Hate the sin. Love the sinner. As long as the sandwich guys aren’t asking you to endorse gay marriage, go ahead and eat the sandwiches. As a person-to-person business, you may have more impact as a Christian, right in front of them, than you would if you boycott a big corporation. Someday they may need to talk to someone who has the Good News about Christ. They’ll think of you.
Nah, we have never spoken of politics in any way.
These two guys, like me, were dislocated to this area by Hurricane Katrina.
They ended up in a very conservative little country town in Florida, and after a fashion they have opened their business, and seem to be doing very well.
This building that they are in was a bit of an eyesore too.
Owners of previous failed businesses at this location really did not take much pride in the outside appearance of it, so it started to look pretty run down.
When this business moved in, it is clear that the owners want the outside to look as inviting as possible, and they have gone well out of their way to landscape the front of it pretty darn well.
This makes the whole area that it is in look so much better.
They are a benefit to the community that they are located in. It’s very small, to the point that each individual business owner can make a significant difference in its outward appearance depending on how much work they put in to a business’s outward appearance.
I used to believe that was a proper way to proceed. I really don't anymore. Are we to act like everything is okay for an entire life time hoping that someday they'll somehow realize that maybe that lifestyle isn't.... in the hope that when they do they'll think of one of us to talk too? I don't believe that anymore.
Honestly, I lean toward the principle of when one won't accept your grace, (your message of the Christ and his salvation)... that you shake the dust from your sandals and move on to someone who might recognize the need for a savior. Tough words I know, but we are in a country that is moving away from God. Acting like that isn't a problem so that we maintain "contact" with them in hopes of a conversation some day.... I dunno.