Reply #6: Can we set our bias aside and look at this objectively for a minute?

[Shagbark Hickory]

Look, Chickin fil'ickin is big time here. It's all people eat. Even people that don't eat fast food, eat chickfila food.

This subject has come up in my family and while I know this article isn't about a boycott, for me it raises some questions.

"Chick-fil-A, which is known for promoting a company vision of Christian values, was enmeshed in a controversy earlier this year involving an independent Chick-fil-A operator in Pennsylvania and the Pennsylvania Family Institute, which is affiliated with the Family Resource Institute. The latter institute was recently designated a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center because of its anti-gay positions."

That's pretty vague. I have many questions.

But from the outside, it looks like the CEO got canceled because of the actions of one independent owner of one independently operated store.

I'm still boycotting target. I didn't ask a lot of questions about that because for me it's an easy one... I can't stand the place. But this one isn't so easy. What facts are there surrounding this issue? Does anyone have any evidence that supports the notion that Cathy and the Chick-Fil-A corporate team have been involved in "unsavory activities." I mean, at least any more unsavory than other wealthy and successful CEOs of multi-billion-dollar companies?

I'm not sticking up for them. If this is true, I want to get to the bottom of it so I can make an informed decision whether to cease dining there, stand outside their headquarters and picket, or do absolutely nothing.

Pointing the finger at Cathy and this company is easy because they have made public statements that would lead most to believe they're religious zealots. To my knowledge they have not publicly made hateful statements.

Lets discuss.