Andi - I don't see anywhere where Dan Cathy said anything about burning in He** for all time. He was simply sharing the values that he holds for his family and his company.
I don't see anything that remotely resembles "hate filled."
As a Christian, the song by Casting Crowns best sums up what I wish all Christians were today. We are so busy telling people what we are against, that they don't know what we stand for - the all-consuming love of Jesus Christ.
Every stitch well said Barbara, Remember the "attack" is used to stifle and silence reasoning. It is one of the primary reasons that it is used and to great effect towards those who oppose. More so against the "luke warm" as they will be easily swayed due to cowardice.
Of course their was no bigotry in his belief held answer. Perhaps he should have lied or dodged the question?... Oh wait no, that's how we got here. The bigotry is toward the Christian who obeys God's word, always has been and will be. We were warned about this by Christ himself and the Bible is replete with examples through-out time. The first amendment no longer applies to the Christian and most especially the remnant Christian. Their problem is with what God said, repeatedly. The only way to get rid of the problem is to get rid of God. And here is the rub, but it is a good and noble one. My job is to not judge as that is God's job, my job is to love as Christ did and when presented with a chance, attempt to reason with and pray earnestly for the lost. If we focus on Christ's commandment (which handily synopsizes the 10 commandments, there is no room for hate as it is focused on love of God and fellow man. Now the opposition can make all manner of false claims against us and our intentions, however they will only be that, lies. In the face of such hated filled vitriol directed at us, we are to stay the course and "endure to the end". For when "we have done everything to stand" He will cause us to "stand". Our response cannot ever be hate as we are called to "consider it all joy".
As to the "mayor's" responses. Didn't know the other one till now and now I do. He's a hater! I do know MUCH about little Rahmie and know him to be a very evil little man and give no credence to his words whatsoever. ala "They will know you by your fruit".
It's sadly funny in that the good fight has not centered around the word of God and doctrine. It has centered around a sandwich, the business and the first amendment and the supposed Christian "bigots".What makes them bigots? Nothing other than a refusal to agree with that which God has called a sin. Now Christ came for the sinner (me) and loved the sinner (me) enough to freely lay down his life for them (and me). Surely this was not an act of "hatred" or "bigotry"..........
Lastly that this is the focus, at this time, with two freight trains barreling down on us from TWO tracks proves to me yet again that the public is so easily led by the nose to their programmed talking points by the complicit and owned media.
Hmmm. difficult choice, the staged Chik-Fil-A "incident" or the planned and rapidly approaching economic destruction at the hands of central banks and their supporters. While the situation is FAR worse than mentioned in the latter sentence, lets be sure to focus on the relatively inane so as to NOT unite and fix the former. Guess we are still good little robots.. I try not to waste time here anymore but felled compelled to stand with a fellow Christian. Well done Miss Barbara.
Reading Bonhoeffer right now and find the parallels with our country today, striking.
Bb
