Get off your high horse and drop the chicken

Is anyone else sick of hearing about this stupid Chick-Fil-A crap?  Chick-Fil-A is a business built by a very religious family.  They close on Sundays which has to cut into their bottom line.  They do that because they choose to run their business with the values of their religion.  Do I necessarily think that's wise?  No.  But it is what it is.  People and businesses are entitled to their own opinions as long as it does not encroach on other people's rights.  Gay marriage is and will be battled out in the courts.  People can take sides and debate it as long as they can be smart and civil about it.  This whole hoopla about Chick-Fil-A not believing in gay marriage is a lot of drama over nothing.  Who the hell cares what they believe?  I certainly think they're wrong and bigoted for it but that is their right. 

The important thing is that whatever the owners of a fast food chain believe is not relevant to the issue if you ask me.  The only thing this controversy is doing is keeping the name Chick-Fil-A in the news and making them money.  Sure there will be people who avoid Chick-Fil-A because of those beliefs but there are probably just as many out there who will purposefully go to Chick-Fil-A to show their support.  Even bad press is press and honestly I think they're enjoying the attention.  Let it go and get on with your lives.  If this is an issue you feel strongly about then work to enact change, just don't get pissed off at some chicken place because they said they don't believe in gay marriage.

Here in the good ol' US of A people have the right to have differing beliefs.  I support that.  I believe that everyone should be allowed to marry regardless of their sexual orientation.  I am also well aware that a lot of people don't agree with me.  Fine.  If someone wants to have an intelligent debate about it that's great.  However intelligent debates in politics don't seem to happen often.  Especially when it's mostly a media stunt anyway.  The media is completely fueling this because, for some reason, people are getting outraged by this on both sides.  It's getting silly.

Everyone, let's drop it now.  Chick-Fil-A doesn't believe in gay marriage.  Whatever.  Unless the CEO of Chick-Fil-A is running for political office it doesn't matter what he believes in the grand scheme of things.  Stop hating on everyone and sit down to defend your viewpoints and have a real debate over the subject instead of mucking about like vindictive toddlers on the playground.  If you have a strong belief then defend it but recognize the fact that the other side has the right to defend their beliefs too.  Gay marriage is one of those things that will really polarize people and maybe people will never agree.  Beating a dead horse doesn't help anyone.  It doesn't enact change.


My thoughts.

 You're entitled to your beliefs.  What you do with them and how you conduct yourself is more important though.