Okay, I had some trouble figuring out what to say in my first blog. In all honesty, this was started as part of an assignment for my Theology class, but as of yet, my professor has not given us anything in specific to talk about. So I figured that I should go ahead and post something on my own.
You may have recently heard about Chick-fil-A's donation to a Pennsylvania group that is against gay marriage. True to its history, a large part of the American population was in an uproar over this, and some people have even boycotted the popular restaurant's food until either a public apology is made, or a donation to a group on the other side of the gay marriage debate. Frankly, I think that is a foolish reason to boycott a restaurant's food.
Chick-fil-A was founded by a man with Christian principals, and this is evidenced by the chain's closing on Sundays. Part of the Christian faith is believing that the Bible is God's word, and part of believing that is following what it says; including that homosexuality is a sin. The reason that one particular franchise of he chain donated to the non-gay marriage group was to honor the founder's beliefs. People going so far as to boycott the restaurant based on the fact that it stood up for it's beliefs is nothing short of bigoted in and of itself.
In my mind, this comes back as one more form of hypocrisy, especially to those who say that Christianity is a close-minded belief. I am a professing Christian who attends Liberty University, and am also against gay marriage because of what the Bible teaches. I have no problem with people who are gay, and so far as I know Chick-fil-A is an equal opportunity employer, but that doesn't mean that we agree with that decision.
Christians are constantly told that we are judgmental, hypocritical people who refuse to acknowledge other beliefs or philosophies. However, while we disagree with those things, we do in fact acknowledge them and give their representatives a chance to speak. Those who would abandon a business because of it's beliefs and principals are doing the exact same thing that they accuse Christians of doing, thereby making themselves, and their arguments, hypocritical in nature.
