Poll: Has Chick-fil-A Lost Your Business?
The company president's recent comments on gay marriage have sparked controversy about the popular fast food chain.
McLean may not have a Chick-fil-A in town, but that doesn't mean its residents have been sheltered from the heated debate the fast food chain's president sparked about gay marriage.
During a radio interview in July, Chick-fil-A President Dan Cathy said,
"I think we are inviting God’s judgment on our nation when we shake our fist at Him and say ‘we know better than you as to what constitutes a marriage’ and I pray God’s mercy on our generation that has such a prideful, arrogant attitude to think that we have the audacity to define what marriage is about.”
He added, "We are very much supportive of the family – the biblical definition of the family. We are a family-owned business, a family-led business, and we are married to our first wives. We give God thanks for that. We want to do anything we possibly can to strengthen families. We are very much committed to that."
At Chick-fil-A locations across Northern Virginia and the country on Wednesday, Aug. 1, customers flocked to the chicken chain in an organized day of support. On Friday, customers at select locations hosted a "kiss in" as a counter-protest.
The closest Chick-fil-A locations to McLean are at the Ballston Common Mall in Arlington and off Sunset Hills Road in Reston.
The statement has divided Chick-fil-A lovers into two camps - those who will continue to support the restaurant and those who have decided to forever forgo the company's famed chicken sandwiches and waffle fries.
Where do you fall in the debate? Take our poll and let us know.
Tom
10:03 am on Wednesday, August 8, 2012
I think that it's okay for people to vote with their wallets, and that's been happening. However, when governments get involved and start to deny permits or zoning due to an owner's personal political beliefs, then it becomes Stalinism. The fact of the matter is that the CEO of Chick-fil-A holds the belief that marriage should be defined as being between a man and a woman. His company, however, does not discriminate based on any criteria whatsoever, including sexual orientation. We can not stand by, no matter what your feeling on this issue, and let government decide what is and what is not acceptable "free" speech.
Grayson
11:31 am on Wednesday, August 8, 2012
Tom's exactly right. The irony seems to be that a group that demands tolerance in fact has little of it's own.
Matty
1:10 pm on Wednesday, August 8, 2012
I agree, but where was the outrage just a few months ago when the president of the country held those exact same beliefs? The same people who protested a fast-food chain with a Christian officer had no problem when Obama said he believed narriage was between one man and one woman. Proof the economy is suffering -- people have too much time on their hands now.
Tom
1:29 pm on Wednesday, August 8, 2012
Matty, you're right and that's something I hadn't thought of. The president did say he thought marriage should be between a man and a woman. Where was Ms. Pelosi then? Or Rahm Emmanuel? Or any of the other people who went ballistic over the CEO's comments.
McLparent
5:42 pm on Wednesday, August 8, 2012
Tom, they were busy eating Chick-fil-A
Joshua Fitzpatrick
10:01 pm on Tuesday, August 28, 2012
Actually we were busy getting married in Rhode Island ;) good guess though McLparent
McLparent
10:29 pm on Tuesday, August 28, 2012
And probably celebrated your nuptials at a Chick-fil-a afterwards.
Joshua Fitzpatrick
10:03 pm on Tuesday, August 28, 2012
And Obama said that as to not make all you homophobic idiots freak out and move to England or some shit. He's supported gay marriage for a while now.
McLparent
10:28 pm on Tuesday, August 28, 2012
The word "homophobic" is so wrong. There's no fear of homos...maybe disgust...but no fear.