Remember decades ago when “intolerance” was the worst sin progressives could pin on you? Every time we conservatives tried to push back against their radical social agenda they demanded to know “Who are you to judge? You bigot!” Well, once they started down that road – misapplying Scripture and bastardizing the English language – it was inevitable: the Left has turned into the very scourge they accused the Right of being: INTOLERANT.
Updated: 3-30-19 [See below]
Chick-fil-A has been judged by the “compassionate” San Antonio City Council, and been found wanting. Their Christian faith will not be tolerated ~
Chick-fil-A banned from San Antonio airport over alleged ‘legacy of anti-LGBTQ behavior’ ~
Wayfarers passing through San Antonio International Airport will be out of luck if they’re craving Chick-fil-A’s crispy chicken or waffle fries, as the city council has banned the chicken-centric chain from opening up shop in the air hub due to the company’s alleged “legacy of anti-LGBTQ behavior.”
On Thursday, six members of the San Antonio City Council rejected the inclusion of Chick-fil-A from the new Food, Beverage and Retail Prime Concession Agreement for the airport, KTSA reports. The seven-year contract for concession management at the terminal is expected to create $2.1 million in revenue for the Texas city; the motion that passed gave the green light to food shops including Smoke Shack and Local Coffee.
“With this decision, the City Council reaffirmed the work our city has done to become a champion of equality and inclusion,” Councilman Roberto Treviño said of the vote, as per News 4 San Antonio. “San Antonio is a city full of compassion, and we do not have room in our public facilities for a business with a legacy of anti-LGBTQ behavior.”
Pardon me, but belief is not behavior. And holding that marriage was instituted by God as a lifelong union between one man and one woman is not “anti-LGBTQ.”
“Everyone has a place here, and everyone should feel welcome when they walk through our airport,” (Treviño) continued.
Everyone should feel welcome – except traditional Christians.
Updated: 3-30-19
Good news ~ looks like Texas is going to stand up for Chick-fil-A’s First Amendment rights (That would never happen in New York or Texas – or Michigan) ~ Texas AG Ken Paxton Officially Launches Investigation Into Chick-Fil-A Ban ~
The city of San Antonio may have violated federal law and Transportation Department regulations by denying a contract to Chick-fil-A on religious grounds after voting to remove the franchise from a new airport concession contract […]
The (council’s) prohibition came after a report noted that in 2017, Chick-fil-A donated nearly $2 million to the Salvation Army, Fellowship of Christian Athletes and Paul Anderson Youth Home. The report asserted that the three charities were discriminatory against LGBTQ individuals […]
“Targeting individuals, organizations, or corporations for carrying out their deeply-held religious beliefs in accord with our laws and consistent with many Americans’ similarly held religious beliefs is hardly making San Antonio a ‘champion of equality and inclusion,’” Roy said. “I hope this matter can be resolved, as it would be unfortunate if the council’s decision negatively impacted our ability to effectively advocate for San Antonio in Congress due to such rampant discriminatory action against a well-regarded business with such a significant presence in our communities in central Texas and across the nation.”
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“Evil talks about tolerance only when it’s weak. When it gains the upper hand,
its vanity always requires the destruction of the good and the innocent,
because the example of good and innocent lives is an ongoing witness against it.
So it always has been. So it always will be.”
~ Charles Chaput, archbishop of Philadelphia~ G.K.Chesterton
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