I think, I'll
have a Chick-Fil-A sandwich tomorrow.
Chick-fil-A
is an American success story. Founded by Georgian entrepreneur Truett Cathy in
1946, the family-owned chicken-sandwich chain is one of the country's largest
fast-food businesses. It employs some 50,000 workers across the country at
1,500 outlets in nearly 40 states and the District of Columbia ... The company
generates more than $2 billion in revenue and serves millions of happy
customers with trademark Southern hospitality.
So, what's
the problem? Well, Chick-fil-A is run by devout Christians who believe in
strong marriages, devoted families, and the highest standards of character for
their workers. The restaurant chain's official corporate mission is to
"glorify God" and "enrich the lives of everyone we touch."
The company's community-service initiatives, funded through its WinShape
Foundation, support foster-care, scholarship, summer-camp, and
marriage-enrichment programs. On Sunday, all Chick-fil-A stores close so workers
can spend the day at worship and rest.
Over the past
month, several progressive-activist blogs have waged an ugly war against
Chick-fil-A. The company's alleged atrocity: One of its independent outlets in
Pennsylvania donated some sandwiches and brownies to a marriage seminar run by
the Pennsylvania Family Institute, which happens to oppose same-sex marriage.
In the name
of tolerance, the anti-Chick-fil-A hawks sneered at the company's main product
as "Jesus Chicken," derided its no-Sunday-work policy, and attacked
its operators as "anti-gay." Petition drives on websites are
demanding the company change and disavow their standards. Facebook users
dutifully organized witch hunts against the company on college campuses.
Progressive
groups are gloating over Chick-fil-A's public-relations troubles. This is not
because they care about winning hearts and minds over gay rights or marriage
policy, but because their core objective is to marginalize political opponents
and chill Christian philanthropy and activism. The fearsome "muscle
flexing" is being done by the hysterical bullies trying to drive them off
of college grounds and out of their neighborhoods in the name of "human
rights."
TO READ THE
WHOLE ARTICLE: HTTP://WWW.NATIONALREVIEW.COM/ARTICLES/258646/CHRISTIAN-BUSINESS-LEFT-S-CROSSHAIRS-MICHELLE-MALKIN
Please pass
this on if you believe companies with Christian principles have a right to
freely conduct business in the U.S.
' IN GOD WE
TRUST'
Amen to
this!!!!
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