Chick-fil-A surprises some with gay marriage talk
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Gay rights advocates were surprised Thursday that the president of fast-food chain Chick-fil-A has taken a public position against same-sex marriage.
Chick-fil-A President Dan Cathy said this week that his privately owned company is “guilty as charged” in support of what he called the biblical definition of the family unit.
The Atlanta-based chain opened its first location in a Georgia mall in 1967 and grown to more than 1,615 restaurants in 39 states and Washington, D.C., with annual sales over $4.1 billion, according to its website.
“We are a family-owned business, a family-led business, and we are married to our first wives. We give God thanks for that,” Cathy told the Baptist Press, the news agency of the Southern Baptist Convention.
His comments to the Baptist Press, the news agency of the Southern Baptist Convention, unleashed a mix of criticism and support.
“He’s taking a bold stand,” said Tony Perkins, the president of the Family Research Council, which is based in Washington, D.C.“Chick-fil-A is a bible-based, Christian-based business who treats their employees well. They have been attacked in the past about their stand. But they refuse to budge on this matter, and I commend them for what they are doing.”
Chad Griffin, president of the Human Rights Campaign that works for same-sex-marriage, said Thursday that Chick-fil-A “has finally come clean” after cloaking its positions for years.
“While they may have been in neutral, kicking this fight into overdrive now allows fair-minded consumers to make up their own minds whether they want to support an openly discriminatory company,” Griffin said in a statement.“As the country moves toward inclusion, Chick-fil-A has staked out a decidedly stuck-in-the-past mentality.”
Chick-fil-A released its own statement, saying it has a history of applying biblically-based principles to its business, such as keeping its stores closed on Sundays.
“The Chick-fil-A culture and service tradition in our restaurants is to treat every person with honor, dignity and respect — regardless of their belief, race, creed, sexual orientation or gender,” according to the statement.
“Going forward, our intent is to leave the policy debate over same-sex marriage to the government and political arena,” it said.
Chick-fil-A surprises some with gay marriage talk
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it tastes just like chicken
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I am tired of every 'faction' tearing apart the values this nation was founded on while criticizing the beliefs of the 'silent majority' and at the same time demanding respect and acceptance for their ideology.
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The sleeping giant is restless. Soon he will wake. |
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now this is funny, i get it! lmao, almost peed! |
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now why is gotta be a he? |
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you're welcome ! |
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Chaos at Chick-fil-A: Police called to branches over protest crowds, bomb threats and graffiti as gay rights protesters stage 'Same Sex Kiss Day'
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-21835... - Thousands flock to restaurants around U.S. on Same Sex Kiss Day - Bomb threat called into one Chick-fil-A - Other branches being vandalized and staff verbally abused - Nearly 700,000 people responded to 'Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day' on Wednesday as cars clogged drive-thru lanes across the nation - Detroit Lions linebacker said he won't boycott even if they supported slavery because it 'tastes too good' - Mayor Bloomberg supports free speech right of CEO Dan Cathy |
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1 They hire African American women with improbable apostrophe'd and hyphenated names with neck snapping attitudes to sling their chicken for substandard wages. |
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1 The LGBTQ community is a real class act, Not. |
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Gay activists counter CHICK-FIL-A with STARBUCKS appreciation day
http://www.latimes.com/business/money/la-fi-m... Gay marriage activists are planning to swarm Starbucks on Tuesday in an attempt to counter the record sales from last week’s Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day. The chicken chain enjoyed a surge of support during the Wednesday event, dreamed up by former presidential candidate Mike Huckabee after Chick-fil-A President Dan Cathy went on the record backing the “biblical definition of the family unit.” A follow-up protest from Chick-fil-A critics on Friday, which was dubbed Same Sex Kiss Day, was more subdued. Advocates for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights are trying again Tuesday with National Marriage Equality Day, initiated by Equally Wed, a lesbian and gay wedding magazine. So far, nearly 28,000 people have signed up to attend. The event was originally called National Starbucks Appreciation Day in honor of the coffee giant, which recently threw its support behind efforts to make gay marriage legal. But several other holidays exist with the same name, including one created by gun rights groups. Starbucks’ corporate offices had nothing to do with those events nor with Tuesday’s planned gatherings. |
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ALL the VIBers will be going to Starbucks to show their support for LGBTQ marriage. |
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ALL the VIBers will be going to Starbucks to show their support for LGBTQ marriage.
Marc Garman Katie Meissner Doug Keener Jim Libien Alan Wildermuth Patti Keener * Gary Cloutier * Jeffrey Kingman Diana Lang Liat Meitzenheimer Kim White Paul Norberg Robert Schussel J.D. Miller Mark Hutchins Joe Feller Stephanie Gomes * Tony Pearsall * Marti Brown * Joanne Schivley * Maria Guevara Robert Stout * Joseph Tanner * Nimat Shakoor Grantham * Adrienne Waterman Kay Woodson Dave West Rick Grant Pam Keith Vicki Gray Collette Sweeney Gary Wettstein Ruscal Cayangyang Lou Bordisso Wendall Quigley Manny Furtado Doug Darling Max Green Rick Mariani Marion Swanson Aileen Weddell * Amy Petrolati Debbie Surani Bj Conrad Christopher Wilson Claudia Quintana * Daniel Glaze David Corbett Debbie Rojas Fabrice Moschetti Kathleen O'Sullivan Mary Ewart Tony Hutchinson Teena Ferris Miller Sarah Nichols Suzanne Harrington-Cole Kent Peterman Robert McConnell Paula McConnell Coleen Cole Morrison. |
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Gay Activists''National Marriage Equality Day' at Starbucks Has Low Turnout
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/gay-activists... Following the massive hoopla surrounding fast-food chain Chick-fil-A over its gay marriage stance last week, pro-same-sex marriage activists hoped to show support for Starbucks, a company that has come out in favor of gay rights. But, unfortunately for those organizing the “National Marriage Equality Day” on Tuesday, turnout was relatively low — at least when compared to the number of Americans who came out to laud Chick-fil-A just days earlier. |
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Chick-Fil-A No Longer Anti-Gay
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/ct-m... The restaurant has agreed to include a statement of respect for all sexual orientations in an internal document and promised that its not-for-profit arm would not contribute money to groups that oppose gay marriage. |
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