Hate Fil-A

Well- this week brought some very disturbing news-Colorado shooting,Penn State Sanctions, and our favorite fast food joint isn't quite the place we thought it was.

First of all- I used to admire Chic-Fil-A.  They are closed on Sunday and that shows a level of devotion to their Christian beliefs.  They must take a quite a financial hit by missing out on the revenue from only six business days.

 On the other hand-I believe that to be a Christian means to follow Jesus and I really don't think that Jesus passed judgement on any person.  Contributing millions to anti- Gay organizations really sends a message of hate. Was Jesus a hater?

  I also don't think that any community has the right to ban Chic-Fil-A's from starting up in their town(ie. Chicago), but Chic-Fil-A will not be receiving my business any more. 

I was talking with my friend yesterday about all of this.  He is gay and used to work at Chic-Fil-A in high school.  He was like come on- this is old news. The gay community knew about this first, then it made the Advocate and finally hit the main-stream news.  I am heart-sick because Chic-Fil-A was always the go to place to get biscuits for school fund-raisers, nuggets for celebrations after initiation ceremonies etc.  If I knew this earlier- I would have never given Chic-Fil-A my business in the name of my high school.  Some people say- it is just chicken- who cares?  I think if you throw your money at organizations that are discriminating against a group of individuals, then it becomes more than chicken. 

Remember when Medger Evers was assassinated?  He had organized a campaign to not buy gasoline at stations where you weren't allowed to go to the bathroom.  Civil rights is not just for African Americans.  It applies to gays, Muslims, Hispanics etc.  How will gay marriage hurt our country? People that are gay are not hurting anyone.  Don't be HATE-FIL -A ,  I have faith that you can come around and realize that we can all Co-exist and just be good to each other- as my friend Ellen likes to say!

Bob Scheiffer is my hero!

I just want to take a moment to encourage people to look up the commentaries made by Bob the last two weeks on Face the Nation.  I congratulate him on his frank comments on both the inadequate nature of congress and the importance of support of the ban on assault weapons.  I routinely watch both Sunday Morning and Face the Nation and my wish would be that more people would consider listening in on these insightful news programs.  Bob Scheiffer asks the tough questions and he asks them again when most politicians try to side step past them. 

Please take a couple of minutes and at least watch his commentaries for the past two weeks.  He is "spot on"  with both of them.  Thanks Bob-  you have demonstrated grace and character throughout the years and I really admire your style of news!