Chick-fil-A faces rightwing backlash after cutting ties to Christian groups

Small steps to right previous wrongs.

Wingnuts are pretty vindictive about such betrayals.

Actually, we pretty much are too, come to think of it

From a business perspective (for them, given their status as a 'favored' place for xtian types to patronize), probably at most they should've said they're ceasing donations to ANY political group, rather than starting giving $ to SPLC ... so I applaud them for actually having done something good even though it's likely not good going to turn out a net positive for their bottom-line ... at least not in the shorter term.

any religious or political leanings of any company with regard to their purchases. I think this is all a right-wing scam, promoted mostly by Faux News and talk radio (for profit).

It's just as ridiculous that officers of corporations openly advertise their politics and religion (Home Depot comes to mind from years ago) to promote sales.

These practices worsen the already terrible divisiveness in our nation.....

I would get their carry-out more often......

Like some others, they need more no-pepper items for us sensitive seniors..... (loved hot food during my youth)

Otherwise, I do like their food. Never had the first bite from Chick-fil-A.

But they're building one walking distance from my house.

I loved Chick-fil-A chicken sandwiches. I was mad that I had to give them up. But give them up I did. Some things are more important than a better than average chicken sandwich.

I do see that, now that Popeyes has a more popular sandwich, Chick-fil-A has seen fit to change their ways. But I've built up too much resentment of them over their homophobia. I won't be going back.

Has a lot to do with this Epiphany?

If so, BRAVO to Popeyes!!

Brawley fights and all.

that a high percentage of officers of most public corporations are right-wingers due to focus on profits and resentments of taxes. Few of them really care about social issues - those are just useful tools to polish public image.

Research also suggests many of those officers tend to be psychopaths to some degree, and that makes sense when a commoner like me observes their behavior. This is a direct result of our current style of capitalism.

I think we just have to trudge on every day and do what we can to signal to big business that we prefer they behave in a fair and humanistic fashion, and remind them often that we do have choices.

KY.......

When they say "met their commitment" it's because they signed a commitment to provide funding through to the end of this year, and they made that commitment years ago.

This has been understood the same way many other things have been understood. Rather poorly, with an eye to not questioning what our superiors tell us.

I thought I had read where they gave in to conservatives' outrage.

TlalocW

See https://www.democraticunderground.com/113753465

Generational change afoot in the owning family. The younger members that are slowly assuming control aren't as rabid as their elders.