The Chick-Fil-A Debate

I swore I wouldn't but I recently sat in on an interesting discussion of this topic. So here is my short and sweet (albeit pointed) view on the recent debate broken down in five points.


1) Freedom of speech - Cathy had the right to say what he did and has the right to run his business how he pleases. Just as each individual person has the right to respond (both verbally and otherwise) with their opinions. Would the public really have accepted and moved on from a "No comment"?

2) The Church’s reaction -  There are two parts about the church’s reaction that bugged me.

First of all, it just reinforced the stereotypes that push unbelievers away from the church. This is something I can and will write an entire blog post about. But in short- populations can either prove or disprove the stereotypes and misconceptions about themselves.

Secondly, it seemed to me that it was a knee-jerk reaction. In His time on earth Jesus was a mediator and a peace-maker. He was humble and lived simply. He was not loud or called attention to himself. He spoke up when it was needed but it was always in a spirit of humbleness not in defensive or harsh manner. As christian’s we need to reflect Him. The reaction to me was not humble or a reflection of him.

3) The other side- It is a normal reaction to stand up for one’s self. While I do not believe Cathy meant it in an offensive manner, it is understandable that it was taken as such due to how christian’s do normally act towards homosexuals.

4) The politics - I hate saying this but I question the politician's reactions (both liberal and conservative) in light of the upcoming elections. It seemed to me they reacted as boldly as they did solely for political support.

5) Conclusion - I think both sides have made mistakes in the past week. Christians need to be more humble and realize that reactions like the ones this week do NOT show the love of Christ. Also in debates such as this there are two things I feel people often forget. The first is that BOTH sides have the right not only to their opinion but to vocalize it. The second is that arguments, heated debates and drama rarely get people anywhere, so even though being prepared (and willing) to agree to disagree may be difficult, it is for the best.






I welcome feedback and opinions on this post but drama will not be responded to. I am not trying to start any arguments nor will I respond to anything that is argumentative.

this post starts out boring.. but keep reading it gets better... or at least debate worthy

random ramble:

so today didnt start out too great. I didnt sleep well last night as i had an upset stomach.

yeah and then Gabe decided to be really ornery and i was not looking forward to cleaning the mountain of dishes that i had let accumulate over the weekend. (it's ridiculous the amount of dishes that 2 people can use between friday night and monday) yeah yeah i know not the greatest idea to let those sit for that long. Dont worry i wont do that again....

So i finally realized why my dad has never really liked using the dishwasher. I know that i have a crappy one but honestly... the dishes were cleaner before i ran it. So last week i started doing the dishes all by hand (which is why i was lazy this weekend lol)

anyway so yeah after killing sometime on the computer for a while i spend about an hour and a half doing dishes/ cleaning the kitchen.

then i could do something that i knew would cheer me up

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I have a new video game addiction. and this one will last me a while considering it has not 1 disc not even 2 but 3.

Blue Dragon (RPG) i had never really played an RPG before (i think i tried something on xbox once but it was kinda slow and annoyed me)

I am intrigued by all thinks fantasy ( fairies, mermaids, dragons phoenix 's etc) i think that is what made me curious about this game - the shadow dragon that the main character has.

This leads to my

RANDOM RANT:

I know that a lot of people will argue with me about whether or not i should even be playing such a game because it does include the elements of black and white magic.

Being honest here: I have read Harry Potter, Twilight, and other fictional books that contain such elements that you will argue that i should not expose myself to.

Why did i read these books? a couple of reasons. i want to work with youth. and like it or not these are the books that these youth are reading. Having read these books makes it easier for me to talk to these kids about these topics. They dont take you very seriously if you just say "you shouldnt read those because they have magic in them" (not to mention that i do not agree with that statement). And yes i was curious about the story.

Bottom line for me is this: these books are just stories. that is why they are in the FICTION section. I think that once one is able to comprehend that they are just stories and imagination it is fine if you want to read something that is a lil outside of the box.

I know that the concept of magic is a touchy one. And i am not saying that one should not be careful. Thinking that "magic" is real can get one into some real trouble. That is why while i do not have a problem with the books i mentioned above (are they the greatest? not a chance) i think that one has to be mature enough to know not to take them for more then they are- just stories.

For me these things fascinate me because i know they are not real. (ie Fairies fascinate me because they are cute and while i know with out a doubt that God created everything the concept of the fairies being responsible for the seasons changing is fascinating.)

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