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Chick-fil-A CEO: "Founding Fathers Would Be Ashamed" of Supreme Court Ruling
Chick-fil-A president Dan Cathy has spoken out against gay marriage once again. Following the Supreme Court ruings striking down the Defense of Marriage Act and opening the door for same-sex marriages in California, Cathy took toTwitter to criticize the rulings,CBS reports. "Sad day for our nation, founding fathers would be ashamed of our gen. to abandon wisdom of the ages re: cornerstone of strong societies," Cathy tweeted.  It was later deleted from his account.  In a statement to The Wall Street Journal, Chick-fil-A said it was not focusing on the Supreme Court rulings. "We believe in providing great-tasting food and genuine hospitality to everyone  -  so our focus is on running an exceptional restaurant company," the statement read.  "Therefore, we are leaving political decisions and discussions to others and focusing only on what we do best." Cathy created a firestorm last year when he spoke out in favor of traditional marriage, leading to protests and boycotts of Chick-fil-A. Thousands of supporters though flocked to restaurants nationwide last August for "Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day" to stand behind the company's platform.

Syrian Christians: "Why is the U.S. at War With Us?"
Syrian Christians are asking why the United States supports extremists who want to turn Syria into an Islamic state, according to CBN News. That testimony came during a congressional hearing on Syrian's religious minorities last month. Rep.Chris Smith, R-N.J., who chairs the House subcommittee on Africa, Global Health and Human Rights, called on President Barack Obama to defend the rights of Syrian Christians. Smith said satatistics showed that "Christians are even more fearful for their lives and safety than other segments of the Syrian population." Nina Shea director of the Hudson Institute's Center for Religious Freedom, testified that Islamic insurgents were targeting Christians for "ethno-religious cleansing." Christian Solidarity International CEO Dr. John Eibner said displaced Christians were asking him, "Why is the U.S. at war against us?" Eibner told the panel he recently returned from a trip to Syria where he met with "many resilient and courageious Syrians," mainly displaced Christians and church workers. "Victims recounted to me the religous cleansing of Christian neighborhoods in Homs and Qusair by armed jihadists who threatened them with death if they did not leave their homes." he said.  He added that the U.S. should work with Russia to negotiate peace rather than help Sunni Muslims turn the country into an Islamic state.

National Cathedral Rings Bells to Cheer Gay Marriage
The National Cathedral rang its church bells, along with some other Washington churches, to celebrate the Supreme Court's decisions on gay marriage, CBS DC reports. Cathedral spokesman Richard Weinberg said the bells rang at noon Wednesday, June 26, for 45 minutes to an hour. Bells also rang at other Episcopal, Methodist, Presbyterian and Unitarian churches.  The cathedral scheduled a prayer service for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender families that evening at 7 p.m. to celebrate the ruling.  In a statement, the cathedral's dean, the Rev.Gary Hall, said the church was ringing its bells "to celebrate the extension of federal marriage equality to all the same-sex couples modeling God's love in lifelong convenants."  Hall said the ruling should serve as a call for Christians to embrace religous marriage equality.
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