Editor's Note: R. Albert Mohler Jr. is president of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, the flagship school of the Southern Baptist Convention and one of the largest seminaries in the world.
By R. Albert Mohler Jr., Special to CNN
(CNN)–Cultural upheavals often occur in the most
surprising contexts. Who expected that a clash between sexuality and
religious liberty would be focused on a restaurant company mainly known
for its chicken sandwiches?
And yet the controversy over Chick-fil-A is a clear sign that
religious liberty is at risk and that this nation has reached the brink
of tyrannical intolerance from at least some of our elected leaders.
The controversy ignited when Chick-fil-A President Dan Cathy, son of the company’s legendary founder, Truett Cathy, told a Baptist newspaper
that he and his company “operate on biblical principles” and “are very
much supportive of the family — the biblical definition of the family
unit.”
Defining Chick-fil-A as “a family business,” Cathy went on to say
that “We intend to stay the course. … We know that it might not be
popular with everyone, but thank the Lord, we live in a country where we
can share our values and operate on biblical principles.” Continue at CNN
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