Chick-Fil-A Says It Plans to Stop Giving Donations to Anti-Gay Groups: Beautiful or Being Bullied?

So did John Wayne Gacy:

They didn't wimp out - there wasn't anything to it in the first place and there still isn't now. Chick-Fil-A has a long and impressive history since its founding for sticking to their convictions regardless of the cost, but that's not at all what happened here. It was a deliberate distortion (a hoax) perpetrated by the homosexual activist community to discredit one of the nation's strongest restaurant chains because it refuses to discriminate.
http://www.chick-fil-a.com/Pr...

Get the facts before you presume to know their character. Like the initial distortion that created the issue, the supposed newest "story" about them retracting their position is also totally fabricated. Why? To try to save face because the activists tried to bully a truly honorable company that invests significantly in neutral good causes and and doesn't get involved in politics or social issues, and it backfired.

Chick-fil-a wants to open franchises throughout Illinois. They are being Bullied because of their conservative political donation choices so....the franchise licenses is being held hostage because of it.



The company stated they will no longer donate to ANY political party.

They did no such thing.

Press suckered by Chick-fil-A fairytale
http://www.wnd.com/2012/09/ga...

Really.......


http://www.dailymail.co.uk/ne...

What does that have to do with anything? It was published 26 July 2012.
The link I posted was published 4 days ago and it's called news for a reason.
http://www.wnd.com/2012/09/ga...

Chick-Fil-A never donated to any political party or to any activist group - they have a long-standing company policy against that and stay out of politics and social issues.

The whole thing was a hoax perpetrated by the homosexual activist community to discredit one of the nation's strongest restaurant chains because it won't discriminate - their way or any other way! http://www.chick-fil-a.com/Pr...

It's bad enough that the press and social media was suckered into a total fabrication, but we don't need people expanding the presumptions into areas that even the lie didn't include.

"The company stated they will no longer donate to ANY political party"

They said no such thing as they have never donated to ANY political party in their entire history.

"their conservative political donation choices"

What "conservative political donations" would that be?
There are none and there never were any.
You've blindly jumped on the bandwagon of lies before checking the facts.

Oops, my bad; I clicked 'like' but didn't see your "political donations comment". But I do agree with you that they are being bullied (that they are not being allowed to open franchises in Chicago.) They ought to do like Wal-Mart and open all along the bordering towns that won't grant them licenses......

Most of the Liberals and homosexuals on here are hypocrites.

Liberals act as though conservatives should not be allowed to speak their views, yet the liberals and the gay agenda should be allowed to say, do and act in any way they please and there shouldn't be any lip from anyone else.

All the liberals and gay activists on here talk about freedom, yet they want to suppress and take away the freedom of the Chick-fil-A owners.

What a bunch of hypocrites.

Exactly. They don't want equal rights, they want special rights above and beyond all others.

It's damage control. And while I feel their view on gay marriage is wrong, it's their right to hold that view. I now respect them LESS for bowing to this pressure. If they had left this alone, it would have all blown over (actually, it already had).

Steve
Nothing has changed.
The story is a hoax made up by the liberal gay agenda to discredit Chick-fil-a.

“Chick-fil-A says it will stop funding antigay groups” proclaimed the Detroit Free Press.

But it appears the facts are that the company’s anti-discrimination policy remains just as it was months ago – before the controversy over owner Dan Cathy’s Christian beliefs erupted – and its donations appear to have had no new directive applied.

http://www.wnd.com/2012/09/ga...

Yeah, it's really ironic that all of these posters who are trying to prove that Chick-Fil-A is anti-gay and discriminatory keep using examples that only prove the company has been consistent all along - before and after the controversy erupted.

Chick-Fil-A doesn't have a "view" on gay marriage and they have always tried to stay out of political and social issues. This whole thing was a hoax perpetrated by the homosexual activist community to discredit one of the nation's strongest restaurant chains because it won't discriminate - their way or any other way!
http://www.chick-fil-a.com/Pr...

The only slight shred of truth that could be even remotely said is that one of the 15 main outreaches that the Cathy family's private foundation (WinShape) funds is marriage retreats designed to strengthen and support marriages (not AFA, not ANTI-gay, not activist groups, etc.). With marriages ending across our society, we desperately need that!

It was bullying, plain and simple, and continuing the lie about it does not help anybody.

seems gay people get kicked around as kids then when they come out and get in a group they want to make everyone pay. chickflick will forever have a black mark in gay eyes.

