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Chick-fil-A Happy to Sell Chicken to Gay People, Still Supportive of Anti-Gay Causes

Will take anyone's cash.
Will take anyone’s cash.

A quick follow-up to this morning’s post about Chick-fil-A president Dan Cathy coming out in opposition to gay marriage. Remember: Cathy said in an interview this week that his company is “very much supportive of the family — the biblical definition of the family unit,” and the chicken chain donates plenty of cash to anti-gay groups. But the company released a statement earlier today that boils down to: Whoa, hey, don’t everyone jump to conclusions, okay?

From the chain’s Facebook page:

The Chick-fil-A culture and service tradition in our restaurants is to treat every person with honor, dignity and respect - regardless of their belief, race, creed, sexual orientation or gender. We will continue this tradition in the over 1,600 Restaurants run by independent Owner/Operators. Going forward, our intent is to leave the policy debate over same-sex marriage to the government and political arena.



Chick-fil-A is a family-owned and family-led company serving the communities in which it operates. From the day Truett Cathy started the company, he began applying biblically-based principles to managing his business. For example, we believe that closing on Sundays, operating debt-free and devoting a percentage of our profits back to our communities are what make us a stronger company and Chick-fil-A family.



Our mission is simple: to serve great food, provide genuine hospitality and have a positive influence on all who come in contact with Chick-fil-A.

See? The company totally doesn’t discriminate … when it comes to the hotly debated issue of who has the right to give them money in exchange for their chicken sandwiches.

Earlier: Art Smith Calls Chick-Fil-A ‘Poison,’ John Besh Sides With ‘Christ’
[Facebook via Gawker]

Chick-fil-A Happy to Sell Chicken to Gay People, Still Supportive of Anti-Gay