Yesterday, one Matthew Paul Turner posted concerning
Chick-fil-a Day “5 Reasons the Church Failed Yesterday.”
I believe this calls for “5 Reasons Matthew Paul Turner
Failed Yesterday.”
ONE
Turner said, “it was not love.”
Hell if it wasn’t.
If taking up for people being bullied by fascists isn’t love, I don’t
know what is. I remember when I
was picked on as a kid. When
someone took up for me, that was love, and I felt love. As a kid, I had more sense than Matthew
Paul Turner does now.
Taking up for others and for their freedoms is love,
period.
TWO
Turner said, “People felt hate, and we ignored that.”
No, people used the smears of “hate” and “bigotry” to try
to ban a legitimate business. And
if there are sensitive souls out there who actually feel hate, any number of
people any number of times made clear this was about supporting freedom of
speech and freedom of religion in this country, not about gay bashing.
Perhaps that should have been made even more clear, but
the issue of “hate” was most certainly not ignored.
THREE
Turner: “Christians put an issue above people.”
The presenting issue was freedom of speech and of
religion. When you defend people’s
freedom, you defend people, most of whom want to be free. ‘Nuff said.
FOUR
Turner: “Once again, the mass actions of Christians built
another wall of distrust between the Church and the GLBTQ communities.”
Excuse me.
Were Christians trying to ban the businesses of those who support gay
marriage? Am I missing something?
At the very least, in this episode it is the GLBTQABC
rights crowd who has acted in an untrustworthy manner. For years, they preached
tolerance. But now they seek to
ban Christians and their businesses? That’s not tolerance. That’s called
bait-and-switch, and it is not trustworthy. It is fraud.
I should add that there are any number of liberals and
gays who are appalled by the actions of the mayors of Boston and Chicago
because they, too, value freedom for all Americans. Kudos to them.
But it is not Christians who have acted in an
untrustworthy manner in this episode.
FIVE
Turner: “Yesterday’s hoopla surrounding CFA did nothing to
prove that Christians don’t hate gay people.”
Since when does everything I do have to prove I don’t hate
gay people . . . or Canadians for that matter? When I go buy beer, must I buy Canadian beer to PROVE I
don’t hate Canadians? Must I put
Canadian bacon on my burgers?
Actually, those opposing Chick-fil-a have been treated
graciously. Protesters have been
given free water. Even this now infamous jerk was treated very kindly by Chick-fil-a.
But when I got up this morning and ate breakfast, I did
nothing to prove I don’t hate Canadians.
I repent in dust and ashes.
SIX
(Yes, this is more than five, but I’m on a roll.)
What many Christians along with many other Americans did
on August 1st was a positive thing. Although the actions of the mayors of Boston and Chicago and
their ilk were outrageous, the response was peaceful and positive. Many waited in long lines in the summer
heat to support freedom of speech with their time and business. And those who opposed this effort out
of their small-mindedness were nevertheless treated graciously.
What happened August 1st was something
Christians and Americans can be proud of.
And Matthew Paul Turner crapped all over it.
He is the one who failed.
