Letter: To be against Chick-fil-A is not anti-Christian
(Carolyn Kaster | The Associated Press) President Donald Trump welcomes the 2018 NCAA FCS College Football Champions, The North Dakota State Bison, to the State Dining room of the White House in Washington, Monday, March 4, 2019, with McDonald's and Chick-fil-A fast food. Fourth from left is Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-N.D., third right is Sen. John Hoeven, R-N.D., and fourth from right is North Dakota State Bison quarterback Easton Stick.
Rich Lowry’s April 13 column, “The McCarthyite, anti-Christian campaign against Chick-fil-A” equates opposition to Chick-fil-A with opposition to Christianity. The glaring logical fallacy in Lowry’s editorial is inexcusable.
Chick-fil-A’s CEO and founder oppose gay marriage and contribute money to anti-LGBTQ organizations. People, including me, oppose Chick-fil-A for those reasons and those reasons alone.
Moreover, Christianity is not synonymous with opposition to gay marriage or the LGBTQ community. The Unitarian Universalist Association, for example, now stands firmly behind the LGBTQ community and gay marriage. With all due respect Mr. Lowry, don’t tell me I’m anti-Christian because I’m not.
Luke Smart, Salt Lake City
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