Jonathan Merritt is a well known writer and author whose books include Green Like God and A Faith of Our Own. Among younger evangelicals he is a leading voice, having written more than 300 columns on topics ranging from environmentalism, politics, civil, discourse and gay marriage in places are varying as USAToday, HuffPo, and The Washington Post. Most recently, an article he wrote for The Atlantic, “In Defense of Eating at Chick-fil-A,” really stirred the pot. In response to a proposed boycott of Chick-fil-A by gay marriage supporters, Merritt opposed the boycott culture, saying,