Ok, ok ok. So I know this is blowing up Twitter, Facebook, and just about any other social newsfeed today, and most of you are probably thinking "Blah blah blah. I don't want to hear about it anymore." But, when I feel the need to make a point, I blog. End of story.
So, anyway, as most of you already know, the CEO of Chick-Fil-A, Dan Cathy, stated that he believes in the traditional, biblical view of marriage; between a man and a woman. Somehow that got translated into the entire Chick-Fil-A chain of restaurants being against gay marriage. Today became "Support Chick-Fil-A Day" where if you supported Dan Cathy's view on marriage, you should go to Chick-Fil-A and show your support by buying yourself some good, old-fashioned fast food. From what I've seen, Chick-Fil-A's everywhere were filled with people who supported Dan Cathy and his viewpoint. While, I do stand on the same side of this debate as Mr. Cathy, I find it hard to believe that one man's personal opinion could cause such a commotion. Just because he's the CEO of a company it doesn't mean that he is forcing his views onto his company, it's not like you are seeing Chick-Fil-A cups with "Marriage: (noun) A union between a man and a woman" printed on them. He is simply a human being, with his own personal opinion. Being the CEO of a company means that his views are more widely heard, but it doesn't make his company "anti-gay." And, honestly through this whole thing I don't ever recall seeing the Mr. Cathy stated that he was "anti-gay" only that he supported a biblical view of marriage, which really shouldn't seem so strange for a Christian man to do. It disheartens me to see the Christian church being persecuted as "homophobic," "anti-gay," or whatever other slurs are out there. We, as Christians, have every right to believe in a traditional view of marriage as is presented in the Bible. As Americans, we have the right to freedom of speech, AND freedom of religion, so I don't understand all the fuss with us actually choosing to use those freedoms. As citizens of America, we have as much right to our opinion on marriage as the gay community does to theirs. Having an opinion is not illegal. It is not immoral.
I mean, think about it, me stating my opinion on this blog is the exact same thing as Dan Cathy stating his opinion, with one difference. More people will see his opinion, more people will know. I can't make that big of a difference. And, honestly, I say kudos to Mr. Cathy for sticking by his beliefs, despite all the hullabaloo that has followed.
Til Next Time,
CrazyGirl♥
