As a gay male, I feel it is my duty to speak out about the whole Chik-Fil-A ordeal. Dan Cathy is a Christian. Everyone knows that. That's why everyone craves a chicken biscuit on Sunday morning, drives to the closest Chik-Fil-A, then remembers they are Never opened on Sunday. Mr. Cathy merely shares the same beliefs as many Christians. He believes in "traditional marriage" (whatever the hell that means, but anyway). Is he allowed to believe that? Yes. Freedom of Religion. Is he allowed to state that belief? Yes. Freedom of Speech. Do we have to agree with him? No. Free Will. Does Chik-Fil-A reject job applicants based on their sexual preference? No. They are an EOE. Does Chik-Fil-A refuse service to customers based on their sexual preference? No. Chik-Fil-A doesn't have a single segregational policy within their company. Gay community listen up: The more we fight people that disagree with us, the more we push them away from supporting us. We can't expect everyone to agree with us. We constantly ask everyone to be open-minded and accepting, yet we refuse to do the same. Getting equal rights for ourselves does not mean we have to suppress others' rights. We need to choose our battles a little better.
That said, can people please stop referring to marriage between a man and a woman as "marriage in the biblical sense". The Bible lists about 20 different versions of marriage. One of which forcing a rape victim to marry her attacker if she becomes pregnant from said attack. ALL OF US need to be wiser about the battles we choose to fight and how we approach that battle. "If we can't live together, we will all die alone."
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