Mayor Blackmails Chick-Fil-A Over Its Affirmation Of Marriage

Is Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino trying to blackmail Chick-fil-A into accepting so-call "same-sex marriage" following Dan Cathy's, son of Chick-fil-A founder S. Truett Cathy, positive affirmation of marriage and his recent statement that government affirmation of so-called "gay marriage" is “inviting God’s judgment on our nation?”

Cathy certainly "invited Menino's judgment on his company." But the local media didn't ask Menino whether he believes that the owners of privately-owner companies still have 1st Amendment rights.

But his actual words were more than clear: if you disagree with Menino's views on gay rights, don't expect to set up shop in "his city." Menino told the Boston Herald: “Chick-fil-A doesn’t belong in Boston... And we’re not going to possess a company, Chick-fil-A or regardless of the hell the title is, on our Freedom Trail.” Menino is making reference to the Freedom Trail "a 2.5-mile, brick-lined route that leads you to 16 historically significant sites" which celebrate the American Revolution. Of course, no one from the Boston Herald bothered to ask Menino what he thought of Paul Revere's views on "gay rights" and whether or not he would be taking immediate steps to remove all mention and references to Revere, and the rest of our nation's founders for that matter, from Freedom Trail. No bulldozers are slated to begin tearing up the Freedom Trail yet and Cathy still isn't backing down either. He recently released a statement saying the company simply seeks to adhere to “biblically-based principles” and cited the well-known example of the company closing its doors every Sunday, without fail. Specifically, Cathy stated: “The Chick-fil-A culture and repair tradition within our restaurants would be to treat everyone with recognition, dignity and respect - no matter their belief, race, creed, sexual orientation or gender. Moving forward, our intent would be to leave the insurance policy debate over same-sex marriage towards the government and political arena.” Even the Boston Herald acknowledges that Menino's threats of extortion should not be taken lightly: "Menino blocked Walmart from the Roxbury development this past year, demeaning the retail giant’s effect on neighborhood companies minimizing-wage employees. Now it appears as if he might attempt to perform the same to Chick-fil-A."