A Different Look at the Chick-fil-A Controversy

Unless you have been under a rock for the past two weeks, you are well aware of the Chick-fil-A controversy.

First a little background. After the mayor of Chicago Rahm Emanuel stated that Chick-fil-A did not share Chicago values, I nearly became unglued! (Note: My Alderman in Chicago and the Boston mayor made comments about Chick-fil-A as well. You can find them here and here.) What are Chicago values? Was he talking about all of the shootings that occur in Chicago? Was he talking about all of the crime in black communities? Was he talking about the high taxes Chicago imposes on its citizens? What about the high unemployment rate in the black community? Well no, he of course was saying that Chicago has no problem with the gay and lesbian community. I agree with that and for the record, I am opposed to gay marriage based on my understanding of God's Word the Holy Bible. I make no bones about it and I am willing to stand up for what I believe in. With that being said, I have plenty of gay friends and I believe as the Bible teaches we are to love everyone as God has loved us. What I do disagree with him on is the fact that Chicago has plenty of issues, why even wade into the waters on this one? Well Peter Bella of the Washington Times does a pretty good job of explaining that when he wrote the following:

There are defintely two Chicagos: working and wealthy Chicago, and poor Chicago. Politicians, especially black politicians, rarely visit poor Chicago except during election time. They stay just long enough to beg for votes. They more often frequent wealthy and White Chicago, where the campaign money is.
Blacks were promised that if black politicians were elected to represent them, their lives would change for the better. Chicago’s black elected officials on every level - city, state, and federal - have done next to nothing for the communities they allegedly serve and supposedly represent. They willfully and cheerfully ignore the very people they promised to help.

Wow. There are two points to be made here. One, he mentions politicians and votes. He states black politicians, but as anyone who follows politics knows a politician is a politician no matter race creed or color. It is safe to say Rahm was trolling for votes like all politicians. He has stated that he is in favor of gay marriage and I take him at his word. The second point, speaks to black America especially those who continue to vote for Democrats blindly. They have been burned by them time and time again, yet they go back for more. Also, when politicians decide to support one group over another, (in this case the LGBT over everyone else) they end up hurting other groups in this case blacks and Hispanics. With the black unemployment rate over 14%, I think they would welcome any business willing to hire them. If you would like to read the full article it can be found here.

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