Chick-fil-A – Why I ate there on August 1, 2012 and why I’ll be praying for them on August 3, 2012
Who would have ever been able to guess that a restaurant could polarize a nation? Not over their food, not over their service, not over their hours of operation, not over their customer base, but over the views of the leader of the business to support the definition of marriage as being only between a man and a woman.
We eat at Chick-fil-A because most of us LOVE it. We love the service and we love the food, especially that warm chocolate chip cookie.
I ate at Chick-fil-A on August 1, 2012 because attempting to destroy a business and its leader because the leader is FOR the traditional definition of marriage is wrong. Slandering the leader and labeling him as a homophobe is wrong. Standing beside a brother in Christ and proposing my support is right. In the end, I don’t believe homophobia is the impetus for believing in the definition of traditional marriage, but the lack of tolerance for this view is going to spin it that way every time.
Might a homosexual person be offended by my choice to do business with Chick-fil-A on August 1, or any other day I choose to eat there?
Maybe.
Was that or will that be my intention?
No.
Are there some who did business with Chick-fil-A today who had impure intentions?
Probably.
I am just as concerned that the HUGE amount of business that Chick-fil-A did on August 1, 2012 pushed those who promote homosexual marriage away from Jesus, but might my testimony about the transformational power of Jesus Christ have been compromised if I would have just stood idly by and watched one of my brothers be slandered and labelled a bigot without coming to his defense and offering my support?
I think it would.
On Friday, as the pro-homosexual marriage lobby tries to protest Chick-fil-A, with a Kiss Mor Chicks campaign, I’ll be praying that every Chick-fil-A employee is just as courteous and servant minded as they were today, and that those Chick-fil-A employees that are Christians will be given the opportunity to communicate the truth about sin and what God has done about it through Jesus with both actions and words so that anyone, gay or straight, through the hearing of the Word will be led to repentance and into our family of faith.
I’ll also pray that what protest is done is peaceful and without incident.
So, join me in “Pray 4 Mor Chicks” on Friday, August 3rd, 2012.
Vote NO on Tuesday
People who move into the Bible Belt find it a little peculiar when they discover that there are places in this country that do not sell alcohol. Growing up in Central and Eastern Kentucky it was just a part of life. When Georgetown first went wet in order to attract restaurants I was in favor because I don’t have a problem with alcohol consumption, and actually enjoy a good beer or glass of wine with my meal.
However, I do not believe that allowing packaged sales is a good thing for three reasons that mostly pertain to the poor.
1. Vote NO because it’s cheaper than going into a restaurant and buying it. Now this may seem like an oxymoron, but for low income folks this could be disastrous. I see the terrible impact of the pain killer epidemic in Georgetown every week. Providing the opportunity for them to walk to their gas station and buy alcohol will only introduce a new temptation to drown their problems instead of face them. Those who hold a job, and are productive members of our community can afford the inconvenience.
2. Vote NO because it’s more convenient. Once again this may seem oxymoronic, but the fact that people now have to put gas in their car in order to go to the liquor store places a hurdle that many need to have in order to help them make the right choice between saving money for their rent or buying a 12-pack of beer. Those who hold a job, and are productive members of our community can afford the inconvenience.
3. Vote NO because it may increase the burden that we as a community already have by increasing the jobless and homeless and by increasing the need for alcohol related counseling. Sure we are a damp county already (alcohol in restaurants), and that need existed even when we were dry, but the need is likely to increase far beyond our capacity to deal with it as a community if we go Wet. This is not something even a productive member of our community can afford.
The “No” proponents warned that once Scott County went damp the “Yes” proponents wouldn’t stop with restaurants. In many cases being damp may have caused us to grow numb to the negative influence that alcohol availability can have in a community. I would encourage everyone who reads this to be content with our current alcohol policy, and be a little different than the rest of the world.
Vote No on July 31st.
Monday
Well my momma always told me, “If you don’t have anything good to say then don’t say it.”
In blogging if you want a big following the experts tell you to write something every day. I used to think I wanted a big following, but then I was faced with what Momma always said.
I’ve written a few things over the last six weeks, but just nothing worthy of putting out there. Well, beginning Monday, prepared to be smacked in the face. Hopefully, that is a figurative statement.
Come Monday, I think I have written something worth reading. I think I have written something worth teaching. So, come back on Monday and tell me what you think.