TIFTON —
Sunday's Gazette printed two "rants" in the Rant & Rave column about the so-called "discriminatory policy” by the owners of Chik-Fil-A restaurants. Chik-Fil-A has not, to our knowledge, refused service to any customer based on race, gender, political beliefs, religious persuasion (or lack thereof), criminal record, nationality, sexual orientation or any other "discriminators."
In spite of how much the beliefs of many individuals may differ from the those of the Cathy family, their restaurants continue to serve each customer with equal respect.
The fact that Truett Cathy and his son, Dan, are born-again, evangelical Christians who believe God's Word (the Bible), does not make them "homophobic."
There are businesses right here in Tift County whose owners are Bible-believing, born-again Christians who also believe homosexuality is wrong, but who serve anyone who comes in as a customer. Are you going to start asking each business owner what his religious beliefs are before you purchase his or her products or use their services?
Actually, it may be that the so-called boycott of Chik-Fil-A has actually backfired. When we drove past at 1:00 PM on Saturday, the parking lot was full and there was a long line waiting for the drive-thru.
Although we don't often eat at Chik-Fil-A, we plan to join millions of others on August 1, to show support for the Christian owners by eating in their restaurant.
Carolyn Abell
David Smith
Tifton
Opinion
Your Opinion: Boycott may have backfired
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- Rants & Raves – May 22
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Students aren't blueberries
Dear Public School Teachers in Georgia: It looks as if you have survived another year of underwhelming support from state legislators, many of whom would kiss a tree toad if so instructed by the anti-public education crowd. I know it is frustrating but as my daddy used to say, consider the source.
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Letter to the Editor – May 22
You knew this was going to be a special season.From the season-opener, a 7-5 win over Crisp County and UGA signee Robert Tyler, to the very last pitch in Marietta May 15, the Tift County baseball team took us on a great journey that reached even further than on the baseball field for me.
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May 21 Column – George F. Will
Leaving aside the seriousness of lawlessness, and the corruption of our civic culture by the professionally pious, this past week has been amusing. There was the spectacle of advocates of an ever-larger regulatory government expressing shock about such government's large capacity for misbehavior. And, entertainingly, the answer to the question "Will Barack Obama's scandals derail his second-term agenda?" was a question: What agenda?
- Rants & Raves – May 21
- Rant & Rave for May 16
- Rants & Raves - May 15
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Letter to the Editor for May 15
As a grandson of Henry Harding Tift and a long-time resident of Tift County, I would like to tip my hat to Edd Dorminey for the pivotal role he played in petitioning the state legislature to officially recognize the original intent that Tift County be named in honor of Capt. Tift.
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A day late and a dollar short...sort of
I caught a lot of flack the past couple of days because, and I quote, “You write a column and you didn’t write about your mom for Mothers Day?”Yeah. Um. Just yeah.
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