And it was good. That's because Chik-Fil-A food is good.
The reason Chik-Fil-A food is good is that it is a restaurant. It serves great chicken sandwiches with great service, and it is probably my favorite fast food restaurant.
I don't go there for political reasons. I don't go there because the CEO has certain beliefs about family. I go there because the food is good.
The recent outcry over CEO Dan Cathy's remarks in an interview have really hacked me off. However, I stayed out of the fray until I heard that the mayor of Boston and an Alderman in Chicago have denied Chik-Fil-A the right to open restaurants in their town.
These are towns with strip clubs, porn shops, music stores that sell rap music that demeans and degrades women, bars, nightclubs, and the rest (I wonder if those stores line up with the values of Bostonians and Chicagoans). Chik-Fil-A sells chicken sandwiches. I guess to the Boston and Chicago guys, the opinions of the CEO on traditional marriage is more important than the PRODUCT of the business.
I wonder now if there has been a line added to the application for a business license in Chicago and Boston- "Are you supportive of gay marriage?" I wonder if Boston's mayor and Chicago's Alderman are going to go door-to-door to businesses and make sure all the business owners support gay marriage . . . . . or ask them to close their businesses.
I use AT&T as my personal mobile carrier. Why? Because I have been a customer for years and like their service. Now, AT&T provides benefits to its same-sex employees. This goes against my personal beliefs. Should I drop them as a carrier? No.
Why not? Because I believe that a private business, and that's what both AT&T and Chik-Fil-A are, have the right to do whatever they want with their own business. They are free to have their own opinions on whatever they want to speak on, and they have the right to give benefits to whomever they want to give benefits to. This is a free country.
The reason I make such a big deal about this is that freedom of speech and freedom of religion are one and the same. If Dan Cathy is denied the right to expand his business due to not toeing the line on some politically correct agenda, what will stop the church from being stopped as well? What will stop the mayor of Boston from halting church planting efforts in his town unless they support the gay marriage agenda? What will stop Chicago from closing churches that promote a traditional, Biblical view of marriage?
The answer is "nothing." The church in America may have to adopt a posture of civil disobedience in the very near future if Boston and Chicago are markers of a governmental trend against the support of Biblical marriage. I wonder how many Christians will be willing to go that far. I wonder how many Christians will be bullied into silence by these people.
And, by the way, I'll be going to Chik-Fil-A tomorrow as well. Hope to see you there.
The reason Chik-Fil-A food is good is that it is a restaurant. It serves great chicken sandwiches with great service, and it is probably my favorite fast food restaurant.
I don't go there for political reasons. I don't go there because the CEO has certain beliefs about family. I go there because the food is good.
The recent outcry over CEO Dan Cathy's remarks in an interview have really hacked me off. However, I stayed out of the fray until I heard that the mayor of Boston and an Alderman in Chicago have denied Chik-Fil-A the right to open restaurants in their town.
These are towns with strip clubs, porn shops, music stores that sell rap music that demeans and degrades women, bars, nightclubs, and the rest (I wonder if those stores line up with the values of Bostonians and Chicagoans). Chik-Fil-A sells chicken sandwiches. I guess to the Boston and Chicago guys, the opinions of the CEO on traditional marriage is more important than the PRODUCT of the business.
I wonder now if there has been a line added to the application for a business license in Chicago and Boston- "Are you supportive of gay marriage?" I wonder if Boston's mayor and Chicago's Alderman are going to go door-to-door to businesses and make sure all the business owners support gay marriage . . . . . or ask them to close their businesses.
I use AT&T as my personal mobile carrier. Why? Because I have been a customer for years and like their service. Now, AT&T provides benefits to its same-sex employees. This goes against my personal beliefs. Should I drop them as a carrier? No.
Why not? Because I believe that a private business, and that's what both AT&T and Chik-Fil-A are, have the right to do whatever they want with their own business. They are free to have their own opinions on whatever they want to speak on, and they have the right to give benefits to whomever they want to give benefits to. This is a free country.
The reason I make such a big deal about this is that freedom of speech and freedom of religion are one and the same. If Dan Cathy is denied the right to expand his business due to not toeing the line on some politically correct agenda, what will stop the church from being stopped as well? What will stop the mayor of Boston from halting church planting efforts in his town unless they support the gay marriage agenda? What will stop Chicago from closing churches that promote a traditional, Biblical view of marriage?
The answer is "nothing." The church in America may have to adopt a posture of civil disobedience in the very near future if Boston and Chicago are markers of a governmental trend against the support of Biblical marriage. I wonder how many Christians will be willing to go that far. I wonder how many Christians will be bullied into silence by these people.
And, by the way, I'll be going to Chik-Fil-A tomorrow as well. Hope to see you there.
Chick Fil A is one of the things I miss most about America. I hope this whole thing blows over because it's ridiculous. It's not like Chick Fil A refuses service to anyone, you know? They are so friendly and loving. I love the way the business is run. But more than that, I am soooo looking forward to eating some Chick Fil A in a couple of weeks!
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