So anyone who's been following the news lately is probably aware of the hoopla Chick-Fil-A's owner stirred up when he said that God will punish the United States for embracing gay marriage. The mayors of some major cities such as Chicago and Boston moved to ban Chick-Fil-A from their cities. Chick-Fil-A got a major sales boost from supporters however as a result of this.
Now me personally, I am fine with gays and gay marriage. But I think it is wrong to try to bully a business because its owner has anti-gay marriage (or even anti-gay) views. By law, the business cannot put up a sign saying that they do not serve gay people, so gay or straight, you can go in there and buy food and eat. We cannot become a country where people have to literally start being careful about what opinions they have or else their business will be outlawed from an area. That sets a very bad precedent that could spill over into other things.
The beauty of the free enterprise system is that if you don't like the views of the business's owner or the business itself, then don't buy their product.
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