Recently, a baptist news organization was interviewing Dan Cathy, the president of Chick-Fil-A. In the interview he said, "We are very much supportive of the family — the biblical definition of the family unit. We are a family-owned business, a family-led business, and we are married to our first wives. We give God thanks for that."
To me, this doesn't sound like a particularly divisive statement. However, there were those who took issue with him referring to the "biblical definition of the family unit." Those same individuals resorted to boycotting, protesting, and in some cases, trying to get government to shut down Chick-fil-a restaurants.
Conservative circles decided to rally together to support Chick-fil-a and their stand for traditional marriage.
Since I happen to have a deep and abiding love for chicken, I thought it would be fun to participate in this event. Participation was simple, you just had to show up and buy something delicious. (How can you not support a cause when it means eating delicious food?)
Lest there is confusion, I thought I should clarify what I was supporting.
1. Chicken. It's delicious.
2. Fidelity. He is still married to his first wife.
3. Christian Principles. I've always been impressed with Chick-fil-a and the fact that they are not open on Sundays.
4. Willingness to take a stand. He has been willing to stand for what he believes in in spite of the consequences.
I was not supporting the following
1. Hatred. He didn't say anything hateful to anyone or about anyone.
2. Discrimination. Had he said anything discriminatory about any group, ethnicity, sexual orientation or anything else, I would not be in support of his statement.
The above disclaimer aside, I was blown away by how many people were there. I decided to make this video below to show how many people I saw.
We had to stand in line for a little over an hour. But it was worth it. As the great Leeroy Jenkins once said, "At least I have chicken."
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| Even that girl behind me is excited that I have chicken. |
