I’m sure you’re all tired of hearing about Chick-fil-A President Dan Cathy and his choice to support anti-gay marriage groups. While I don’t agree with him, I fully support his ability to do so. We live in a country that allows him freedom of speech and religion. Mr. Cathy can say and believe anything he wants. I do not agree with his feelings though.
I do not believe you should be a good person because a book tells you to be. I believe you should be a good person because it’s just the right thing to do. I believe equality is the “right” thing to do. I believe that you should be able to marry the person you love regardless of race or sexual orientation.
Could you imagine if it was still illegal to marry someone based on race? Archaic, but that was also defended with words from the bible. Personally to me it’s just mind blowing. I just don’t understand how you can decide what is moral or immoral from words in a book. Why does one need a book to tell them to be a good and kind person. Doesn’t your conscience already tell you that?
Anyway, I will no longer be giving Chick-fil-a my business. As many of you already know I believe in equality. I believe that you should be able to marry whom ever you want.
I also believe that every dollar counts just as every vote counts. I understand that Chick-fil-a is franchised, but Mr. Cathy does make money from each franchise. I don’t want to contribute a half a cent to him, because it may just be my half a cent that goes towards one of these anti-gay organizations and I want no part of that.
With that said, I want you to know that I support you and your beliefs as well. I have many friends and family members who do not feel or believe the same as I and that’s ok. It doesn’t mean I love or even like them any less. I also know that this simple post, my tweets or my facebook updates aren’t going to change anyone’s mind. While I wish everyone believed in equality the way I do, I’m glad we live in a country where we can all believe and express our feelings freely.
Now if you’ll excuse me, I have more cow to eat.
Super cute graphic. I whole heartily agree!
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Thank you! PicMonkey comes in handy!
You said it so well. I also read a statement the other day which states the gay perspective:
“We don’t want to change marriage, we just want to participate”. (personally, as a divorced woman, I don’t understand why.)
Yes yes! I love that one.
I understand your point in your post. I believe in what Dan cathy spoke about gay marriage. I feel that it is wrong and marriage is meant for Man and Women. Point Blank!
Thank goodness people don’t feel that way about interracial relationships anymore. Let’s remember they used “God’s” word to defend that as well. I truly believe with all my heart that everyone has the same right to be happy.
Thank you for taking the time to read and post. I totally respect that!
I agree with everything you said except for this part: “I also know that this simple post, my tweets or my facebook updates aren’t going to change anyone’s mind”. I do believe that by speaking up you have the ability and the probability of allowing some people to see things from a different perspective, and therefore opening and sometimes changing their minds. Great post!
Yes, yes, yes! Your post is almost exactly the same things I said to my husband yesterday.
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I love this post, Theresa. You and I have spoken on this subject many times, so you know I agree with you and I couldn’t have said it any better than you did here. You can make a difference with your words and you do. Keep fighting the good fight.
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Friday’s turnout was dwarfed by the hundreds of thousands of supporters who came out Wednesday to eat Chick-fil-A sandwiches and waffle fries. In a statement, Chick-fil-A said it had record sales that day. The appreciation day was organized last month by former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee in response to the National Same Sex Kiss event.
I must admit, it was impressive to see the droves of supporters that lined the streets and sidewalks around my local Chick-fil-a. I haven’t seen a show of solidarity like that in quite a long time, honestly. And yet, I can’t really wrap my head around the inconsistencies in the stance most of you took. You chose to hold a day of appreciation for a company that stood up for the beliefs that you hold as well, but you still throw billons of dollars a year toward companies that believe the exact opposite of you simply because you like their products. Companies like Target, Home Depot, and Procter&Gamble (makers of Pampers, Crest toothpaste, Tampax, etc) all proudly support the stance of equal rights for equal citizens (meaning gay marriage). So what’s the difference? Why do both get your support when they hold opposite “beliefs”? It can almost be correlated to how as Christians we are called to love everyone and yet the GLBT community seems to be excluded regularly from that sentiment. The truth is that a lot of Christians have been barking about supporting Chick-fil-a this week because you want the world (or your 437 Facebook friends) to know where you stand on gay marriage. And that’s your right. My point is this: don’t pick and choose which companies or products you’re going to support based on their beliefs. If you’re going to take a stand, do it across the board and with actual conviction. Do your research and learn some truth. It looks foolish for you to support Chick-fil-a because of their stance for traditional marriage, only to go home and put the leftovers in a refrigerator you bought from Home Depot which supports gay marriage. You’re allowed to believe as you want and support who you wish, just make it more consistent. Your stance will have a more profound effect if you do.