I'm going to be the unpopular opinion and say: He can believe whatever he likes. It was the donation part that got me. .3. I'm glad it's stopped though.

You know, Burger King could be gay...

Read the facts before you make your conclusions - what they support financially and why is vastly different than how they've been portrayed. Their synopsis here would be a great start: http://www.chick-fil-a.com/Pr...

And no, the donations haven't "stopped" because they never happened - both the initial distortion and the supposed retraction and donation stoppage are total fabrications.

How does one stop doing something they have never done?

It would be wise to educate yourself with the facts before commenting on something you know nothing about.

You're a bit late, other guy already said that. o3o Thanks anyway though

They should have stuck to their guns, but no, they caved in under pressure.

They didn't cave to anything, the story is a hoax made up by the liberal gay agenda to discredit Chik-fil-a.
http://www.wnd.com/2012/09/ga...

The whole thing was a hoax perpetrated by the homosexual activist community to discredit one of the nation's strongest restaurant chains because it won't discriminate - their way or any other way! http://www.chick-fil-a.com/Pr...

No, they didn't "cave" - there wasn't anything to it in the first place and there still isn't now. It was made up (and so was the supposed newest "story" about them retracting their position - also totally falsified by the activists). Why? To try to save face because they picked on a truly honorable company that invests significantly in neutral good causes and doesn't have a "view" on gay marriage.

It was bullying to try to make a case that didn't exist so they could use them as a proof case to bully others, and it backfired. Get the facts before you presume.

They got that big bump from all the other homophobes. Wasn't that enough? Now they are pulling out their support for these idiots. How touching!! He was stupid to open his mouth in the first place, no one cares what he believes! Now he looks like a hyopcite, which he probably is. Commerce overcomes personal beliefs every time, if you are a true capitalist. Crappy food too !!!

Well said. Nobody cares what the owner of some fast food joint thinks. It shows he's not nearly as good a business person as he pretends. You would NEVER have found Ray Krock, founder of McDonalds expressing either is his sexual preferences, views on marriage, political views and had the good sense to keep to himself.

The joke is on you fool, the story is a hoax and as always the liberals suck up to the lie once again and accept it as truth before confirming otherwise because they are uncapable of critical thought and wouldn't know the truth if it bit them on the ass.

What the hell are you talking about? Are you the spin man for this bunch of idiots? the truth is you are in line with the idiots, you'll get your prize soon!!!

Looks who's talking, an ill informed clueless fool without a single fact of truth calling those informed a bunch of idiots.

And you profess to be a college graduate?
Educate yourself on the matter before being foolish and believing the lies.

I'm sick of hearing about this issue.

So am I. Too bad so many gay bigots won't leave it be.

It's a beautiful symbol of the free market. People expressed their disfavor with their pocketbooks and stopped going. The company felt the impact and made a business decision. Were they bullied, yes by both sides-the anti-gay movement and the anti-discrimation movement. It's always mice to see anti-discrimination win out.

Gee, in our town the people were lining up around the block to support Chick-Fil-A.

You think they should build a couple more Chik-Fil-A's in your town?

Was that before or after they knew Chick-Fil-A were funding gay bashing groups by giving them millions?

The point that seems to confuse some is the owner of Chick-Fil-A apparently was using CORPORATE money to the tune of millions to back anti-gay groups. This has nothing to do with his personal views. What he does with his OWN private money and what his views are should not be mingled in his business.

Now we see it was much deeper then this jerkweed just having strong views.

This jerk, and that's now what he is as the primary stockholder in a company had a corporate policy where he actively was against a group that represents between 8-10% of the general population (and a good chunk of his customers) he should expect and should be dragged over the coals by those that knew that, which seems to include a couple smart politicans including the mayor of Chicago that had the goods on this bozo.

It's a confessed Christian corporation. Why WOULDN'T it donate to Christian organizations? But to say that they are actively against homosexuals is only a small part of the story. FRC has a LOT of other priorities, gay activists are just focusing on one small part of it and assuming that ALL the money is being focused on attacking them. This is a lie. Chick Fil A does not discriminate. There are even gays in management. You're just enjoying your Koolaid a bit too much.

It contributed to HATE groups. That's the long and short of it. Period.

Your opinion. It's not hate to point out what they believe to be sin. It's not hate to try to find ways of making it possible to get out of the lifestyle IF desired. IF they erred in giving to a cause that goes beyond their Christian mandate to point out sin and point people to the Savior, THEY NEED TO BE INFORMED of their error. Have you done so? If not, YOU are the hater.