Kicken Chicken

Oh darn don't give in to the folks that are intolerant of opposing views. There are a lot of ignorant people that cannot get it thru their thick skulls that he was asked a question and answered it truthfully. He didn't ask for a press conference to state his personal stance, for heavens sake already get the facts straight.

I bet most of these intolerant people own Apple products, I believe there is a name for these people......

"...I just heard on the news that as of today the corporation announced they will no longer be funding anything political..."

To stir the pot.... I guess I would have to get a definition of what they considered "political". Ya know?

Being pro-traditional family is not being anti-gay.

If you add more to that or simply say you are anti-gay, than that's another thing.

So to those that yell their support of Gays and scream against the pro-family and complain about their right to freedom of speach but deny others the same right, raise your right hand and bow your head in shame, and say, "Yes, I am a hypocrital bigot."

Never been and never will due to gross sounding deep fried chicken patties and owner supporting groups that try to break apart families and "convert" gay teens to be the heterosexuals they want them to be.

@8kidsdad-I AM pro-family, ALL families who love and support eachother, families who uplift, protect and cherish eachother. They come in many different forms. Please raise your right hand and bow your head in shame, and say, "Being Gay and wanting to get married has nothing to do with pedophilia or polygamy it has to do with love"

I thought all those people standing in line to buy junk food in support of bigotry were real winners.

Glad to hear Chick Stupid-A will not be a philanthropic institution anymore and it can just go back to hawking diabetes to the masses like all the other corporations who will now be smart enough to keep their condescending yips shut. I mean, REALLY, "Our fast food chain stands for judging a segment of the population who isn't hurting anyone" How the heck is that not the most embarrassing thing ever? I'm glad they are backing down. For a minute it looked like they might be encouraged by the losers who showed up in "support".

ALTHOOOUGH, I do like to know who my enemies are so I can boycott them, so I also sort of don't want to discourage these kind of egregious abominations from speaking out....maybe they should stay transparent. It's also entertaining in a train-wreck sort of way.

I did really feel bad for all the people stuck working there who aren't anti-gay who had to endure that humiliation.

Hi J. - Kicken chicken - funny!

After one of Chick-Fil-A's employees was "accosted" (spelling?) in her drive-through window by a man ordering free water and videoing his exchange with her, blasting her company and asking how she slept at night by working there, I think the owner of Chick-Fil-A is finally showing some wisdom by not voicing his political and religious opinions publicly anymore. It's one thing to have a private opinion. It's another thing to put others in the position of having to have consequences due to HIS actions.

He makes a good product. As long as he treats his employees with respect, no matter what their religion, if they have religion, or whatever their sexual orientation is, that's what I care about. If he's not abusing kids in other countries by making a sweat factory with them so that I can enjoy a chicken sandwich, that's what I care about. I can't do anything about him giving PAC money, so I ignore that. I can eat anywhere else on Sunday - his long tradition of giving all the employees Sunday off probably gets him more loyal employees.

I don't like his views about gays, but he's not the only one who has them. I've never turned down eating at Chick-Fil-A or Dominoes Pizza (whose owner has given money to anti-abortion groups). So I guess it doesn't change my opinion on the issue. However, I don't buy their products often at all, and given the many substitutions, I'm not sure that hearing a negative news story might not actually make me subconciously order at a different place for a while. I'm not sure. Perhaps he realized that people like me, who really don't "fight the fight", also might not want to be in the middle of the fray and would end up going somewhere without really thinking much about it. Though it doesn't affect me - I'll put something other than chicken or pizza in my mouth - it does affect HIS bottom line. Both with not selling as much, and with employees finding another place to work. It costs money to train new employees - I'll bet that's what he's spending dollars on right now.

Not sure this is what you're looking for, but watching that exchange between that man grilling the gal in the drive-through surely made me think about it.

Dawn

Nope, I didn't care who marries who before Chick and still don't care now. Of course companies are free to publicize their views on anything under the sun, but this struck me as a flat-out head-scratcher on Chick's part. I think they probably wish they'd stuck to Separation of Church and Chicken.

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ETA: Actually, Jennifer S., Walmart went green a few years ago and hasn't looked back. They say it's not about rehabilitating their image but about the greenback, but I'm not sure that's totally the case. Either way, they've saved A LOT of money and helped the environment. I'd say that's winning :)

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/15/business/15shelf.html

No, not really.

