CHICK-FIL-A : MY TWO CENTS

     Hello friends, it's been quite a while. Hope you missed me :-) Finally got some time to put the brain in gear. I have to weigh in on the whole Chick-Fil-A fiasco, because it is so indicative of where our society is today. This will be a rehash for some of you I've been having ongoing discussions with, but hopefully, I'll add enough new things to keep your attention from wandering.

     Why is this situation such a bellwether of the USA today? First and foremost, it is a continuation of the attacks on ANYTHING having to do with God. There have always been atheists, but until the last 25 or 30 years they never bothered anyone. They just didn't believe in a creator. No problem. But now it's a totally different story. They're not content to just not believe, they want to remove every single mention of God or Christianity from the entire country. The ACLU foams at the mouth every time someone finds a statue in the middle of the desert that honors God. A statue you had to drive 50 miles on a dirt road to see.

     Chick-Fil-A is a perfect example. These people went about running their business according to their beliefs for 60 plus years, not bothering anyone except those who would have liked their chicken on a Sunday. They don't have "honk if you love Jesus" or "repent or go to hell" signs at their stores,  make prospective employees state that they are Christians, or refuse to serve you if you have a "I worship Satan" tattoo on your forehead. Indeed, they've never made a big deal out of the fact that they are a Christian owned and run business. It only became a big deal when militant gay/lesbian/transgender groups noticed them. Then the liberal mainstream media reporters went on the attack. All they have ever done is respond to reporters questions about their beliefs honestly. Yes, they donate money to Christian groups that, among other things, oppose gay marriage. So don't gays/lesbians donate to groups that promote their agenda?

     Just as they have every right to run their business as they wish, so do you have the right not to patronize their establishments. But quit attacking them for conducting their lives and business according to their principles. They never bothered you, so what's YOUR problem?

     Answer me this : why haven't there been any outcries about Muslim owned businesses? A religion who imposes the death penalty for homosexuality. A religion who puts women back in the middle ages? A religion who beheads you if you don't believe in their version of God and bow to Mecca five times a day????? Oh, stupid me, I already know that answer. It's not politically correct.

     Quite frankly, I could care less what anyone does in their bedroom. But I surely don't want to see two men in uniform kissing. Or on the street either, for that matter. You don't have to throw it in everyone's face because you are gay.

     Here's the bottom line : whether you believe in God or not, most religions espouse behavior that is advantageous to societies, i.e. killing is wrong, stealing is wrong, treat others as you would like to be treated, etc. I invite you to look back at what living was like in this country 30, 40, 50 years ago when the majority of the population went to church Sunday mornings. No one ever locked their houses, let alone their cars. People didn't regularly try and run you off the road if you happened to be driving a bit slower than they wanted to go. Mass murderers were extremely  few and far between. There was courtesy and respect amongst the majority of people.

     Are we better off today?

Dumb Farmer