I’ve not read Janet Oberholtzer until today, but she has the best summation I’ve read of the Chick-fil-A gay-marriage controversy.
With freedom of speech it’s a given that sometimes people will be hurt by what others say. And that’s what happened and there’s been a big reaction.
via Thinking about Chick-fil-A, Wounds and Kindness | Janet Oberholtzer.
She’s nailed it. Freedom of speech issue? It’s in there. Angry reaction to being denied a civil right? It’s in there!
So now that she’s got a controversy, where does she take it? I like that part too.
Love is kind. So since a large portion of this reaction is coming from a place of injury, wouldn’t love and kindness … be more beneficial than ignoring or dismissing the concerns? After all, it is kind to recognize and acknowledge the pain others feel.