Chik Fil A. Yes, I am talking about chicken sandwiches, waffle fries, Constitutional Amendments, and Christianity.
The big thing with this company is that the CEO of Chik Fil A made some pretty strong comments about how his company supports heterosexual marriage only because of their religious beliefs. You know what? I don't have a problem with that statement in the least. This is supposed to be a free country, where all private citizens are entitled to their beliefs and opinions. It's not really a secret that Chik Fil A was founded by, and is run by, a very strict Christian family. In the grand scheme of things, I agree with Cathy that his operation is family owned and (for the most part) family run, at least on the corporate level. That's like a super-large scale version of a family store/eatery in my eyes, so he's free to blab about whatever he wants to. It's not only his business, it's his right as a citizen to do such things, even if I think he's hypocritical.
My beef (ha) with Chik Fil A has always been that they use direct customer profits to fund not only the WinShape foundation camps...but also groups like NOM and Focus on the Family. These groups are extremist and badly sourced, they're pretty much the PETA of gay rights. That set aside, I have always felt that if a person wants to use his or her private money to support their beliefs and politics...go ham. It's your money, I have no right to tell you not to do things with it. For every right wing nutcase who donates to NOM, there are plenty of others who do the same thing for the opposite view organizations. I know I won't support Chik Fil A so long as the dime from my purchase goes to corporations who would rather see a Hollywood divorce than a successful gay marriage. When the direct profit funding stops, if Cathy wants to back the NOM mobile for the next sixty years...if it's his own money off of his direct earnings, he can do whatever he wants. Business and beliefs can merge to a certain degree, but in my opinion they're best left separate to avoid things just like this.
