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9. This statement he made seemed well against company policy ...

Fri Jul 27, 2012, 04:22 PM

Jul 2012

The quick-service chicken chain said Thursday in a statement that "going forward, our intent is to leave the policy debate over same-sex marriage to the government and political arena."

For the company, leaving the policy debate means "not proactively being engaged in the dialogue" on gay marriage, spokesman Don Perry wrote in an email. Perry did not respond to questions on whether the company would stop donating to causes that oppose gay marriage.

The College Park, Ga., chain has won both censure and praise for recent statements made by its president Dan Cathy in opposition to gay marriage. In an interview with Baptist Press, Cathy said the company was "guilty as charged" in supporting the "biblical definition of the family unit."

http://www.latimes.com/business/money/la-fi-mo-chick-fil-a-gay-marriage-20120719,0,5713061.story

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Chick-fil-A chief spokesman Don Perry dies unexpectedly [View all] Amerigo Vespucci Jul 2012 OP

God works in mysterious ways, as they would say. I just can't gather RKP5637 Jul 2012 #1

WOW. No further comment. bullwinkle428 Jul 2012 #2

A sudden death like this is always tough on the family. virgogal Jul 2012 #3

how old was he? Deep13 Jul 2012 #4

I have a feeling he knows now. louis-t Jul 2012 #52

Death must always come as a shock to conservatives. Speck Tater Jul 2012 #78

When you don't toe the line... gregoire Jul 2012 #5

The guy died of a heart attack. RagAss Jul 2012 #6

too much fried food? zbdent Jul 2012 #30

There isn't a conspiracy in every shadow. Akoto Jul 2012 #8

She must have pissed off Chick Fil A... awoke_in_2003 Jul 2012 #18

This statement he made seemed well against company policy ... RKP5637 Jul 2012 #9

Violence? Bertha Venation Jul 2012 #15

It's a fowl crime! MyTwoSense Jul 2012 #25

A GAY chicken! randome Jul 2012 #34

Disgusting reply. Shame on you; oh that's right, you have no shame. n/t BeHereNow Jul 2012 #36

. randome Jul 2012 #48

WTF? Can you please delete and apologise for this comment. idwiyo Jul 2012 #41

+100000000000000 Alerted on this already, but the jury thought it was fine. BeHereNow Jul 2012 #44

Sad to see that this is considered an OK post idwiyo Jul 2012 #80

Not funny, Not at all. BeHereNow Jul 2012 #35

Everybody dies. Everybody qwertyMike Jul 2012 #67

It is a tragedy to his family, children if he had any, parents, sisters, brothers sabrina 1 Jul 2012 #72

a violent company? backwoodsbob Jul 2012 #73

How soon before they start blaming gays for his death? n/t MountainLaurel Jul 2012 #7

I was just wondering the same, when they will blame it on the "Gay Agenda," and RKP5637 Jul 2012 #11

Oh, well. OnyxCollie Jul 2012 #10

I wonder how frequently he ate the crap they serve up? Not Me Jul 2012 #12

Good point. I have no idea of the content analysis for Chick-fil-A, but given RKP5637 Jul 2012 #16

The bacon in their sandwiches and breakfast IggleDoer Jul 2012 #23

Police suspect fowl play mindwalker_i Jul 2012 #13

Ouch! benld74 Jul 2012 #14

That was a... awoke_in_2003 Jul 2012 #19

Don't egg him on...nt msanthrope Jul 2012 #20

It might ruffle his feathers. nt awoke_in_2003 Jul 2012 #32

no fowl... no gain n/t oldhippydude Jul 2012 #26

This message was self-deleted by its author tanyev Jul 2012 #22

Idiotic post- SO inappropriate. BeHereNow Jul 2012 #37

He was a flack for a bigot. Tough crap. HERVEPA Aug 2012 #84

Lighten up, Francis. Odin2005 Aug 2012 #96

ROFLMAO!!! Odin2005 Aug 2012 #95

Heart attack... It's stressful trying to defend the indefensible. (nt) RedStateLiberal Jul 2012 #17

Whenever I see handy coincidences like this, I ask, "What would the Mafia do?" nt valerief Jul 2012 #21

