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Black conservatives: Chick-fil-A controversy is an example of liberal intolerance
By Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)
August 5th, 2012
Catholic Online (www.catholic.org)
August 5th, 2012
Catholic Online (www.catholic.org)
The African-American conservative group Project 21 has something to say bout the
recent flap over the Chick-fil-A controversy. Their message to liberals
and big city mayors who wish to banish the fast-food restaurant chain
due to their stand on traditional marriage simply states that they
themselves are being intolerant.
Minor reiterates that the chain doesn't discriminate against anybody -- and it's incorrect to say they do.
"The last time I checked, Chick-fil-A wasn't expressing a desire for gays not to eat at their restaurants or seek employment with them," Minor said. Chick-fil-A simply supports traditional marriage.
Project 21's Derryk Green said it is leftists and homosexual activists have attempted to equate that opposition to "gay marriage" is somehow a form of bigotry.
"Chick-fil-A executives and others who share a 'traditional' or religious understanding of marriage are unfairly characterized as hateful because the idea of being against a redefinition of marriage has been deceitfully conflated with being against homosexuals," Green said.
"This is simply untrue and a projection of bigotry onto folks who don't deserve it," Green said.
Furthermore, Project 21's Stacy Washington says that if anyone is being bigoted, it's the liberals who want to boycott Chick-Fil-A.
"While screaming for tolerance, the left displays the ultimate example of intolerance by calling for boycotts and other acts meant to hurt Chick-fil-A's ability to do business," Washington said. "This includes liberal mayors and city councilmen willing to declare their cities off limits to Chick-fil-A franchises.
"Whether one agrees or disagrees with Chick-fil-A's corporate philosophy is a personal matter. Refusing to permit a business to operate is another quite un-American matter altogether."
Chick-fil-A president Dan Cathy, made comments to Baptist Press in support of defining marriage as only between a man and a woman.
"I think we are inviting God's judgment on our nation when we shake our fist at Him and say, 'We know better than you as to what constitutes a marriage,' and I pray God's mercy on our generation that has such a prideful, arrogant attitude to think that we have the audacity to try to redefine what marriage is about."
The Chick-fil-A restaurant chain has been targeted by calls for a boycott of its restaurants by the homosexual lobby, liberal celebrities, leftist activists and big city mayors, including Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel.
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