Founder of Chick-Fil-A an Inspiration

On September 8 S. Truett Cathy, the founder of the restaurant chain Chick-fil-a passed away. He was a very successful man, and if you ate at his delicious restaurant you would know that, but some people don’t appreciate his success as much as others. Before Cathy died a lot of people used to admire him as a Christian man, he would close all of his restaurants on Sundays so that his workers could spend time with their families, but he also called it a silent witness to God because people would ask why it was closed and they would be told it was the Sabbath or that it gave the employees a chance to go to church. People used to admire that, about how he was open about it his faith. The company gave millions of dollars opposing same sex marriage and trying to extend marriage being between a man and a woman, Cathy did this out of his beliefs, he didn’t discriminate against gay or lesbian people, he only proclaimed his belief and did what he could to try and enforce the law of marriage between a man and a woman. Well the homosexual community was not a fan of what he was doing, they would boycott and campaign to keep chick-fil-a restaurant chains out of their cities because Cathy didn’t agree with their lifestyle. The thing that really bugs me about this tragic loss is how fake and hypocritical people are. One minute they are praising him for proclaiming his faith and being a good Christian example, and standing up for what’s not right and then after he is gone everyone is talking bad about him saying how he discriminated against gay people. The thing is you can ask almost anybody who knew him, and even people who didn’t know him, they all looked at him and saw Christ in him. Even though everybody falls short from the glory of God, I do not think Cathy is one to discriminate, I think he was just standing up for what he believes in, and if that’s wrong, isn’t it wrong for gay people to stand up for what they believe in and give money and campaign toward same sex marriage? I think people these days tend to just tell people what they want to hear and not speak their minds, although speaking your mind can sometimes not be the best idea, to me it’s better than lying to someone and being fake. Our society has fallen into a routine of just being a people pleaser and not standing up for what they think is right and what is wrong. I believe Christians do this a lot for God tells us to be in this world and not of it, but thanks to our sinful nature and our decisions we disobey God completely and we join the world in their sinful activities. I think Cathy was right for standing up for his beliefs and I stand behind that statement, he was an inspiration, a great example and a man of God, he will be missed.

The Truth About Your Kids in College

     

College is one thing that I am extremely excited for, I can't wait to have all the freedom in the world and be able to make my own choices and do whatever I want, and I am defiantly not alone. College is probably one of the most exciting moments for most people, they get to be on their own for the first time in their lives. “The heart wants what the heart wants”, a famous quote by Woody Allen is pretty straight forward, if you truly desire something in your heart you’re going to try and go get it.  Most kids feel safe and pure when they start college as freshmen, even the ones who might have been leaders at church, or very religious people, but if their hearts are not in the right place and they desire bad things, that’s what they are going to pursue. Most parents are at home thinking that their kids are probably out at a bible study when in reality they are getting hammered. There are of course those who don't not participate in vulgar activities, but most of the time a persons true self is revealed during college. And the point that I am agreeing with is that college does not change peoples hearts it reveals it. 

Purge Rumors

              The movie The Purge Anarchy recently came out in theaters which is a sequel to the movie The Purge, which made 29.8 million dollars. The main idea of this movie is that all crime is legal for 12 hours once a year, and the point of this is to reduce the crime rate, so that people save all their anger and temptations for the one 12 hour period per year. There is murder, robbery, rape, every crime imaginable is legal. I have not seen the second movie but I have seen the first. A family was broken apart and left scared and scarred. When I watch scary movies I don't get scared, however the thing scariest about this movie is the thought of it actually happening. People losing their friends and family, that's just terrifying. The point of this movie is to scare people, its a fiction/horror movie, which some people obviously took a little to seriously. In Louisville, Kentucky a teenager spread rumors about a local purge happening on August 15. He tweeted "Whos trying get a Louisville Purge started with me?" The police said they would increase their units and maximize security, because they thought there was a real threat, even though the tweet was just a prank. This story traveled throughout the United States and people started to worry about this actually happening, and how could you not? Especially if you've seen the movie ad seen the potential things that could happen, but its a good thing we have this thing called the law. Although laws can be changed, it is very unlikely that this law would be passed. The thing about the Purge is its a movie, its fiction, it would be like someone saying that they were scared of a zombie apocalypse from a movie they saw, its just not likely to happen at all. And I think these rumors and pranks should make people appreciative of not just police officers for helping protect them, but also appreciate all law enforcement and the laws that the government provides us with, keeping us safe. God gave us the law as not just guidelines but as rules so we would not just make decisions purely off our morals, because for some people that would be a very bad idea. And when you break rules there are consequences, and this teenager, who spread these rumors is facing them.