Stress is a killer. begin_within Jul 2012 #24

So is fried chicken tawadi Jul 2012 #28

bad combination. begin_within Jul 2012 #31

A heart attack. eom tawadi Jul 2012 #27

I guess God hates the haters, too. Atypical Liberal Jul 2012 #29

She must hate you too, then, because we're all going to die. patrice Jul 2012 #55

I think you missed my joke. Atypical Liberal Jul 2012 #60

Sympathy to his family and friends. Lisa D Jul 2012 #33

+100 Appropriate response, not like the GARBAGE on so much of this thread. BeHereNow Jul 2012 #39

Have you thought about therapy? I mean seriously. RW insult liberals and every stripe of the Katashi_itto Jul 2012 #79

+1000 RetroLounge Aug 2012 #82

+ 1001 HERVEPA Aug 2012 #86

Agreed. The others knocking him - shame. mwooldri Jul 2012 #43

+10000 So glad you checked in. The obscenities towards a death and Gay people is disgusting. BeHereNow Jul 2012 #47

there isn't a single obscenity toward GLBTs on this thread so.far Occulus Jul 2012 #49

You don't find the crack that a Gay chicken got him offensive? BeHereNow Jul 2012 #50

Nope. Occulus Jul 2012 #81

My father is gay. randome Jul 2012 #51

If married, no sympathy to the wife from me. HERVEPA Aug 2012 #85

Some of the replies on this thread are SO despicable, so insensitive and down right disgusting. BeHereNow Jul 2012 #38

+100 emilyg Jul 2012 #69

A bit judgemental are we? HERVEPA Aug 2012 #87

Apparently I clicked the wrong link and ended up at conservanazi underground Trunk Monkey Jul 2012 #40

In defense of AV, the OP- BeHereNow Jul 2012 #42

Thank you Trunk Monkey Jul 2012 #46

Thanks BeHereNow... Amerigo Vespucci Jul 2012 #53

I know you are a good and decent person AV. BeHereNow Jul 2012 #56

Too much crisis management plus too much fast food, I guess... rocktivity Jul 2012 #45

Rest in peace, Don Perry. My sympathies to his sorrowing family. patrice Jul 2012 #54

+1000 Thank you for voicing decency on this thread Patrice. BeHereNow Jul 2012 #57

I've lost a few so I know what it feels like & My hopes for the LGBT community have to do with Love. patrice Jul 2012 #59

Come on, people! Have some class. Quantess Jul 2012 #58

Thank you Quantess- BeHereNow Jul 2012 #61

Most people have someone who cares about them, Quantess Jul 2012 #62

He has a wife and three sons noamnety Jul 2012 #66

Barf. Harmony in the congregation from a bigot. I guess they nust all be bigots in the church then HERVEPA Aug 2012 #88

+1 sakabatou Jul 2012 #63

Condolences to Mr. Perry's family and friends. n/t cordelia Jul 2012 #64

anyone who's done PR probably had the same reaction i did when I read this nashville_brook Jul 2012 #65

Condolences to his family. RIP. emilyg Jul 2012 #68

Anyone heard of any Vince Foster-type conspiracy theories yet? alp227 Jul 2012 #70

Caught trying to reveal..."Chick-fil-A is PEOPLE!" n/t NoodleyAppendage Jul 2012 #71

No doubt. HERVEPA Aug 2012 #89

Traditional death Tom Ripley Jul 2012 #74

+10000 Thank you for expressing the higher mind of DU. BeHereNow Jul 2012 #75

A fatal case of Harvey Milk's Revenge. Aristus Jul 2012 #76

Sorry he's dead. And yeah, this next comment may be a touch crass. moriah Jul 2012 #77

Post removed Post removed Aug 2012 #83

Rest in peace nadinbrzezinski Aug 2012 #90

I don't know Chick-fil-A Herlong Aug 2012 #91

I know I'm a newbie here twizzler Aug 2012 #92

Gaaaawd...... as Pat Robertson says..... lib2DaBone Aug 2012 #93

God works in "mysterious ways". *snicker* Odin2005 Aug 2012 #94