Feathers Are Flyin’ Over Chick-fil-A

So, now we have a good example, from the mayor’s of Chicago and Boston, of what the secular liberals in the country really want—a dictatorship. This past week the feathers flew over a statement made about marriage by the CEO of Chick-fil-A. Mayors Emmanuel of Chicago and Menino of Boston denounced the fast food chain and swore to deny them permits to open a restaurant in their cities.

What did the CEO say that was so outrageous? Mr. Cathy made a statement in support of traditional marriage. O my God, gasp! He didn’t really do that, did he? You bet your bippy. Here is what he said: “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.”

Well, that statement put the pro-homosexual marriage people in a very angry mood. And the feathers hit the proverbial fan. Mayors Emmanuel and Menino and the city fathers of Chicago and Boston threatened to use the powers of their governments to punish Mr. Cathy and Chick-fil-A for their despicable anti-gay bigotry. But an article in National Review Online and other wiser voices pulled the choke collars on the mayors and they have backed down. Here is a part of the article.

“Bigotry should be made of sterner stuff. Mr. Cathy did not even target homosexuals, and his reference to being married to “our first wives” indicates that his criticism of the recent decay of marriage is by no means limited to the question of same-sex marriage. But even if it were, it would be worth noting that opposition to gay marriage was until [most recently] the official position of President Barack Obama and his administration. It was certainly the position of the administration while Mr. Emanuel served in it — not to mention the position of the Clinton administration when Mr. Emanuel served in it, too. If a Chick-fil-A franchisee is a detestable bigot because his boss — a private-sector CEO — opposes gay marriage, what does that make Mr. Emanuel, whose boss opposed gay marriage as president of these United States?”

Bravo! If you do not like the philosophy of a particular company don’t buy their products. But it is quite another thing for a government to punish any person or company that may hold a different religious or political view than those who govern. What the mayors of Chicago and Boston were attempting was not protecting the so-called assailed rights of homosexuals; they were attempting to be political bullies. The kind of bullies the American Revolution fought against for our freedoms. The mayors should be ashamed of themselves. So, tell me, why are people who promote tolerance so intolerant?

If anyone really wants to know the character of the man who founded Chick-fil-A, Mr. S. Truett Cathy and the values he passed on to his son, Dan Cathy, I recommend a book to you. The book is titled “It’s Better to Build Boys Than Mend Men.” The book is about the power of love, God’s love and our own, to build children into healthy responsible adults. Maybe the mayors can get a copy at their local libraries.