Walmart, ISIS, and Gay Weddings
All around the country Christian business owners are being sued for refusing to participate in gay weddings, whether it's photographers, florists, reception hall and property owners, or bakers. And they are losing (go to FreeToBelieve.com). They are losing big bucks, and in some cases they are losing their very livelihoods.
But these Christian business owners aren't picking on gays. They simply want the freedom that every citizen in the United States should have -- the freedom to run your business according to your deeply held religious and moral beliefs.
For example, last week a Walmart in Louisiana refused to bake a cake decorated with a Confederate Flag on it (but, ironically, they did agree to decorate a cake with an ISIS flag). The leaders of the company made a decision, based on morality and conscience, that it wouldn't be right to decorate the cake. And I support Walmart's freedom to do that. Walmart does not mean to offend or insult Confederate flag-waivers; nor does it hate people who still cherish the Confederate Flag. Walmart is simply doing what they believe is morally right, and they should have the right, the freedom to do that. Their actions might offend and inconvenience some people, but that's the price we all pay for freedom.
Bottom line: Nobody in the USA should be forced to do what they believe is morally wrong or offensive to God.
And the same is true for Christian business owners who refuse to participate in gay wedding ceremonies. The intent is not to offend or insult gays. The intent is not to punish or inconvenience gays. The goal is to please God, and to do what one believes is morally right.
The question facing America right now is this: Why is it okay for Walmart to distance itself from Confederate Flags, but it is not okay for Christians to distance themselves from gay wedding ceremonies?
But these Christian business owners aren't picking on gays. They simply want the freedom that every citizen in the United States should have -- the freedom to run your business according to your deeply held religious and moral beliefs.
For example, last week a Walmart in Louisiana refused to bake a cake decorated with a Confederate Flag on it (but, ironically, they did agree to decorate a cake with an ISIS flag). The leaders of the company made a decision, based on morality and conscience, that it wouldn't be right to decorate the cake. And I support Walmart's freedom to do that. Walmart does not mean to offend or insult Confederate flag-waivers; nor does it hate people who still cherish the Confederate Flag. Walmart is simply doing what they believe is morally right, and they should have the right, the freedom to do that. Their actions might offend and inconvenience some people, but that's the price we all pay for freedom.
Bottom line: Nobody in the USA should be forced to do what they believe is morally wrong or offensive to God.
And the same is true for Christian business owners who refuse to participate in gay wedding ceremonies. The intent is not to offend or insult gays. The intent is not to punish or inconvenience gays. The goal is to please God, and to do what one believes is morally right.
The question facing America right now is this: Why is it okay for Walmart to distance itself from Confederate Flags, but it is not okay for Christians to distance themselves from gay wedding ceremonies?
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