23T20:19:12Z")
This is a cross between religious AND dumbshit politicians in the news. Is god really this dumb? > [@Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene MUST GO](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/congresswoman-marjorie-taylor-greene-must-go/931895/1437): > > Don’t worry folks, there’s a perfectly logical reason why Boebert had to cut in front of MTG to impeach Biden. God told her to. > > [Lauren Boebert says she's being 'directed' by 'God' to impeach Biden - Raw Story](https://www.rawstory.com/lauren-boebert-impeachment-god/) > > > “All glory to God,” Boebert explained. “This is grace. This is God’s empowerment and His ability and staying grounded, rooted in the Word of God, out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks.” > > > > “And I am directed and led by Him,” she added. “You know, there was pressure for me not to introduce the articles of impeachment tonight, well, not introduce them, but to bring them up and call them for a vote.” ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2023, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-religious-fucks-in-the-news/959066/411 "2023-06-23T20:29:36Z")
Every time I hear “God told me to!”(or some variation) I instantly think of this little horror film, [God Told Me To - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/God_Told_Me_To). ---
**Author:** ![Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slow_moving_vehicle/32/291_2.png) [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2023, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-religious-fucks-in-the-news/959066/412 "2023-06-23T21:13:24Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > Doing some research, it appears that at one time they did marinate their chicken _tenders_ (not sandwiches) in pickle juice. This is attested to by former employees who worked at the restaurant in the late 90s. It wasn’t just pickle juice alone, there was some kind of seasoning packet they’d add as well. It seems like at some point they stopped, because testimonies from newer employees say that nothing is brined. > > I can see how that practice can morph through retelling into the story that all of their chicken is brined, especially if you get a sandwich with pickles and the pickle juice flavors the chicken it is resting on. > > Here’s an example discussion: > > [Reddit - Dive into anything](https://www.reddit.com/r/ChickFilA/comments/99nsl7/where_did_the_notion_that_the_chicken_is_soaked/) > > While yes, these are random people on the internet (then again, so are we), I do see a pattern where people from the late 90s or a bit earlier say it was done, and people who worked there later say it wasn’t done. And I find it more likely that they are telling the truth than that they are conspiring together for corroboration Chic-fil-A wasn’t doing this in 1985-1986. But back then, the only things they sold were sandwiches, nuggets, and cold chicken salad sandwiches. ---
**Author:** ![FluffyBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ecb155/32.png) [@FluffyBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FluffyBob)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2023, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-religious-fucks-in-the-news/959066/413 "2023-06-23T22:43:48Z")
I remember watching that late one night. Weirdly I remember it as with Judd Hirsch but not Andy Kaufman. Oh well. The space1999 eagle as the alien UFO really set the stage. ---
**Author:** ![JeffB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jeffb/32/188_2.png) [@JeffB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JeffB)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2023, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-religious-fucks-in-the-news/959066/414 "2023-06-23T23:04:00Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > To be technical, Bud Lite is beer in every sense. It just doesn’t taste like it. In fact, it doesn’t taste like anything that should be put in the human digestive tract. So, it’s beer in four out of the five senses? ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2023, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-religious-fucks-in-the-news/959066/415 "2023-06-23T23:08:58Z")
3/5. It smells like crap, too. ---
**Author:** ![WolfpackJeep](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpackjeep/32/2921_2.png) [@WolfpackJeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WolfpackJeep)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2023, 5:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-religious-fucks-in-the-news/959066/416 "2023-06-27T05:51:49Z")
“God told me to do it!” and other variations make me think of [this one](https://youtu.be/LAn5Hwb7Y94?t=168). ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2023, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-religious-fucks-in-the-news/959066/417 "2023-06-27T12:26:54Z")
“God told me to do it” reminds me of my friend’s ex - he stole checks from the back of her checkbook to send to some effing evangelist. She ended up having to sell her house and was almost bankrupt. And the kicker - he was molesting her teenage daughter. Biggest scumbag lying narcissist I’ve ever seen, until Trump. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.winston_oboogie/32/2945_2.png) [@Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Winston_OBoogie)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2023, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-religious-fucks-in-the-news/959066/418 "2023-07-06T14:20:56Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > To be technical, Bud Lite is beer in every sense. It just doesn’t taste like it. In fact, it doesn’t taste like anything that should be put in the human digestive tract. I was announcing at a softball tournament, and mentioned the concession stand had shushies, ice cream, cold soda, Gateraid, etc. Someone came up to me and said “Boy, that sounds good. All you’re missing is cold beer!” I replied “Don’t have any beer, but we do have Coors Lite.” ---
**Author:** ![Babale](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/babale/32/15666_2.png) [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2023, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-religious-fucks-in-the-news/959066/419 "2023-07-06T16:14:19Z")
> [@Love\_Rhombus](#): > > [Muslims opposing LGBTQ+ books and allyship aren’t bigoted, but moral.](https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2023/6/19/muslims-opposed-to-lgbtq-curricula-for-their-kids-arent-bigots) > > It’s not stupid per se, but still 🤨 It makes perfect sense, if you’re a Moral Relativist. That’s why moral relativism is horrible. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2023, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-religious-fucks-in-the-news/959066/420 "2023-07-06T16:17:37Z")
I just refer to it as “amoralism”. Once you determine that there is no “true” right or wrong, then they cease to matter, and you do whatever the fuck you want to, often at the expense of anyone else. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-religious-fucks-in-the-news/959066.md?page=20) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-religious-fucks-in-the-news/959066.md?page=22)