Recent events have brought the homosexual agenda back into the national spotlight:

The Boy Scouts of America decided to affirm their ban on gay boys from membership or homosexual adults from leadership.
Chick-fil-A president, Dan Cathy, expressed support for traditional marriage on "The Ken Coleman Show" and set off a firestorm of criticism and debate.
A Colorado cake shop refused to create a cake for a gay wedding and is facing a boycott.

Charges of "bigotry" and "homophobia" have been leveled against Chick-fil-A, the Boy Scouts, the cake shop, and anyone who disagrees with the homosexual agenda. Let's examine what's going on and see how we can respond to these charges.

Bigotry?

First, there are several individuals and groups who are leveling the charge of "bigotry" against Chick-fil-A and calling for cities to deny the company business licenses to operate.

What is bigotry? As we often do, let's turn to Merriam-Webster for a definition:

big·ot·ry

1: the state of mind of a bigot
2: acts or beliefs characteristic of a bigot

OK... that wasn't particularly helpful. What's a bigot?

big·ot

: a person who is obstinately or intolerantly devoted to his or her own opinions and prejudices; especially: one who regards or treats the members of a group (as a racial or ethnic group) with hatred and intolerance

While it is entirely possible that some people are treating gays with "hatred and intolerance", neither Chick-fil-A, the Scouts, nor the cake shop did so.

On the contrary, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel declared that "Chick-fil-A's values are not Chicago values." and pledged to keep the company from obtaining business licenses to open additional stores. Boston mayor Thomas Menino echoed his sentiment and vowed to block the store from opening in his city.

Who exactly is being intolerant?

Chick-fil-A, who continues to serve and employ gays?

Or are those who support the homosexual agenda being intolerant and hateful?

: 05 Aug 2012

Chick-fil-a With a Side Order of Hypocrisy

Bigotry?