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In reply to the discussion: Our Local Chick-fil-A [View all]Read an article from Forbes Magazine where Cathy says she prefers to hire only married people and then balance that against the fact she is against gay people being allowed to marry.
http://www.forbes.com/forbes/2007/0723/080.html
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Yet every single franchise gives a significant amount of money back to bigots
Major Nikon
Jul 2012
#94
naw, our city has waited a LONG time for Chick-fil-a and are already deluged with Chipotle
demtenjeep
Jul 2012
#4
I wouldn't think so? A franchise owner has some rights, he's part owner of his store, huh?
freshwest
Jul 2012
#87
This whole Chik-fil-A thing reminds me of what happened to the Sambo's restaurant chain.
lpbk2713
Jul 2012
#3
Wow. THERE'S a name I haven't heard in like... forever. There's still one open!
cherokeeprogressive
Jul 2012
#20
I have no problem with our local one AND they have a GF menu it is one FF place where we can eat
demtenjeep
Jul 2012
#6
Brad Fuller, lining his pockets and not wanting to see that end over something like mere hate
Bluenorthwest
Jul 2012
#7
His company still hires only married people in a state where gays can't marry.
slampoet
Jul 2012
#11
Hilarious! I guess those "flaming" gay people don't deserve to have jobs, right?
yardwork
Jul 2012
#71
So you are calling the management of Chik-fil-a incompetent for allowing an inaccurate
slampoet
Jul 2012
#56
There is a whole group of innocent people that their lives are being fucked up by discrimination.
William769
Jul 2012
#57
Um. You know that Cathy is a guy, right. That Cathy is his last name, right?
PassingFair
Jul 2012
#88
A local paper quotes Cathy as saying "his company was 'guilty as charged' of supporting marriage
LooseWilly
Jul 2012
#41
Hmmm, seeing as your post seems to want to correct what you see is a misinterpretation...
Spazito
Jul 2012
#60
Still part of a company that discriminates and has to pay a franchise fee to.
William769
Jul 2012
#42
Hollow, vacuous. "There are hurt feelings..." Hey, asshat, denying civil rights ...
Scuba
Jul 2012
#46
Yes, it is an amazingly large crock of shit. Now straight people have discovered the joint hates the
Safetykitten
Jul 2012
#72
It's not new to me. I have not eaten there once in the six years we have lived in GA.
unapatriciated
Jul 2012
#96