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Started 10 months ago by Walker
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Walker
The KLD / Downtown / Gay Street
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Chick-fil-A president says company opposes gay marriage
Thursday, July 19, 2012
By Christian Boone
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Company president Dan Cathy told a Baptist website the Atlanta-based restaurant chain is "guilty as charged" in its support of traditional marriage. "We are very much supportive of the family — the biblical definition of the family unit," Cathy said in article published Monday by the Baptist Press. "We are a family-owned business, a family-led business, and we are married to our first wives. We give God thanks for that."

READ MORE: http://www.ajc.com/news/chick-fil-a-president-1481215.html

Posted 10 months ago #
Neil Jaye

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Not really surprising; a southern based chain that will not even open on Sundays. I would expect conservative leaning from this place. But they make damn good chicken sandwiches.

Posted 10 months ago #
peanutnozone
Baltimore MD
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Yeah, they can do whatever they want. If they want to espouse those values, so be it. Nothing is stopping them. Free country, blah blah blah.

And I will choose to never patronize their establisments. Win win.

Posted 10 months ago #
Snarf
Dystopia
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The Boy Scouts of America LOVE Chick-fil-a.

Posted 10 months ago #
Twixlen
The Weston District
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They play religious music in the store. They are closed on Sundays. They used to have a franchise agreement (it's no longer online, that I can find) that specifically stated that franchisees had to be high-level members of their churches, follow the same religious beliefs as those in corporate, etc...

What surprises me is how many people seemed to be surprised by this stance. This has been well known for a while. They actively donate to groups like Focus on the Family & places that "de-gay" teens/people.

Ain't no chicken sammich that delicious.

Posted 10 months ago #
mrpoppinzs
Arena District
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Never been to one, looks like they are all located around the outerbelt.

Posted 10 months ago #
peanutnozone
Baltimore MD
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mrpoppinzs said:
Never been to one, looks like they are all located around the outerbelt.

Yeah, that makes it easier to boycott, amirite? lol

Posted 10 months ago #
joev
Merion Village
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Their previous "Anti-Good Food" stance has kept me away.

Posted 10 months ago #
mrpoppinzs
Arena District
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peanutnozone said:
Yeah, that makes it easier to boycott, amirite? lol

Actually, that was what I was thinking...it is like giving up spinach for Lent. Regardless, I think Jesus would prefer Raising Caines.

Posted 10 months ago #
DonnaTate

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I'm just curious why the only thing people get out of their stance is an anti-gay message. Without even clicking on the full article, it's just as obvious they're anti-divorce... and the biblical definition of a family unit surely includes children.
No homosexuality, no divorce, no sterility or simply choosing not to have children. Sounds to me like they're equal opportunity discriminators.
It's easy enough to soak your chicken in pickle juice before grilling or breading at home.

Posted 10 months ago #
geoyui
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Even though we don't have any In-N-Outs here, I believe they hold the same stance.

Posted 10 months ago #
mrpoppinzs
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geoyui said:
Even though we don't have any In-N-Outs here, I believe they hold the same stance.

Looks like I have been boycotting them too.

It is surpring how many businesses have a religious slant when you delve more into it. My insurance agent keeps telling me how active he is in his church and how pro family values and community he is. Maybe I should ask him what he thinks of 'the gays'?

There was some similar weirdness with Exit Trinity Realty a while ago.

It appears Walker deleted all the threads.

http://tinyurl.com/6ny5xdh

Posted 10 months ago #
phaedrus
Beechwold
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Remember that Seinfeld scene when Elaine finds all of the Soup Nazi's recipes in the armoir? Well....

http://www.food.com/recipe/chick-fil-a-chicken-and-nuggets-copycat-439307

Posted 10 months ago #
kit444
Elsewhere
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If a guy with long hair and a robe walked into a Chick-fil-a with his 12 male "buddies", how would they react?

Posted 10 months ago #
Mister Shifter
Lewis Center
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I'll never understand the Chick-Fil-A fascination. I've eaten there more than a dozen times, and never have been impressed to a high degree.

The waffle fries taste like every waffle fry I've had since Kindergarten, and yep... it's chicken on a bun. I guess maybe it's just me.

Posted 10 months ago #
Walker
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mrpoppinzs said:
There was some similar weirdness with Exit Trinity Realty a while ago.

It appears Walker deleted all the threads.

http://tinyurl.com/6ny5xdh

I was informed that the anti-gay guy at that company was fired, so the threads were removed at the request of the business owners, which I thought was fair. Feel free to PM or email if you have questions about that.

I think this Chick-Fil-A story is in a completely different league as this stance is coming from the leader of the business and not from an individual employee.

As Twixlen said, it's really not surprising news, as this type of thing has been hinted at before, but I thought this was the first time that the head of CFA has "come out" in public against gays.

Posted 10 months ago #
geoyui
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mrpoppinzs said:
Looks like I have been boycotting them too.

It is surpring how many businesses have a religious slant when you delve more into it. My insurance agent keeps telling me how active he is in his church and how pro family values and community he is. Maybe I should ask him what he thinks of 'the gays'?

There was some similar weirdness with Exit Trinity Realty a while ago.

It appears Walker deleted all the threads.

http://tinyurl.com/6ny5xdh

Let's not forget the Salvation Army.

Gays Deserve Death - Salvation Army

Posted 10 months ago #
ColumbusTime

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Love Chik-fil-A the 3 times a year I eat it. Will continue to eat it, even though I don't support their views. I don't send a questionnaire to every other retail establishment I visit to make sure their views are the exact same as mine.

Posted 10 months ago #
Walker
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ColumbusTime said:
I don't send a questionnaire to every other retail establishment I visit to make sure their views are the exact same as mine.

No one did this with Chick-Fil-A.

Posted 10 months ago #
jimbach
Your father's Short North
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I haven't eaten at a Chick-fil-A in decades, but I'm hardly their target audience.

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