The president of Chick-Fil-A said on a radio show that he was against gay “marriage.” Insert lunacy here.
Headlines screaming “Anti-gay!!!” and “Homophobe!!!”
Actor Ed Helms from “The Office” and “The Hangover” tweeted yesterday that Chick-Fil-A “Lost a loyal fan” because of the company’s stance.
And luminaries such as Miley Cyrus, Lindsay Lohan and Kim Kardashian – have also called for a Chick-fil-A boycott.
So go eat at Chick-Fil-A. By eating their great sandwiches and chowing down their waffle fries and feel good about yourself that you’re supporting marriage. And you get the extra benefit of knowing you won’t run into Lindsey Lohan or Miley Cyrus while you’re there.
Here’s the original report from Yahoo:
Dan Cathy, the president and chief operating officer of popular fast food chain Chick-fil-A, said in a radio interview this week that legalizing same-sex marriage is “inviting God’s judgment on our nation.”
Appearing on “The Ken Coleman Show,” Cathy spoke of his company’s pride in its socially conservative character, but then offered an assessment of same-sex marriage that might lose the chain a few customers.
“I think we are inviting God’s judgment on our nation when we shake our fist at Him and say, ‘We know better than you as to what constitutes a marriage,’” said Cathy.
“I pray God’s mercy on our generation that has such a prideful, arrogant attitude to think that we have the audacity to define what marriage is about,” he added.
The Huffington Post reports that in 2010 Chick-fil-A, through its WinShape Foundation, donated approximately $2 million to groups that oppose same-sex marriage, most notably giving $1,188,380 to the Marriage & Family Foundation. In 2009 the company also reportedly donated $2 million to such groups.
July 18, 2012 at 9:26 pm
Like I need another reason to go to Chick-fil-A.
July 18, 2012 at 9:32 pm
Ditto that, ericapage! It's great to see a public stance in favor of traditional marriage, though. Not enough companies doing that these days.
July 18, 2012 at 9:35 pm
"So go eat at Chick-Fil-A. By eating their great sandwiches and chowing down their waffle fries and feel good about yourself that you're supporting marriage."
Even more, take your boy/cub-scout pack with you! Maybe start a campfire-song flash mob on a kids night, too. (That's Tuesday night here in Baltimore.)
Gerry
July 18, 2012 at 9:37 pm
Woot! I am SICK of hearing of businesses that support SSM. So happy for this news! Now, to simply travel 107 miles to the nearest Chick-Fil-A. Roadtrip?!? 😉
July 18, 2012 at 9:38 pm
Hmm…I'll have to stop by this evening. I always think of this song when someone mentions Chick-fil-A: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8OwZGmYV-1I
July 18, 2012 at 9:39 pm
Please explain exactly in what way gay marriage endangers heterosexual marriage? Whether or not two men or two women love each other and are provided the same legal rights that I'm lucky enough to have has NOTHING to do with the health and well-being of my marriage. Since gay marriage has been legalized, has there been an increase in heterosexual divorce? Where's the hate for such tv shows as The Bachelor(ette) or for Republican politicians who have been divorced (wasn't Newt Gingrich divorced multiple times?). Please stop using religion to hate and to prevent all Americans from having equal rights. Thanks much.
July 18, 2012 at 10:07 pm
Sandra, you asked where is the "hate" for several other things…Since you obviously don't read this blog regularly here you go:
Immoral TV: https://creativeminorityreport.com/2011/01/most-immoral-tv-showevah.html
Newt: https://creativeminorityreport.com/2011/12/do-newts-divorces-play-role-in-your.html
Please stop just repeating out what you've been told to say and open your mind to the possibilities that people might disagree with a position (and have intelligent reason for it) without hating those holding it.
July 18, 2012 at 10:13 pm
I'm with ericapage.
July 18, 2012 at 10:15 pm
Is there any way we can talk Chick-Fil-A into coming north of the Mason-Dixon line…?
July 18, 2012 at 10:21 pm
Love their shakes.
July 18, 2012 at 10:33 pm
paladin, they are! I am in PA and know of two within easy driving distance (one is only five minutes away, which could very well be considered "too close." It's just the next state up from the Mason-Dixon line, but they are here!
July 18, 2012 at 10:38 pm
Christine, I'm not repeating what anyone says. And you're right, I'm not a regular reader and I do have an open mind, which is why I was willing to come read this post today, despite the difference of opinion. Perhaps a comment that disagrees with you is evidence that you ought to open your mind. But don't fret. I won't be back.
July 18, 2012 at 10:42 pm
I had similar thoughts. I particularly 'liked ' them today, slightly out of spite for the hateful messages. Love me some chikin! 😉
July 18, 2012 at 10:50 pm
Beautiful response, Christina. It's like we're morally consistent here or somethin'
To the other point, Census says :
Marriage Rate in 2009: 6.8
Marriage Rate in 1990: 9.8
Divorce Rate in 2009: 3.4
Divorce Rate in 1990: 4.7
See! Divorces are down by a percentage point!! And ignore that other statistic!!!
July 19, 2012 at 1:19 am
The only disappointment is that there aren't any Chick-Fil-A locations close to my home.
July 19, 2012 at 1:57 pm
Eat more chickin !
July 19, 2012 at 5:50 pm
I know what i'm getting for dinner tonight.
July 19, 2012 at 6:57 pm
A Washington Post article on this starts with the following line:
"It’s not every day that the leader of a big business steps into a national debate that has the potential to offend many of its customers."
Wanna bet, Ms. Journalist? Every time a corporate bigwig comes out in support of gay marriage they offend many of their customers. Of course, it's us bigoted, hateful neanderthals who are offended, so it's not a big deal.
July 20, 2012 at 3:31 am
I'll never eat at one and thinking of tossing the boy scouts
out of our church (girl scouts can stay).
Our last eagle scout just died at 94.
so much hate against gays, you folks need a hobby
rover
July 20, 2012 at 3:38 am
Sandra: so open minded of you to come in here and claim any opposition to the homosexual agenda is "hate". If you want to talk about divorce, lets talk about the far left progressive policies that have led directly to acceptance of divorce. lets talk about the intentional destruction of the traditional family unit. And if you want, how about describing in detail why government even recognizes marriage in the first place and what value gay marriage holds for the rest of society. Too much to ask?