[krisgenre]

I am a strong believer of "With great power comes great responsibility" and many times have been pretty disappointed that celebrities, CEOs and the super rich have largely been silent.

Its great to see Tim Cook voicing his opinion on stuff that does not concern Apple.

[greglindahl]

Laws that encourage discrimination against employees do concern companies. Apple has historically cared about this stuff; here's an example[1] from 1993 of a Texas county getting upset about Apple's tolerant HR policies... Apple stood their ground and won.

1: http://www.nytimes.com/1993/12/08/us/texas-county-retreats-o...

[generic_user]

I find wealthy public figures using there power and influence to push personal vanity causes in the public square as rather cheap and selfish. Not just Cook but in general. You do not magically gain moral or ethical credentials simply because you have managed to become extremely rich selling cellphones.

The tone of the piece simply echoes the Anti-Religious Freedom talking points that have made the rounds in the liberal press. Which have been rather cheap and inaccurate. that ruined its authenticity. its calculated and agenda driven. much like groups that try to sue little old lady bakers into bankruptcy because they feel that baking cakes for homosexual 'marriages' violates there religious vows. Its all rather cheap and hypocritical.

[LargeWu]

Civil rights is a "vanity cause"?