Posted on 04/12/2015 7:41:10 AM PDT by kanawa
Christians to Gays: We'll Accept Your Business and Donate Your Money to 'Traditional Pro-Family Lobby'
While gay activists are attacking Christian bakeries and wedding planners and filing lawsuits to put them out of business because of their religious beliefs, a Catholic priest has come up with a simple solution that, if adopted nationally, likely could end much of the gay and left-wing offensive in this realm.
Simply, accept all business from gays and tell them that the money will be donated to a traditional pro-family lobby or organization. And if your business is catering, for instance, show up at the gay wedding wearing a Cross necklace, a Bible-pin on your lapel, and a Bible verse embroidered on your uniform that expresses your morality, such as Mark 10:6-7, "But at the beginning of creation God made them male and female. For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife."
As Fr. John Zuhlsdorf explains in his Apr. 2 blog post, "It’s time for everyone to calm down. We need a new approach. Think about this. When some homosexual couple comes to your Christian business for services at their immoral event, don’t panic. Go ahead and take their business!"
"Then explain what is going to happen next," says Fr. Z on his popular blog page.
"Tell them that the food and services will be just fine. And then inform them that all of the money that they pay for the services will be donated to a traditional pro-family lobby."
"If it is something like catering, where your employees have to be there to provide services, tell them that all your people will smile, be professional, and everyone of them will be wearing crucifixes and have the Holy Family embroidered on their uniforms," says Fr. Z.
"Then show them pictures of your uniforms," he writes. "When the truck pulls up, speakers will be playing Immaculate Mary. Show them the truck and play the music."
“Oh, you would be offended by that? I’m so sorry," notes Fr. Z. "You approached us because we are Christians. Right? We are happy to provide services for you and we are grateful that you chose to come to our Christian catering business. We just want to be of help.”
The priest continued, "Then tell them that you will take out an ad in the paper to let everyone know what you did with their money, thanking them by name for their business so that you could make the contribution."
"I suspect this approach, if adopted far and wide, would put an end to attacks on Christian businesses," said Fr. Z.
Fr. John Zuhlsdorf is a Catholic priest of the diocese of Velletri-Segni, which is a diocese in Italy close to Rome, headed by Bishop Vincenzo Apicella. Fr. Zuhlsdorf was ordained a priest by St. Pope John Paul II in 1991.
Fr. Zuhlsdorf currently resides in Madison, Wisc., where he serves as president of the Tridentine Mass Society of the Diocese of Madison, under Bishop Robert C. Morlino.
And it isn’t a way out either way, but a way deeper in.
How about donating to your church?
this made me thing of a time long ago...
i ordered a cake from a krogers for my sons birthday.
when i went to pick up the cake it was the wrong kind, wrong frosting and they even misspelled my sons name.
when i went to the manager, the conversation went like this.
me: excuse me sir, but this cake is not what i ordered.
manager: did you order a cake?
me: yes
manager: did you get a cake?
me: yes
manager: then what are you complaining about?
this conversation went in circles for quite a while. i left and it was over 20 years before i set foot in a kroger store again..
now, why would this not work with fag cakes..
take the order, and ship them a cake with the word GAY and a circle with a slash though it..
they ordered a cake..
they got a cake...
They’ll find another way to go after Christians. Have they ever done it the lawful way in the past? One cannot buy away persecution.
You are still free to do it your way. It undermines no ones freedom.
Everyone?
The 1.7 percent still will dictate to Christians without opposition. Christians will never be free to refuse compromise of their beliefs after this, no matter how much lobby money is raised—never. No more Free Exercise Clause, de facto. Did the gays “lobby” for their so-called rights, or did they do it via illegal activism, especially by subverting the courts?—consider that.
You are confused, with all due respect. Faith in money is not faith in God.
Never mind what the Founding Fathers faced. Where did lobbying George III get them?
——making ourselves look like servants of Mammon, thus hypocrites.——
Never did I think earning a profit was serving mammon...
The priest idea is more in line with “pouring hot coals on their heads” ...to paraphrase someone...
You are still free to do it as you wish.
This is not caving, this is doing it on the Christian business owner’s terms.
Because these bakers and pizza shops are being put out of business, it is worth considering if there might be a way to discourage gays and at the same time save your business from their vile attempts to destroy you.
I'm not saying your are wrong, but I am saying that it is worth examining the alternatives...and on the surface, the priest has something worth examining.
Since the State is forcing this issue this would be a pretty clever response.
I'm not sure how you deduce that from my statements or from this proposal.
Do what is right and suffer the consequences. Today there are Christians getting their heads lopped off for obeying God's laws. Losing a business is a small thing compared to getting beheaded.
Make a stand, suffer the consequences then trust God to take care of you.
Another good idea.
Heheheh
So “earning a profit” no matter from whom or what, especially in the name of some cause that may be against your beliefs, is not serving Mammon? Okay then; that legitimizes the Mafia.
I asked the OP if the Apostles did it this way. I got no answer. Proverbs 25:22 and Romans 12:20 do not involve compromise of one’s beliefs for the sake of money; rather, it seems no profit motive is involved, and I do not see how what is suggested here is an act of kindness that will promote religious freedom rather than undermine it. Think Acts 5:29 instead.
Meditate on Acts 5:29 for a bit.
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