It’s
come to this. Supporting a
business that defends pro-gender marriage causes a knee-jerk reaction in
liberals who automatically assume you are homophobic, giving them the right to
indulge in a favorite hobby: judging.
On
Friday evening Sarah Palin tweeted: “Stopped by Chick-fil-A in The Woodlands to support a great
business.” And comments have been
flying ever since. Huffington Post already has over 9,000.
Let’s
remember, this all started when Chick-fil-A president Dan Cathy merely
expressed support for, “family
— the biblical definition of the family unit.”
That’s
right. That was the seemingly
innocuous comment that caused liberals to have a snark attack about which
puppets will endorse Chick-fil-A (not Muppets!) and which mayors would block a
Chick-fil-A from opening, (Boston Mayor Menino, Chicago Mayor Emanuel) and which mayor would defend
Cathy’s right to express an opinion, (NYC Mayor Bloomberg) and which mayor
would evolve on this issue and say he never said Chick-fil-A couldn’t open in
Chicago (Emanuel).
Never
afraid of a fray, Palin sided with gender-integrated marriage, tweeted her
support of Chick-fil-A, and watched the name-calling begin.
The
left, who consider themselves tolerant, inclusive, and loving called Palin a
“bitch,” and, with a nod to diversity, “dumb bitch.” Showing how inclusive they
can be, they generously included Sarah’s husband Todd as well, referring to the
two as “hateful ignorant asses.”
Ok
kids, what have we learned from this?
- Supporting the traditional family is hateful and anti-gay
- Supporting a business that supports the traditional family is homophobic
- Supporting gender-segregated marriage is inclusive, tolerant, and loving
- Name-calling is the best argument in support of same-sex marriage
Stop lying, he did more than express support for biblical marriage; that's not what people are upset about. He said,
ReplyDelete""I think we are inviting God's judgment on our nation when we shake our fist at Him and say 'we know better than you as to what constitutes a marriage' and I pray God's mercy on our generation that has such a prideful, arrogant attitude to think that we have the audacity to define what marriage is about"
He literally said that gays are inviting God's judgment on the United States. Why don't you include that in your original post? Why don't you defend what he REALLY said?
Sounds like we are referring to two different interviews. Here's more context from the article that started the overreaction. As you can see, the topic was ministry in the workplace and the "family." Not same-sex marriage.
Delete(Can you provide a link to the quote you copied in your comment? For example, was Dan Cathy talking about no-fault divorce laws? Separating genders in marriage?)
From: http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=38271
The company invests in Christian growth and ministry through its WinShape Foundation (WinShape.com). The name comes from the idea of shaping people to be winners.
It began as a college scholarship and expanded to a foster care program, an international ministry, and a conference and retreat center modeled after the Billy Graham Training Center at the Cove.
"That morphed into a marriage program in conjunction with national marriage ministries," Cathy added.
Some have opposed the company's support of the traditional family. "Well, guilty as charged," said Cathy when asked about the company's position.
"We are very much supportive of the family -- the biblical definition of the family unit. We are a family-owned business, a family-led business, and we are married to our first wives. We give God thanks for that.
"We operate as a family business ... our restaurants are typically led by families; some are single. We want to do anything we possibly can to strengthen families. We are very much committed to that," Cathy emphasized.
"We intend to stay the course," he said. "We know that it might not be popular with everyone, but thank the Lord, we live in a country where we can share our values and operate on biblical principles."
http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2012-07-26/god-and-gay-marriage-what-chick-fil-a-could-learn-from-marriott
Delete"It has certainly come up in other places. In fact, Cathy set off a nationwide drama recently by saying he supports the “biblical definition of a family” and believes Americans have a “prideful, arrogant attitude” about gay marriage that risks “inviting God’s judgment on our nation.”"
http://www.onenewsnow.com/Culture/Default.aspx?id=1634048
"Cathy took the opportunity to voice his feelings about same-sex "marriage." (Podcast of the show)
"I think we are inviting God's judgment on our nation when we shake our fist at him and say We know better than you as to what constitutes a marriage," said the business leader. "I pray God's mercy on our generation that has such a prideful, arrogant attitude to think that we have the audacity to define what marriage is about."
http://global.christianpost.com/news/chick-fil-a-president-says-gods-judgment-coming-because-of-same-sex-marriage-78485/
Dan Cathy, the president and chief operating officer of Chick-fil-A, was invited to appear on the "The Ken Coleman Show," during when he revealed that those advocating for same-sex marriage will in turn bring "God's judgment" upon us.
"I think we are inviting God's judgment on our nation when we shake our fist at Him and say, 'We know better than you as to what constitutes a marriage,'" Cathy said. "I pray God's mercy on our generation that has such a prideful, arrogant attitude to think that we have the audacity to define what marriage is about."
Read more at http://global.christianpost.com/news/chick-fil-a-president-says-gods-judgment-coming-because-of-same-sex-marriage-78485/#C5E9B8xj8cZMTIvz.99
Thank you for the links. Dan Cathy believes in God and the Bible. He believes God created men and women and marriage. And when he says it is "prideful" and "arrogant" to redefine marriage, he is referring to everyone who is advancing gender-segregated marriage. Not all people with same-sex attraction advocate for same-gender marriage. And many people who are heterosexual push for segregating genders in marriage--for example, Democrats are actively working to put same-sex marriage on their party platform.
DeleteI wonder if this is the difference between our views: I believe people with same-sex attraction should be treated with dignity and respect, but not with special rights. And I don't think supporting pro-gender marriage is ipso facto "anti-gay."
Do you believe that everyone who supports gender-integration in families is anti-gay?