Chick-Fil-A Fast Food Chain Donated Nearly $2 Million To Family Values Groups. Will You Support Their Love Of American Values?

Chick-Fil-A Fast
Food Chain Donated Nearly $2 Million To Family Values Groups. Want a side order
of solid Christian American values with your chicken sandwich? Chik-Fil-A might
be able to help you with that. According to
EqualityMatters.org, the fast food company donated nearly $2 million in 2009 to
groups that have laudible family values. IRS 990 forms
show that WinShape, the restaurant chain's charitable foundation which was
founded by Chick-Fil-A's chairman S. Truett Cathy in 1994, gave to the
following groups in 2009:

Marriage &
Family Legacy Fund: $994,199

Fellowship Of
Christian Athletes: $480,000

National
Christian Foundation: $240,000

Focus On The
Family: $12,500

Eagle Forum:
$5,000

Exodus
International: $1,000

Family Research
Council: $1,000

An earlier
investigation by Equality Matters found that Chick-Fil-A, which was recently
voted the third most beloved restaurant chain in the United States, donated
more than $1 million to family values groups between 2003 and 2008. The IRS
forms from 2009 are the most recent available as public records. In January
Chick-Fil-A president Dan Cathy defended the chain saying, "We're not
anti-anybody... Our mission is to create raving fans." Cathy also responded
to gay activists' claims after the company provided lunch at a
marriage-training event sponsored by Pennsylvania Family Institute. Cathy asserted,
"While my family and I believe in the Biblical definition of marriage, we
love and respect anyone who disagrees." In recent months
students attending at least six universities, including University of North
Texas, Mississippi State University, and the University of New Orleans, have
launched petitions asking their schools not to support family value businesses
like Chick-Fil-A. LGBT activists
have also staged protests at a number of the chain's locations throughout the
country, including Chicago and Hollywood.

I for one applaud the stance of this franchise on supporting
family values, that which has aided in making this country great. What do you
think?