The Texas attorney general is investigating San Antonio for banning Chick-fil-A from its airport

The Texas attorney general is investigating whether the city of San Antonio violated Chick-fil-A’s religious liberty when it banned the fast food chain from its airport.

A working definition of hate speech is “speech that is intended to insult, intimidate, or cause prejudice against a person or people based on their race, gender, age, sexual orientation, political affiliation, occupation, disability, or physical appearance.” If that is the accepted definition, a Christian should never participate in hate speech. However, the problem is that the definition of hate speech is broadening over time. Proclaiming that a certain belief is wrong or that a certain activity is sinful, based on biblical principles, is increasingly being included in the definition of hate speech.

Ephesians 4:15 refers to “speaking the truth in love.” First Peter 3:15 instructs Christians to defend their faith, but to do so “with gentleness and respect.” Colossians 4:6 proclaims, “Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt.” Sadly, some Christians fail to follow these biblical instructions. But they are declaring this truth in such a way that it is intended to be incendiary, offensive, and hurtful. Needless to say, the Bible does not support such methods.

It is likely that in the near future, governments will begin declaring more speech as hate speech, thereby making it illegal. In some parts of the world, it is illegal to say that homosexuality is a sin. In some countries, it is illegal to declare one religion right and other religions wrong. This steady broadening of what qualifies as hate speech could eventually lead to any effort to evangelize being declared hate speech, since it would be “hateful” to tell a person that what he/she currently believes is incorrect.

Last week, the San Antonio city council approved a new concessions contract for the San Antonio International Airport — on the condition that Chick-fil-A be excluded.Texas attorney general Ken Paxton slammed the city’s decision as “discriminatory” and “inconsistent with the Constitution and Texas law.” He echoed that thought in a tweet substituting waffle fries for the famous cannon in the Gonzales flag used during the Texas Revolution.View image on Twitter

Ken Paxton✔@KenPaxtonTX

The City of San Antonio’s decision to exclude Chick-fil-A based on the religious beliefs associated with the company and its owners is the opposite of tolerance. It’s discriminatory, and not only out of step with Texas values, but inconsistent with the Constitution and Texas law.2,7076:15 PM – Mar 28, 20191,809 people are talking about thisTwitter Ads info and privacy“The Constitution’s protection of religious liberty is somehow even better than Chick-fil-A’s chicken,” Paxton wrote in a Thursday letter to the San Antonio mayor and city council. “Unfortunately, I have serious concerns that both are under assault at the San Antonio airport.”CNN has reached out to the office of San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg for a response.Councilman Roberto Treviño, who made the motion to exclude Chick-fil-A, said San Antonio does not tolerate “anti-LGBTQ behavior.””With this decision, the City Council reaffirmed the work our city has done to become a champion of equality and inclusion.

San Antonio is a city full of compassion, and we do not have room in our public facilities for a business with a legacy of anti-LGBTQ behavior,” Treviño said in a March 21 statement. “Everyone has a place here, and everyone should feel welcome when they walk through our airport.”In a response to CNN on Friday, Treviño said, “I’m confident that we have followed all our rights and laws as given to us as a City Council, and we did everything by the book.”In a separate letter Thursday, Paxton also requested that the US Department of Transportation open an investigation into whether San Antonio’s decision to ban Chick-fil-A from its airport violated federal law.

The Transportation Department did not immediately return CNN’s request for comment.CNN has also reached out to Chick-fil-A for comment.Chick-fil-A has come under fire from supporters of same-sex marriage in recent years after its president, Dan Cathy, said the company supported “the biblical definition of the family unit.”ThinkProgress, a left-leaning website, reported last week that Chick-fil-A donated $1.8 million in 2017 to groups with a discriminatory record against the LGBTQ community. The company responded, saying in a statement that “to suggest that our efforts in supporting these organizations was focused on suppressing a group of people is misleading and inaccurate.”Nirenberg, who’s up for reelection, defended his vote supporting the motion during a mayoral debate last week.”There are many people in the community that are uncomfortable with Chick-fil-A,” Nirenberg said. “And I would ask you, have you ever tried to buy waffle fries on a Sunday? They’re closed. Fifteen percent of sales generated in the airport come on a Sunday.” Source

StevieRay Hansen
Editor,HNewsWire

“Have I therefore become your enemy by telling you the truth?”

For those people who don’t believe God exist and waste so much time trying to convince everyone else he doesn’t exist…

Justice is a word that stands alone, adding anything to it demeans it….

It is impossible to find anyone in the Bible who was a power for God who did not have enemies and was not hated.

HNewsWire Radio

8.8K Views On YouTube

MY MISSION IS NOT TO CONVINCE YOU, ONLY TO INFORM…

Jesus come quick, there is nothing left in society that’s sacred….