BAYSIDE, NY – Recently, issue arose over Rider University Dean Cynthia Newman’s decision to resign over the school’s rejection of the chicken chain Chick-Fil-A. The school had registered opposition to the restaurant chain’s perceived discrimination towards the LGBTQ community. I see faulty reasoning and misunderstanding.
It was reported that this chain came
under fire in 2012 when the CEO Dan Cathy, a conservative Christian, revealed
his disapproval of gay marriage. Many churches, including the Roman
Catholic Church, most Orthodox churches, and the more conservative churches, as
well as individuals and Orthodox Jews and persons of the Islamic faith, oppose
gay marriage.
This position, at least as to the Christian
groups mentioned, comes from biblical authority in the Book of Leviticus and
from certain statements of St. Paul in his letters, as well as the statement of
Jesus that marriage should be between man and woman. Thus, the position of Rider
College misses the point where it interprets the position of Chick-Fil-A as
prejudice and discrimination when in fact it is a religious and theological
position held by many in many societies.
The owner of Chick-Fil-A holds a
widely-held theological position and is within his rights to hold this position
and belief. I would add that I have no prejudice or discrimination to the LGBTQ
community, and as a Christian I seek to treat them with compassion and love
even though I have religious objections to that lifestyle. (miedemaproduce.com
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