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I can stand for more then 1 thing at a time

So there's naturally backlash that people are focused on Chick-fil-a. The biggest thing I hear is why don't we focus on hungry children or the unemployment rate or pick your topic of choice. Well I'd like to offer another option...that being a faithful Christian means that I can fight for marriage equality and equal rights for the LBGTQ community and also work to feed the hungry, fight the high unemployment rates, work towards a creating a better environment and other issues that I support. It doesn't have to be a either or situation. What I see as a wrong is a wrong to me. When I see my faith being used to cause hurt, pain and discrimination on any issue I have the right to fight it just like you have your right to support it. I am no less of a faithful person for my stances then you are for holding your stance. Just because I choose to add my 2 cents worth to a highly discussed topic doesn't mean I'm giving up on everything else I support. I can multitask. Trust me I'll be more then happy to help a person find a job at another company so they can have gainful employment and still boycott a company that I don't agree with. I can still support education reform while saying marriage is more then a narrow view. I can help save the environment while saying that love is something bigger then any one person.

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