Wow, did your fb newsfeed, twitter account and blogroll BLOW UP over the Chick-fil-A story? Evidently the owner of a privately held company is not allowed to have a personal belief and not allowed to have his personal belief affect the way he runs his privately owned company. Huh?
We get it, Dan Cathy, president of Chick-fil-A, doesn't think gay marriage is biblical. And he said so. This is not illegal, nor a surprise. Another non-surprise is that Cathy is a christian. He even believes his employees ought not work on Sundays and in response, his stores are not open on Sundays. Non-Surprise!
The gay-rights activists had a field day. Gee, more stuff for them to complain about. The liberal christians (almost all mainstream christian churches now-a-days) had a field day with this "news" story, as well.
Cathy didn't say he wouldn't serve gay people. He didn't even say he wouldn't hire gay people. And he REALLY didn't say he didn't like gay people. He said he didn't believe that gay marriage was biblical.
For my two cents (and I'm sure it's not even worth that much) I agree with him. I would never say I don't like gay people, but I will say I don't like their political agenda, I never have. I don't like the way they've twisted the idea that gays cannot be christians. This has never been the case. It's always been about living in unrepentant sin and being in leadership in the church. Now, if you want to make the issue that gay sex isn't sin (and they won't, 'cause nobody wants to talk about gay sex) then that is another story.
It's too bad we cannot focus on love outside of the context of sex. Sex is optional. Love is essential. I believe we do not celebrate singleness and celibacy enough, especially in the church. I think it's a shame the rate of divorce in marriage is the same for confessing christians as it is for those that do not confess Christ. It is heart-breaking to listen to fellow christians bash each other, instead of support each other, when one's faith is being held up to ridicule.
Even though I'm not a big chicken consumer, I'm going to be shopping at Chick-fil-A more often.
464. Laid a friend to rest and I have confidence he is with Jesus
465. Coverage of the olympic games
466. Slightly cooler weather
467. A clean and organized freezer
468. Peach and blueberry pie (I know, I said I'd make a cobbler, but it ended up being pie)
469. Food bloggers and their delicious recipes
470. More watermelon
We get it, Dan Cathy, president of Chick-fil-A, doesn't think gay marriage is biblical. And he said so. This is not illegal, nor a surprise. Another non-surprise is that Cathy is a christian. He even believes his employees ought not work on Sundays and in response, his stores are not open on Sundays. Non-Surprise!
The gay-rights activists had a field day. Gee, more stuff for them to complain about. The liberal christians (almost all mainstream christian churches now-a-days) had a field day with this "news" story, as well.
Cathy didn't say he wouldn't serve gay people. He didn't even say he wouldn't hire gay people. And he REALLY didn't say he didn't like gay people. He said he didn't believe that gay marriage was biblical.
For my two cents (and I'm sure it's not even worth that much) I agree with him. I would never say I don't like gay people, but I will say I don't like their political agenda, I never have. I don't like the way they've twisted the idea that gays cannot be christians. This has never been the case. It's always been about living in unrepentant sin and being in leadership in the church. Now, if you want to make the issue that gay sex isn't sin (and they won't, 'cause nobody wants to talk about gay sex) then that is another story.
It's too bad we cannot focus on love outside of the context of sex. Sex is optional. Love is essential. I believe we do not celebrate singleness and celibacy enough, especially in the church. I think it's a shame the rate of divorce in marriage is the same for confessing christians as it is for those that do not confess Christ. It is heart-breaking to listen to fellow christians bash each other, instead of support each other, when one's faith is being held up to ridicule.
Even though I'm not a big chicken consumer, I'm going to be shopping at Chick-fil-A more often.
464. Laid a friend to rest and I have confidence he is with Jesus
465. Coverage of the olympic games
466. Slightly cooler weather
467. A clean and organized freezer
468. Peach and blueberry pie (I know, I said I'd make a cobbler, but it ended up being pie)
469. Food bloggers and their delicious recipes
470. More watermelon
