The legendary chicken restaurant is under fire for its founder's controversial stance towards the LGBT community.
Chick-Fil-A, is an Atlanta based company that serves peanut oiled chicken tenders, grilled chicken sandwiches, milkshakes and the legendary waffle fries.
S. Truett Cathy is the founder of the restaurant. He is a fundamental Christian activist who is strongly against the notion of gay marriage in America.
His company is known to serves its food everyday except on Sunday.
According to The Politico, many Republicans praised the company for standing forth. Many LGBT and liberal activists are planning on boycotting the company. Same-sex marriage opponents cheered the Georgia chain for standing its ground and continuing to hold conservative values despite pressure from liberals and the mainstream media, while some supporters of same-sex marriage say they won’t frequent the chain because of the company president’s public comments on the issue.
“We are a family-owned business, a family-led business and we are married to our first wives,” Cathy said in an interview with Baptist Press.
Chick-Fil-A’s Christian culture has been widely discussed and panned. The chain closes on Sundays – to the chagrin of many customers – because the founder, S. Truett Cathy wanted a day to attend church and spend time with his family.
The restaurant released its own statement, which appeared aimed at mitigating a brewing political firestorm, saying that “going forward, our intent is to leave the policy debate over same-sex marriage to the government and political arena.”
“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,” the statement said.
Online, Cathy’s comments sparked a frenzied between those who supported the owner’s comments and others, who support same-sex marriage rights and called for a boycott of the restaurant chain.
And in Boston, Cathy’s comments led the city’s mayor to go so far as to say he’d fight to keep the chain out of the city, as he believes it to be at odds with Boston’s values.
“Chick-Fil-A doesn’t belong in Boston,” Thomas Menino told the Boston Herald. “You can’t have a business in the city of Boston that discriminates against a population. We’re an open city, we’re a city that’s at the forefront of inclusion.”
When you're a restaurant operating to the needs of the consumer. The backlash may have an impact on the company. Chick-Fil-A is a good establishment. I don't support the views of the company's founder. He's entitled to his opinion. I won't boycott this industry because of a few harsh words.
Eventually the tide will turn and people will finally awaken to the change of this country.
Hell, I adapted to the LGBT community. I have no problems with them.
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