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$\"\"$ <\/a>I came cross this blog post last nigh<\/a>t via the Facebook wall of Hunter Baker<\/a>. On that blog, called \u201cThe American Jesus,\u201d a young Christian man named Zack Hunt explains why he did not participate in \u201cChick-Fil-A Appreciation Day.\u201d (For some reason, \u201cThe American Jesus\u201d \u00a0cannot be accessed right now. Hopefully, it is only a temporary glitch).<\/p>\n

Although I very much appreciate the thought that went into Zack\u2019s post, I want to focus on one claim he makes:\u00a0\u201cRegardless, for me, dedicating a day to shove a chicken sandwich in the face of your `enemies\u2019 just doesn\u2019t seem like a very Jesus-like thing to do.\u201d I don\u2019t see it that way. Consider this analogy.<\/p>\n

Imagine that Chick-Fil-A were owned by Muslims and the mayor of \u201cWe Love Jesus, Texas,\u201d Billy Bob Cinderblock, announces that he \u201cdon\u2019t want no crazy Muslims preaching their Sharia Law in these parts,\u201d and thus suggests that his office will not allow Chick-Fil-A to build and open up a store in his city. \u00a0Hearing of this, \u00a0I and several friends, including Hunter, conclude: \u201cYou know, let\u2019s show our support for the religious liberty of our Muslim neighbors and eat at Chick-Fil-A on August 1.\u201d As Christians, we see this as an act of neighbor-love, consistent with the teachings of Christ. We then post our plan on the internet, and it goes viral. On August 1 hundreds of thousands of Americans eat at Chick-Fil-A restaurants throughout the United States \u00a0in order to show solidarity with their Muslim neighbors.<\/p>\n

How is this not \u201cJesus-like\u201d?<\/p>\n

In fact,\u00a0it seems to be quintessentially Jesus-like, since in both the real and Muslim cases, government officials, harboring anti-religious prejudices, were trying to harm\u2013either by word, deed, or both\u2013productive citizens who merely want to conduct business. When the mayors of three major cities (Boston, Chicago, and San Francisco)\u00a0start issuing such secular fatwas, people of good will, regardless of political or religious differences, must do what we can to support our fellow citizens.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"