Pedophilia could eventually be normalized if the trends pushing Pride month continue without people voicing their different views, he said. If you can love anything, you can begin to love evil.” A tub of foie gras being graded and cleaned rests on a preparation table at Hudson Valley Foie Gras in Ferndale, N.Y., on Aug. “If we say love is love, that makes no sense. Those who promote LGBTQ+ ideals resort to rage, anger, and the use force on anyone who opposes them, McKnight said, “which is what happened in my case.” The Sacred Heart of his Catholic faith symbolizes the love of Christ in contrast to the “love is love” notion of the LGBTQ+ movement, he said. McKnight’s Catholic roots in Louisiana go back nearly 200 years, from French immigrants who first arrived during the 1860s. “There’s still the influence of culture there.”Īnd while many new residents from outside the state think Louisiana is “a cool place to live,” they bring their leftist and liberal ideals “that are not ours,” McKnight said. It’s become an Americanized city,” he said. “What I see happening, especially from New Orleans, is that many who live there are now transplants. McKnight said the backlash to his post stems partly from what he sees as a leftward political demographic transformation of Louisiana’s large metropolitan areas, such as New Orleans. “Of course, one must also consider the circumstances, which may decrease or eliminate fault,” he added. “When I said it is a sin, I was simply referring to Catholic moral teaching, which says that every sexual act outside of marriage is a sin. Being homosexual is not a crime,” the Pope told the news outlet, and then clarified, “but it is a sin.” “We are all children of God, and God loves us as we are and for the strength that each of us fights for our dignity. In a January interview with The Associated Press, Pope Francis encouraged all Catholics not to discriminate against homosexuality, saying that it “is not a crime.” On June 16, thousands of Catholics protested the drag nun group Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence on “Pride Night” outside Dodgers’ Stadium in Los Angeles. McKnight sees it as a religious and ideological schism that is beyond rational discussion or compromise, and a direct assault on his faith. The backlash against McKnight does not appear to be an isolated incident but reflects a growing division between conservative Christians in the United States and those who support the LGBTQ+ agenda. “My local community was first to respond by buying our products to help get us through. One GiveSendGo page raised $101,360 for the McKnights. To lose two-thirds of his customers was potentially devastating, but financial contributions began pouring in almost immediately. McNight, 32, started the family farm making foie gras products in April 2019. Because we’re not afraid ,” McKnight told The Epoch Times. “One used the term homophobia, the silliest term ever. McKnight said two of his three important restaurant customers texted him after his post saying they would no longer buy his foie gras products. “It’s the faith of Catholic France and the French Catholic monarchy, and of course, the Spanish influence,” McKnight said. (Courtesy of Backwater Foie Gras)Īs a devout Catholic, McKnight said he is protective of his home state of Louisiana, its culture, and its Catholic identity. The “attempted coup” in June is “part of that offensive.” Ross McKnight, owner of Backwater Foie Gras farm in Louisiana, said he lost two-thirds of his business after posting a message on social media critical of the LGBTQ+ movement. In the June 2 Instagram post, McKnight wrote, “The push to have every mainstream value and holiday represented in some way in our Louisiana ought to make no sense at all to any unless recognized as a forward offensive by an ever-encroaching enemy that has sought for generations to destroy our unique culture which is so intimately tied to our Catholic identity.” But it’s very clear we are not outnumbered-at least, not yet,” said Ross McKnight, owner of Backwater Foie Gras in Bush, Louisiana. “I’m not saying we’re going to win the culture war. A Louisiana small farm owner says his supporters far outnumber the business customers he lost after he post a message on social media that referred to Pride Month as the “attempted coup of the month.”
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