“Chick-fil-A’s values are not Chicago values. They’re not respectful of our residents, our neighbors and our family members. And if you’re gonna be part of the Chicago community, you should reflect Chicago values,”- Rahm Emanuel
As most of you know, Dan Cathy, the president of Chick-fil-A, has come out and said that he supports the traditional family unit as defined in the Bible, a clever way of saying he does not believe in same-sex marriage. After Cathy admitted to being "guilty as charged" there has been an amazing backlash from the Left to the point where the mayors of both Chicago and Boston are now claiming they will not allow Chick-fil-A's to be built in their city due to the supposed outrageous and discriminatory practices it takes part in.
Here is what I don't understand: Dan Cathy simply stated his opinion, which is very much in the norm for Conservative Christians all over America. So by using his freedom of speech, the left now claims that Chick-fil-A is run by a bunch of bigots who hate gays. There has never been one reported instance of Chick-fil-A discriminating against any specific race, gender, or sexual orientation. Employees are coming forward and defending the organization for it's fair treatment of every single worker and customer. To "discriminate" would be to deny service or somehow treat gays differently from other customers. That being said, liberals should probably brush up on their vocabulary before they start making such ignorant generalizations that have absolutely no factual merit to back it up.
The main issue here is that the left is now denying a privately owned business the right to locate where they want to, just because of the owner's Christian beliefs. It's not like liberals read the Constitution, but if they did, they might notice America prides itself on freedom of Religion. So now, not only are they claiming Chick-fil-A is a religious institution because of the opinions of the owner, but they are denying him the freedom to set up where he wants. Essentially what is happening here is that liberals are denying free enterprise and punishing free speech, all in the defense of "discriminatory practices" that are non-existent...classic liberals.
What I find extremely ironic is that this reminds me of the whole Mosque being built near Ground Zero drama. Liberals were very supportive of the mosque being built, but now are vehemently opposed to any new Chick-fil-A's popping up? Sure, Liberals are supportive of freedom of religion, unless that religion is Christianity...
Huckabee has tried to rally the conservative base and announced that everyone should go to Chick-fil-A to show their support on August 1st in an attempt to create the highest number of sales in one day. There are already rumors of gays standing outside Chick-fil-A's on that day for "Kiss-ins" where apparently they will just be making out right outside the restaurant. Great.
To boycott Chick-fil-A just because of the owner's opinion on one political matter would be like all conservatives boycotting "The Dark Knight Rises" simply because Morgan Freeman (who donated 1 million dollars to Obama) and Anne Hathaway are pro-choice. It's ridiculous.
Instead of just respecting that everyone has their own opinions, the left feels like it now has to go on the offensive and get in everybodys face. Rosanne Barr even stated that she'd like to see all Chick- fil- A customers get cancer. Even though I think that is a ridiculous statement, it's completely her right to say it.
I'll leave you with a quote from a former Chick-fil-A employee, Sarah Centers:
"I’ve worked at Chick-fil-A since I was 16 (now I’m 25) at more than 1 store.
I’m against gay marriage because I believe that God defines marriage as 1 man+1 woman, as long as they both shall live. Therefore, according to the far left and the pro-gay marriage agenda, I must hate gay people.
But to equate disagreement with hatred is faulty logic. I’m against smoking for various reasons, so does that mean I automatically hate all people who smoke?
To say that Chick-fil-A hates or discriminates against gay people (or anybody who differs from biblical beliefs & principles) is ridiculous and false. If they were truly discriminating, they would refuse to serve them, and, as much as possible, avoid hiring them.
In my years of working at Chick-fil-A, I’ve worked alongside many Christians—yes – but also atheists, Mormons, gays, and Muslims. Guess what? My bosses treated us all with the same dignity, honor, and respect that Chick-fil-A believes in, because of the following Christian principle: all people (including the unborn, and believers or unbelievers) are created in the image of God.
Dan Cathy is free to voice his convictions. Anybody who can’t tolerate his/the business’ “intolerance” is free to choose NOT to patronize Chick-fil-A restaurants, just as anybody who agrees with Dan Cathy or agrees to disagree with him are free to choose to EAT MORE CHIKIN!"
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