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'Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day' sets record, restaurant chain says
Chick-fil-A says it set a sales record on Wednesday, the day that supporters rallied around the fast-food chain amid a debate over its president's opposition to same-sex marriage.
The chain won't release sales numbers, but "we can confirm reports that it was a record-setting day," said Steve Robinson, Chick-fil-A's executive vice president of marketing.
Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee had called on people to buy food at the chain on Wednesday, which he dubbed "Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day," after a backlash against the company and their president.
The controversy started after an interview with the fast-food restaurant chain's president and COO, Dan Cathy, appeared in The Baptist Press on July 16. He weighed in with his views on family.
"We are very much supportive of the family - the biblical definition of the family unit," Cathy said. "We are a family-owned business, a family-led business, and we are married to our first wives. We give God thanks for that."
On a Facebook page Huckabee created announcing the event, more than 620,000 people said they would participate.
He called for a response to a backlash against the restaurants and its president. Customers flocked to the restaurants on Wednesday, many showing their support for the chain and Cathy's opposition to same-sex marriage.
Gay rights activists are planning to hold a "national same-sex kiss day at Chick-fil-A" on Friday.
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I don't care WHAT the owners of Chick-Fil-A believe. They can believe whatever they want.
The BIG question is does their personal beliefs impact their employee hiring practices and/or their restriction of insurance coverage for employees in a gay marriage in states where it is legal?
Since Chick-Fil-A operates mostly in red states (fancy that!), the second point might be mute.
When you'r FOR gay rights, people say you have free rights to believe what you want.........
But when you'r AGAINST gay rights, then you do not have any right to believe that.............
If you can be in favor of gay rights with no problems in the media, then you should have the right to be against gay rights
Just like I am against black rights. I should have no problems with that.
Steve
Jerry – I was waiting for you to bring the Lord into it....and sure enough. This is why we have separation of church and state so that morons like you cannot dictate the laws for the rest of us. Thanks.
August 2, 2012 at 12:07 pm | Report abuse |
HARRY VALENCIA
jerry there is pretty good chance that the person who cooked your sandwich and put mayo in it maybe gay and hopefully married
August 2, 2012 at 12:10 pm | Report abuse |
FLAchickfilaworker
Brandon? Ha! That's the one I work at, and I am gay AND I spit in your food!
August 2, 2012 at 12:15 pm | Report abuse |
vincent
Jerry,
what a beautiful post:) hopefully, something will be considered like having Wednesdays become "appreciate the lord day"
August 2, 2012 at 12:15 pm | Report abuse |
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Hey "quiries" got your attention, HUH! You are now playing my game! Let me see if I have this right: It's OK for you "quiries" to spout your moronic and misguided stupidity, but not for other people to do the same?! Oh well... GOT NEWS FOR YA!
NOTE to Harrry (Reed) Val-encia: Harry Val-encia, absolutely no problem. If it makes happy to continue "Bending Forward", more power to you! Don't forget you may want to take some precautions, though... (Like extra "gobs" of Vaseline, maybe.)
Traditional marriage in the Bible includes multiple wives, concubines, purchased brides and women (virgins) captured in warfare. Does Mr Cathy support traditional marriage?
Setting a record for the most bigots to fill a garbage bin disguised as a restaurant is not that big of an achievement.
To all
Like I've said before about this. I may not agree what he says i, but he has the right to voice his opinion and thats that. Just don't support him, and most of all lets start getting a way from fast food places in general, they're all sh** food
I like Chick-Fil-A. I support gay marriage. OMG, I don't fit into either pre-ordained pigeonhole in the Hate-olympics! My head is going to explode – I don't conform to my force-fed narrative!!!
Darth Cheney, great post!
I could care less about this debate, but Chik-fil-A does make a tasty chicken sandwich.
i had a wonderful meal yesterday at chik fil a after waiting two hours in a line it was all worth it im im not a against the lgbt but do believe strongly in traditional marriage just like truet cathy and dan cathy are. they stated there opinion which was simply biblical and non discriminating in any way its not like there not serving gays or not hiring them because they are (thanks for the jobs by the way) we all have opinions and we can state them freely as can everyone else in the usa but boy cotting against a chiken sandwich is no way too act against the free speech ammendment
Thanks for someone stand up on the real family values.
It is a good way to advertise business and boost the selling so the economic! Go Chick-Fil-A
Hahaha.. family values? go to sweden or another euro country where you can see family values. bigotry is your value.
God bless America, and especially those Americans addicted to salty chicken served by a company who believes in traditional marriage, a concept void of form.
I ate there twice and twice i had diarrhea. born-again christian diarrhea.
God bless and have a great day.
Good for you! I have a feeling you REALLY, REALLY enjoyed "Bending Forward".
Ever notice how no one wants to be put in a box these days...as if what they say doesn't define them (Victoria for example)....and yet when it comes to CF, the most innocuous kind of "this is what I belive statement" put a box around not only the CEO, but the whole business and all of it's employees and suppliers whom I'm sure some of which believe otherwise.. Victoria, how about you tell us where you work and we can boycott your employer.
Then again it could be that they think private companies have the right to determine their own rules.
Gays are fast becoming the hugest bigots of all. Anyone that does not agree 100% the, or defend them, or treat them special is attacked. Gays seem to hate straights.
Thank you for including the actual quote by Mr Cathey and putting it in the proper context of the Baptist press. Many "news" organizations are simply reporting things like "against gays" and "anti gay statements" etc. it's nice to see someone engaging in actual journalism.
Of course, it's only "actual journalism" because they happen to agree with you...