Chick-fil-A has resurfaced in the news this week with
reports that they have “chickened out” on their support of traditional
marriage. Yahoo ran a story about it last Wednesday saying that CFA will no
longer give money to “anti-gay groups” like Focus on the Family and the
Fellowship of Christians Athletes.
When I read the article on Wednesday I became very upset. In
such a dark era that we are living in, CFA seemed like a beacon of hope. Their
stance on convictions, and the subsequent support of millions of people
standing with them, was a breath of much-needed fresh air. CFA seemed almost
like an Old Testament prophet, boldly standing up for what they believe in, and
many of us were happy to take a stand with them.
Some of us were even criticized for eating at their
restaurant. Non-Christians were understandably upset by our support, and some
Christians were, well, not understandably upset. CFA supporters were criticized
on all fronts.
So when the story broke that CFA had reversed course I felt
like the air had been knocked out of me. The social media was abuzz calling
them sellouts and hypocrites. Not wanting to weigh in until I knew the truth, I
emailed CFA.
I was very glad to receive my reply from their Chick-fil-A
CARES office, which came just a few hours after I watched Governor Mike
Huckabee’s interview on The O’Reilly Factor. On The Factor the governor said he
had just personally spoken with Dan Cathy, and that the reports on the news
simply were not true.
The email that I received reiterated the governor’s comments
to Bill O’Reilly. CFA has put out a list of what they support (literally, who they are), which has not changed,
and does not appear to be changing any time soon. CFA wishes to stay out of the
political debate, as they have always said, but their Christian values will
remain intact. Read their policy here.
So it appears that the story that Yahoo ran was simply
false. In what has become the new normal for the liberal media, they ran a
one-sided story without getting CFA’s side in a desperate attempt to hurt the
credibility of a Christian organization. This is being passed off as
“journalism.”
Last time I blogged about CFA I ended by saying that was my
last post about the organization, and that I would continue to eat more
chicken. But after these false reports came out I thought another post was
necessary, but the second half of my promise is still true: I will continue to
eat more chicken.
While CFA has continually been accused of being a place of
hate, it seems that they are actually the victims of hate.
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