You would think that the upcoming presidential election, the Olympics or the massive drought and extreme heat this summer would be the main compelling and continuing story of the day, but not quite. It seems that the latest over the top political correctness run amok train wreck is the current controversy about Chick Fil-A and it's stand on traditional marriage. All I can say is a big fat WOW!!! Do you believe, and I am talking to all of us either right, left, Christian or not that we have come to literally civil war over the loss of mutual respect for private citizens and companies who are running their own business's and setting up a standard or code of conduct based upon their moral and spiritual beliefs. Chick Fil-A is an upright, honest, exceedingly well run and profitable business who pays their taxes, takes care of their employees, closes on Sundays (Praise the Lord!) and puts out quality food in a wholesome atmosphere. Not to mention employing thousands of people in a time when we badly need jobs! How absolutely ludicrous is this latest attack in a country that used to pride itself on being the great melting pot. Give us your tired, your poor, your sick and downtrodden....
Pathetic! Just because the owner of this company and I love to tell you this folks, they are not the only one's who do, outwardly profess their faith doesn't mean that they hate LGBT people. On the contrary they go our of their way to respect all their employees and customers regardless of gender, sex, race or religious creed. With Chick Fil-A I don't read about corruption or corporate wheeling and dealing to inflate stocks or swindle shareholders, or brawls inside of their restaurants, or posting signage for all gay people to go to Burger King. I only hear about a great American success story that embodies all the good our economic system provides. This lecherous stunt has served to I think further awaken a sleeping giant and add fuel to the fire for us Americans who are tired of having their faith stepped on and our Christianity put up for trial in every aspect of our lives. Something like 600,000 people have shown up and literally set a world record and run many places out of food to stand behind the Cathy Family and their beliefs. We are Americans too. We love our country, pay our taxes, respect our neighbors and fill our churches and homes and businesses with God fearing people who have frankly sit on their hands too long and are now evidently starting to raise up. I for one am very glad. We desperately need to get back to the bedrock principals and Godly laws that made us great. It is because we chosen to forsake the foundational precepts of America that were used to build our home safely on The Rock and have not put it on sand, we find ourselves morally, spiritually, financially and certainly leadership wise virtually bankrupt. We have now resorted to turning on one another to remove the final beam that holds the building up, unity as Americans. You would think that the political hacks and self serving politicians would hold their tongues from criticizing thriving businesses who contribute so much to their ailing cities in employment, sales tax and revenue sharing, but no. We are so focused on polarization and the flavor of the month that we can't see the forest through the trees anymore. Because we are spiritually blind we have become humanly deplorable. By the way, and I am just asking here how many LGBT people and left leaning citizens ate at Chick Fil-A on a regular basis before they felt empowered to join the calls for crucifixion of this company? Hurry, destroy the evidence and throw your wrappers in the fireplace.
I'll say this again for those of you who who know me and sorry for the redundancy, but I have homosexual friends and acquaintances and so do my children. We respect them, welcome them to our home and care deeply about them. We love them. But we do not love their lifestyle or the sin that they live in. That is the teaching of Christ and one of the basic tenets of the bible. So we pray for them like anybody else who has a need. Sin takes many forms and we as Christians are certainly guilty and not immune to our fallacies. It is in the most personal, humble and sincere way that I say that. I was a sinner and thankfully am saved by grace. But I am a fervent believer in the life changing power of the cross. I suggest you take a walk to Calvary and examine the Man yourself. Ladies and gentleman, our hyprocisy is drowning us all. This latest incident shows further evidence of the need for revival in our nation. I stress this most sincerely, you need to make a choice and very soon. Christ is not coming back as Savior but Judge and King this time. No new hearings will be given to plead your case. Before you take up a sword remember that the person or persons you are trying to destroy are God's children and your eternal family too.
Matthew 7:5
You hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of your own eye; and then shall you
see clearly to cast out the speck out of your brother's eye.
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