By Selwyn Duke ——Bio and Archives--July 29, 2012
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Last May, Mr. Farrakhan told a group of followers that the increasing public acceptance of homosexuality is evidence of the work of the devil. "The Koran says, Satan has made evil fair-seeming to them," he said. He stood firmly against same-sex marriage, saying that "Sin is sin according to the standard of God." He chastised Christian, Jewish and Muslim religious leaders for compromising on the issue, even saying that Muslims who condone homosexuality are enemies of Islam. He said that the Newsweek cover declaring President Obama the "first gay president" was a mockery, and said he should be called, "the first president that sanctioned what the scriptures forbid." In 2009 Mr. Farrakhan said that homosexuality is "a learned behavior" and has its origins in predators sensing that children are vulnerable and "then some man will take advantage of that tenderness and engage a child in homosexual behavior."In contrast, Cathy's comments were quite tepid. Yet not only does Emanuel have nothing to say about the Nation's Chicago restaurant, Salaam, he also welcomed Nation of Islam patrols of city streets. And the kicker? He did that on the exact same day he condemned Chick-fil-A. Of course, though, in a sense Grand Mufti Emanuel is right. Chick-fil-A isn't known for gang violence that kills people, votes by dead people, or graft and corruption. It is known for closing on Sundays in honor of the Lord's Day, providing quality products and treating customers well. It also suspended its famous ad campaign, featuring cows holding a sign stating "EAT MOR CHICKIN," during the Mad Cow Disease scare because it didn't want to be guilty of taking advantage of the crisis. So perhaps Chick-fil-A's values are not Chicago values. But they can only be an improvement. The good news here is that the backlash, even from liberal journalists, has been against Grand Mufti Emanuel and his mullahs, who've been criticized for engaging in viewpoint discrimination. So the final score? Chicken chain, 1 Chicken-head, 0
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