Did Thomas say he is against gay marriage or just that he stands with Chick Fil A. I know the assumption he is against gay marriage but he may be only supporting the right of a business owner to have his own beliefs without the government telling him his beliefs are wrong and that because of them he cannot open his business. That seems pretty reasonable to me.
To summarize:
The owner of Chick Fil A is an ardent opponent of gay marriage. It is his opinion which he is entitled to.
Chicago wants to prevent CFA from opening because of the views of its owner. An idea we may agree with but at odds with the constitution as I understand it, unless they want to prevent certain people from eating in their restaurant.
Tim has said he supports CFA but has not clarified whether that support means he supports the beliefs of the owner or simply their right to open a business without the government suppressing their right to religion and expression.
Until he comes out and states he is against gay marriage we should be cautious about inferring that is his actual belief. He may simply be expressing his libertarian views that the government should not be telling people what they should or should not think, without certain limitations. I actually agree with him in that regard as I assume most of us do.
He has made the decision to make his views known. That does not make him a wingnut. It means he holds certain things as more important than hockey. We can disagree with that as well but we do have to give him some respect for having the strength of his convictions, even if they are not the same as ours or how we may choose to express them.
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