Chicken Controversy: My Take(s).

1. Quit taking Christianity and turning it into a judgement party. Love your neighbor. Treat others as you want to be treated. LOVE. EACH. OTHER. And if you're going to cite different verses over and over again to support your point, maybe go through and read the whole Bible first. And then remind yourself that you don't want to be a hypocrite.

2. Fast food chicken is disgusting. If I remember correctly, one of the wraps that Chick-Fil-A offers has almost 2,000 mg of SODIUM. Wow, hey there heart attack. Plus, most fast food chicken is raised in terrible conditions and surging with stress hormones. Yikes. I'll pass, thanks.

3. STOP BEING SCARED OF GAY PEOPLE. STOP IT! And while you're at it, in the words of Bob Dylan, "Don't criticize what you can't understand." So just stop picking people apart because they're not like you. For any reason.

4. If you can pull yourself out of your day-to-day schedule to go "support" this chicken company, why don't you pull yourself out of YOURSELF for a moment and go volunteer at a homeless shelter or donate some money to an orphanage or go hang out with some dogs at an animal shelter. Quit using your beautiful energy for hatred. Quit spending your money on a company that doesn't need your money. Instead of purchasing a $6, nutritionally UNSAFE and UNHEALTHY "meal" (if that's what we're calling it), send $6 to a organization that helps people.

This has gotten so absurd. It breaks my heart in so many different places. I have never understood bullying on any level.

Lastly... Ironically, lately I have had this strange urge to paint chickens and other birds. Before I paint anything, I make sure that I'm not painting something that has any bad hidden meanings. So. I found some interesting things out about roosters and what they symbolize. Bulleted list time? I think so.

• Roosters mean enlightenment. Since they wake up before the sun and welcome it into the day, they symbolize new beginnings.
• One website (http://www.whats-your-sign.com/symbol-meanings-of-the-rooster.html) said this about roosters, "Rooster symbol meanings are all about fanning out with brilliance, and showing the world your shimmering facets of personality."
• Another website (http://www.totemwisdom.com/roostertotem.html) says roosters symbolize strength, self-proclamation, and recognition.
• There are also numerous beliefs (among many religions and faiths) that the rooster symbolizes light overcoming darkness.
• Sorrow and justice are associated with the rooster. Hmm.

So here's the summation of this post. This whole "dumb fast food chicken argument" can be a lesson. Be kind to others and leave your judgements at the door. Stop eating disturbing fast food chicken. Start donating energy, time, money, whatever to worthy causes. And if you are in a place where you feel sorrow, think of the rooster. The mascot of the "fast food chicken company." Be strong. Don't be afraid of yourself. Light always returns after darkness. We can turn this awful bus around and make something good out of this mess, I promise.

HAVE A GOOD WEEKEND!

P.S. I hate and strongly disagree with Dan Cathy's opinion (I could be spelling his name wrong, I don't know) BUT. He has the right to his opinion and thank GOD we can voice our opinions here. I love my country. I just think we should devote our energy to something more useful and less hateful.