Hollywood's War on Chicken
The latest solid proof that Hollywood really can’t stand traditional Christianity has arrived in an unfolding boycott of Chick-fil-A, a Georgia-based fast-food chain that’s rapidly spreading franchises across America.
Chick-fil-A demonstrates a public faith by closing all its stores on Sundays and on Thanksgiving and Christmas. It’s something the Left ridicules, but something anyone of any faith respects.
It’s the company’s donations through its WinShape Foundation have
launched the intolerant gay Left into action. Chick-fil-A have dared to
donate their profits to groups like the Fellowship of Christian Athletes
(horrors!) and the Marriage and Family Foundation (no!).
Chick-fil-A president Dan Cathy told the Baptist Press that “We are
very much supportive of the family -- the biblical definition of the
family unit. We are a family-owned business, a family-led business, and
we are married to our first wives. We give God thanks for that.” This
man just has to cut it out. Who does he think he is?
But what really infuriated the Left was Cathy’s comments on a radio
show that “I think we are inviting God's judgment on our nation when we
shake our fist at Him and say, ‘We know better than you as to what
constitutes a marriage.’”
One of Hollywood’s first moves came from The Jim Henson Company, the
iconic family entertainment group that invented the Muppets. They issued
a statement on Facebook proclaiming they were withdrawing any
association through kid’s-meal toys with the chain. “The Jim Henson
Company has celebrated and embraced diversity and inclusiveness for over
fifty years and we have notified Chick-fil-A that we do not wish to
partner with them on any future endeavors,” they declared. “Lisa Henson,
our CEO is personally a strong supporter of gay marriage and has
directed us to donate the payment we received from Chick-fil-A to
GLAAD.”
In other words, they’re suggesting that they’ll be better corporate
citizens by giving their Chick-Fil-A kiddie-meal money to the Gay and
Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, a group that fervently seeks to
censor all traditional Christians from being allowed to say anything
“anti-gay” on television news or entertainment programs. Even the Muppet
people are in thrall to speech-squashing political correctness.
Other
critics emerged on Twitter. "Chick-fil-A doesn't like gay people? So
lame," actor Ed Helms (of “The Hangover” movies) tweeted. "Hate to think
what they do to the gay chickens! Lost a loyal fan." Several other
bold-type Hollywood moralists – Miley Cyrus, Lindsay Lohan and Kim
Kardashian – also backed a Chick-fil-A boycott.
But few can compare with the undiluted spite of Roseanne Barr, who
grabbed all the attention with her death wishes on Twitter: "anyone who
eats S--t Fil-A deserves to get the cancer that is sure to come from
eating antibiotic filled tortured chickens 4Christ".
This came after she had called them “chick filet- nazi chicken f---ing
pricks.” She also cracked she was “off to grab a s--it fil-A sandwich on
my way to worshipping Christ, supporting AIPAC and war in Iran.” When
people attacked her for saying people “deserved” cancer, she lectured
“Giving [your kids] Cancer from processed fast food is child abuse”. To
think that this genius just tried to run for president of the United
States on the Green Party ticket is mind-boggling.
Chick-fil-A put out a corporate response making the obvious point (at
least to their customers) that you will find no disrespect at their
restaurants. “The Chick-fil-A culture and service tradition in our
restaurants is to treat every person with honor, dignity and respect —
regardless of their belief, race, creed, sexual orientation or gender.”
The statement added, “Going forward, our intent is to leave the policy
debate over same-sex marriage to the government and political arena.”
That’s exactly what Hollywood wants to hear. On the Internet, they
photograph themselves with taped mouths and paint “No H8" on their
cheeks, but they display more hate and more desire to shut people up
than the wackiest of right-wing yahoos.
The Left will always go further. Steven Kurlander, a blogger on the
Huffington Post “Gay Voices” site, is mastering Orwellian speech:
“Chick-fil-A's continued support of anti-gay groups and Cathy's
discriminatory comments cross the line of decency.” In the 21st century,
we’re told it’s indecent to be a Bible-believing Christian. He added
that Chick-fil-A should be banned from taxpayer-supported facilities and
should not be allowed to “work with public school children.”
Dan Cathy is right. We really are shaking our fist at God. Giving him the finger, too. Do we deserve forgiveness?
