Wow. Rachel Held Evans does a great job of refocusing this whole Chick-fil-A appreciation/boycott controversy away from the realm of clashing political tribes and into the realm of personal pious behavior. Speaking to Christian supporters of Chick-fil-A:
Please know that when you post a picture of yourself defiantly holding a Chick-fil-A bag on Facebook, it may send a hurtful message to your LGBT friends who—fair or not—have come to associate Chick-fil-A with anti-gay organizations and anti-gay remarks. There is no need to cause unnecessary offense to folks who have already been so ostracized by the Church, no need to wave a red and white banner through yet another culture war. If you really want to love your gay friends and neighbors, shoving Chick-fil-A bags in their faces right now is just not the way to do it.
via Rachel Held Evans | Some words for Christians on both sides of the Chick-fil-A war.
I think she’s right about the timing of the whole thing. Buying something from CFA on Wednesday would sufficiently demonstrate your support for the politics or freedom of speech of the company and its president. Broadcasting your activities via Facebook would be more about high-fiving those in your tribe and stuffing it in the faces of your LGBT friends and acquaintances. This may be a situation where, for a time at least, the loving thing to do is not let your left hand know what your right hand is eating.