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Originally Posted by nfotiu

I'm not one to get too involved in politics or causes. But I did find Chick Fil A's policies and comments to have crossed the line for what I thought was acceptable. It didn't help seeing the Tea Party crowd lining up for miles showing their support and all that crap.

This is what did it for me.

I think there are very few companies you could dig very deeply into without finding an executive supporting some pretty offensive causes, or doing some pretty offensive things

Sure, but there was no digging deep for chick filet.

In January 2011, the media reported that Chick-fil-A was co-sponsoring a marriage conference with the Pennsylvania Family Institute (PFI), an organization that has opposed same-sex marriage legislation.[32] Chick-fil-A clarified that "one of our independent Restaurant Operators in Pennsylvania was asked to provide sandwiches to two Art of Marriage video seminars."[33] The WinShape Foundation, a charitable organization founded by Truett and his wife, also stated it would not allow same-sex couples to participate in its marriage retreats.[34][35]


Chick-fil-A has donated over $5 million, via WinShape, to groups that oppose same-sex marriage. Of this, more than $3 million was donated primarily to Christian organizations whose agendas included positions that some consider to be anti-gay,[36] with the money donated between 2003 and 2009.[37] A total of $1.9 million was donated in 2010 to groups such as the Marriage & Family Foundation, Exodus International and the Family Research Council (FRC).[38] That year, the FRC, which received $1,000[37] was listed as an anti-gay[39] hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center.[

In June and July 2012, Chick-fil-A Chief operating officer Dan T. Cathy made several public statements supporting the traditional family, saying about same-sex marriage that those who "have the audacity to define what marriage is about" were "inviting God's judgment on our nation".[4

In response to the controversy, former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee initiated a Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day movement to counter a boycott of Chick-fil-A launched by same-sex marriage activists.[52][53][54] More than 600,000 people RSVPed on Facebook for Huckabee's appreciation event.[53] On August 1, Chick-fil-A restaurants experienced a large show of public support across the nation with the company reporting record-breaking sales.[52][53][54] A consulting firm estimated that the average Chick-fil-A restaurant had 29.9 percent more sales and 367 more customers than on a typical Wednesday.[1]

Just sickening stuff. Really wish we'd turn our backs on them in Calgary, despite their attempts to clean up their image (obviously they still hold these views, but now know to keep their mouths shut).