Comments on: Reflections on Chick-Fil-A Appreciation Day http://www.deliberatelyconsidered.com/2012/08/reflections-on-chick-fil-a-appreciation-day/ Informed reflection on the events of the day Wed, 15 Jul 2015 17:00:00 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.4.23 By: Eeric1960 http://www.deliberatelyconsidered.com/2012/08/reflections-on-chick-fil-a-appreciation-day/comment-page-1/#comment-25885 Tue, 07 Aug 2012 19:14:00 +0000 http://www.deliberatelyconsidered.com/?p=14613#comment-25885 I’m not sure we are talking apples and apples here. I don’t care about Madonna’s opinions either but I do care about the owner of a national restaurant chain when he makes an entire class of people feel less-than and fuels the rhetoric of inequality. Some people vote with their feet when it comes to purchases; the fair trade movement emerged this way. It is one of the few active ways many people feel they can be political. In the face of diminished voice and constant assaults on public protest, this form of political purchasing grants a form of power to the powerless. We are sure to see more of it.

]]> By: Bill Bielby http://www.deliberatelyconsidered.com/2012/08/reflections-on-chick-fil-a-appreciation-day/comment-page-1/#comment-25884 Mon, 06 Aug 2012 19:20:00 +0000 http://www.deliberatelyconsidered.com/?p=14613#comment-25884 I’ve been taking a position similar to yours ever since this controversy erupted. But then I keep going back and reading Dan Cathy’s comments. It’s clear he was speaking on behalf of his company, not just expressing his personal beliefs. “But as an organization we can operate on biblical principles. So that is what we claim to be. [We are] based on biblical principles, asking God and pleading with God to give us wisdom on decisions we make about people and the programs and partnerships we have. And He has blessed us.”

I found this statement particularly interesting:
“We are very much supportive of the family — the biblical definition of the family unit. We are a family-owned business, a family-led business, and we are married to our first wives. We give God thanks for that.
“We operate as a family business … our restaurants are typically led by families; some are single. We want to do anything we possibly can to strengthen families. We are very much committed to that.” Does that mean that the company would not welcome franchisees who are gay, lesbian, divorced, or cohabitating? Would franchisees that fall into those categories get less support from the company?

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