I have long standing history of not getting involved in other people\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s lives. \u00c2\u00a0It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s part \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcnot wanting to get involved\u00e2\u20ac\u2122, and part \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcjust really don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t care\u00e2\u20ac\u2122. \u00c2\u00a0Once in a while, however, I feel the need to speak my mind. \u00c2\u00a0Not that I expect anyone else to care, but I feel I need to speak up.<\/p>\n
This country was founded on the idea of freedom of religion. \u00c2\u00a0That\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s why we came over here. \u00c2\u00a0No one wanted to be told how to worship. \u00c2\u00a0The beautiful thing is we also have freedom of\u00c2\u00a0speech, and freedom of expression. \u00c2\u00a0That means you and I can believe two totally different things and talk about it openly. \u00c2\u00a0We can get into a knock-down drag-out fight over it, but what we cannot do, is inflict our beliefs on others. \u00c2\u00a0We cannot threaten, bully, or get a mob mentality to pass laws, or pass judgment and force others to live by our own moral compass. \u00c2\u00a0Yet we do. \u00c2\u00a0All the time. \u00c2\u00a0Your North and my North are not the same, and yet you tell me I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m doing the wrong thing? \u00c2\u00a0You tell me that gay marriage is against your religion so we should pass a law and make it unconstitutional. \u00c2\u00a0OK well then can\u00c2\u00a0atheists get married? \u00c2\u00a0Can they marry a man or a woman? \u00c2\u00a0Or neither? \u00c2\u00a0What if an atheist and a\u00c2\u00a0Mormon\u00c2\u00a0want to marry?\u00c2\u00a0Is that legal?<\/p>\n
My brother and his wife are\u00c2\u00a0vegetarians, yet they don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t tell others not to eat meat. \u00c2\u00a0In fact, not only do we eat meat in front of them, they even let their children eat meat. \u00c2\u00a0Mass hysteria almost never ensues.<\/p>\n
My point is this. \u00c2\u00a0Chick Fil A has a constitutional right to be bigots and support hate groups. \u00c2\u00a0The Muppets have a Constitutional right to no longer associate with them. \u00c2\u00a0The best part is this: you can do whatever you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d like. \u00c2\u00a0Is eating there just like eating Chinese food? \u00c2\u00a0You don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t share the same beliefs, but you like the food and you don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t care how they spend the money you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve given them? \u00c2\u00a0Or do you care what your money supports? \u00c2\u00a0Are you bothered by the fact that supporting their business means you support their causes? \u00c2\u00a0It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s like buying American. \u00c2\u00a0Do you buy whatever you can find cheap and not know who you are making richer? \u00c2\u00a0Or not care? \u00c2\u00a0Do you try to buy American whenever possible, maybe from companies who treat their employees well? \u00c2\u00a0Maybe you even buy local so you know your money is going to a local farmer and not a large corporation who may or may not care about what they are feeding you.<\/p>\n
I gave up Chick Fil A a while ago, and even if I could eat gluten, I would not be giving them my business. \u00c2\u00a0Too many companies out there hide behind being a \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Christian Organization\u00e2\u20ac\u009d to do very nasty things.<\/p>\n
I don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t care really what side you are on. \u00c2\u00a0I will respect that you are entitled to your opinion, but I expect you to respect mine.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I have long standing history of not getting involved in other people\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s lives. \u00c2\u00a0It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s part \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcnot wanting to get involved\u00e2\u20ac\u2122, and part \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcjust really don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t care\u00e2\u20ac\u2122. \u00c2\u00a0Once in a while, however, I feel the need to speak my mind. \u00c2\u00a0Not … Continue reading