I believe that they would be stopping the donations to anti-gay hate groups due to the backlash recently...not because they realize that they have been supporting bigoted, intolerant organizations.

Frankly, I rarely ate at Chick Fil A anyway because I think that it is highly overrated.

so tired of this debate. They said they don't agree with gay marriage, not that they are against gays. To all that are boycotting, I wonder if a friend of yours disagreed on this topic if you would decide not to be that person's friend anymore. All the attention has made chick fil-a out to be the victim and they are making tons off of it, so it really is backfiring. Yes, I will continue to eat there and yes, I believe that you can marry whoever you want. They are the only fast food place that has great service, so they will continue to get my business. I think that if this bothers people, they should research all of the business that they frequent. They would really be surprised at how many fund political issues.

We eat Chick Fil A because they make a good product (they do offer more than fried, their grilled chicken is great, they even offer grilled nuggets on the kids menu). I don't eat McDonald's because I don't like their food. That's it. I don't base my food choices on political views and from what I know about the local CFA's, they treat their employees well and I've never seen one person turned away from the business for any reason.

I think it's more about realizing the potential future ramifications of ticking off a whole LOT of people that didn't like what this turned into and doing damage control than it is about actually learning something or having a change of heart.

I'm sure the O. day surge of profits was enjoyed but pales in comparison to the business they may lose over time trying to die on that hill.

I don't eat much fast food, so participating or not participating in a boycott of a fast food chain isn't really a big decision for me.

Cathy is free to hold and express his views until the cows (and chikins) come home, no matter how backward and wrong I think his opinions are.

But I do make some shopping decisions based on the organizations that are supported by various companies. I don't like the idea of giving someone my money when I know that they are going to turn a round and give it to organizations (such as FRC) that cause harm to people I love.

I've never eaten there and have no intentions of ever eating there.

Deciding to not make political donations changes nothing or me. Discrimination is discrimination, and while we don't eat fast food, if we do in the future, I will skip giving them my money.

Why would the fact that this stupid fast food restaurant not be funding anything political change anyone's view on anything? I guess I don't really get your question. I certainly don't look to fast food restaurants for political opinions!

No, my opinion is the same.

The whole thing was ridiculous and embarrassing for ALL sides. Just proves people care more about words and appearances, then actual beliefs and issues. Or should I say, the FREEDOM to believe in certain things and issues.

I can't see why people have a problem with the owner of Chic-fil-a stating what the bible says constitutes a marriage - he was asked the question and he answered it. This has nothing to do with hating gays. He's a Christian and as a Christian answered that question from a biblical standpoint which was correct - that's the same reason they're not open on Sundays.

And as far as their restaurants go - don't worry about their bottom line - they are one of the most successful and well run fast food restaurants in the nation.

I've only eaten there once, YEARS ago and wasnt impressed I guess.
Don't have one in my current town.
It doesnt change whether I'd eat there or not.

It's kinda like how they find weird rodents and other misc items in fast food places now and then hasnt swayed me from getting a whopper, jumbo jack or big mac.

This thing was just a flavor of the day that will soon be forgotten about.
I havent seen any news today yet, so I'm wondering how the gay kiss off thing went.... I think THAT was really dumb.... and makes Gay's look bad, stupid move in my opinion.

I believe that putting my dollars where my beliefs are is important.

So, no, we don't eat at Chic Fil A. And we don't shop at Walmart because we don't feel that they treat their employments with basic human dignity (not paying their works a decent wage or doing everything in their power to avoid paying for health insurance, up to and including helping their underpaid employments sign up for Medicaid/Medicare, for example).

I strongly feel that there should be a separation of church and state, and the whole issue of gay marriage is part of that: You should be able to marry who you wish, so long as it's another consenting human adult. Trying to legislate against that is trying to force religion into the political arena. No one is saying that the Catholic clergy (or Baptist, or Muslim, etc.,) has to perform the ceremony or "condone it." Treating LGBT as second class citizens is wrong, morally.

So that is why I object to Chil Fil A's activities. If they had said "We support the Republicans (or Libertarians, or whatever) because they will provide a better tax rate for corporations," or "because we believe in smaller government," etc., then I would not object to their activities.