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Apart from something I shared a while back on the issue, I've kept pretty quiet about the Chick-Fil-A controversy on Facebook, or the web in general for that matter. This won't take very long, but I wanted to take some time to share my thoughts.
When the Pilgrims came to America, they came from a country that had them in slavery. Not in the traditional definition that we might be used to, but in the sense of a dictatorship. They were told exactly what to believe, what not to believe, what to say, and what not to say. When independence was won for this country, we were given, among many other rights, the right to freedom of speech. This is the same right that allows the Westboro Baptist Church to stand on the street and yell that "God hates fags," or the same right that allows the KKK to exist for that matter. That being said, this is also the right that allows men and women all over this country to stand up and support what they believe in without being put behind bars or butchered in the streets.
Honestly, I don't think there's a single business that I will ever shop at that stands for everything I believe in and support. I find that beautiful. It tells me that we live in a country of diversity. It tells me we live in a country that allows people to come and support a business that financially supports pro-marriage organizations one day, and then allows homosexuals to make their own demonstration only a few days later. Maybe you're reading this and absolutely disagree with Chick-Fil-A supporting these organizations. Brilliant! You have a right to not do business with them. Better yet, you have the right to fight harder for what you believe in! Exercise the freedom you have been given. Just understand that opposition has the right to, and will, take the microphone.
Obviously, those of you who read a previous blog post of mine know where I stand on the issue of homosexuality. That hasn't changed. What I am doing here is showing how, however unpopular it may seem at times, we are free to stand for what we believe in in this country.
