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Chick-fil-A Sets the Record Straight
CitizenLink ^ | Sept 20, 2012 | Karla Dial

Posted on 09/21/2012 5:24:07 AM PDT by fwdude

In response to media reports that Chick-fil-A has agreed to stop making charitable donations to groups like Focus on the Family, the company today released a statement to set the record straight.

Contrary to reports first made by the gay-activist group The Civil Rights Agenda (TCRA) on Tuesday and later picked up by mainstream media outlets, Chick-fil-A and its charitable-giving arm, the WinShape Foundation, did not agree to stop making donations to groups that support the biblical definition of marriage in exchange for being allowed to open a franchise in Chicago.

“For many months now, Chick-fil-A’s corporate giving has been mischaracterized,” executives said in today’s statement. “And while our sincere intent has been to remain out of this political and social debate, events from Chicago this week have once again resulted in questions around our giving. For that reason, we want to provide some context and clarity around who we are, what we believe and our priorities in relation to corporate giving.

“A part of our corporate commitment is to be responsible stewards of all that God has entrusted to us. Because of this commitment, Chick-fil-A’s giving heritage is focused on programs that educate youth, strengthen families and enrich marriages, and support communities. We will continue to focus our giving in those areas. Our intent is not to support political or social agendas.

“As we have stated, 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.”

According to a TCRA press release issued Tuesday, “In meetings the company executives clarified that they will no longer give to anti-gay organizations.”

That was the stipulation gay activists, led by Chicago Alderman Joe Moreno, made earlier this summer, after Chick-fil-A CEO Dan Cathy said in interviews that he and his family are “guilty as charged” of holding biblical views on marriage. Moreno vowed to block the construction of the franchise unless the company changed its beliefs and stopped supporting “hate groups.” Moreno relented to the construction this week, spinning Chick-fil-A’s statement as a victory for his side — despite the fact that it was made before he denied the permit.

Moreover, many news agencies reported that Chick-fil-A had specifically agreed not to give money to Focus on the Family or the National Organization for Marriage (NOM). NOM said Wednesday it has never received money from the foundation. Focus on the Family has.

Some people were quick to criticize the 66-year-old chicken chain for “caving” to political pressure. Focus on the Family President Jim Daly said that’s not what happened.

“Dan and Bubba Cathy are my Christian brothers and good friends. They and their company have long shared Focus on the Family’s commitment to helping build strong and thriving families — and they have in no way deviated from that deeply held and biblically inspired passion while working with the city of Chicago to open Chick-fil-A restaurants there,” Daly said.

“I feel bad the Cathys are having once again to endure media accounts mischaracterizing their values and charitable efforts — and, unfortunately, I know how they feel. Focus on the Family has for 35 years been dedicated to saving and strengthening marriages, helping couples raise happy, resilient kids and encouraging and empowering men and women to advocate for God’s truth with Christ’s heart. And still, in stories like some of those about Chick-fil-A’s efforts to expand in Chicago, we are described as being ‘hateful’ toward certain groups of people.

“How is an organization that helps save one marriage every six minutes and helps parents navigate through a crisis involving their children every 90 seconds deemed ‘anti’ anything but ‘anti-family breakdown’?” he concluded. “That’s a question we would hope the media begins to ask with more regularity of those who disagree with us and with Chick-fil-A for bringing our Christian values to bear on the work we do in the public square.”

FOR MORE INFORMATION Read Chick-fil-A’s statement of corporate identity and values.


TOPICS: Breaking News; Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: cfa; chickfila; christians; civilrightsagenda; fakebutaccurate; gaystapotactics; homosexualagenda; tcra
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To: fwdude

The Left will try everything.


81 posted on 09/21/2012 11:06:23 AM PDT by Deb (If you wanna laugh everyday, follow Deepak Chopra on Twitter)
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To: manc

Placemark.


82 posted on 09/21/2012 11:11:34 AM PDT by little jeremiah (Courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at the testing point. CSLewis)
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To: fwdude

Why don’t you think about the effect good Christian people would have on a room full of hostile, Godless antagonists and stopping looking for every morsel of negativity to leap on? You’re really tiring.


83 posted on 09/21/2012 11:12:34 AM PDT by Deb (If you wanna laugh everyday, follow Deepak Chopra on Twitter)
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To: thingumbob

LOL, you sound like me and my family, keep up the good work


84 posted on 09/21/2012 11:26:58 AM PDT by manc (Marriage =1 man + 1 woman,when they say marriage equality then they should support polygamy)
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To: Old Sarge
"media reports that Chick-fil-A has agreed to stop making charitable donations to groups like Focus on the Family

This is a "when-did-you-stop-beating-your-wife" line of attack. Try to prove a negative, we dare you."

That's fixed easily enough -- Chick-Fil-A gives Focus $1 million for outreach programs for gay teens.

Double. Down.

85 posted on 09/21/2012 11:58:25 AM PDT by StAnDeliver (2008 + IN, NE1, NC, FL, VA, OH, IA = 272EV)
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To: StAnDeliver

That’s just the thing, CFA doesn’t wear their donations on their sleeve for everyone to notice - the sodomites have to DIG for this information, and they are experts at digging up “dirt.”

Just ask Sarah Palin.


86 posted on 09/21/2012 12:04:44 PM PDT by fwdude ( You cannot compromise with that which you must defeat.)
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btw........I was in Alabama last month......went to one of the Chick-fil-A’s and IT WAS PACKED PACKED PACKED........but service was super fast and the food delicious. Try the chicken salad sando! WoW!


87 posted on 09/21/2012 12:39:32 PM PDT by NoRedTape
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To: manc
Glad you enjoyed the story, some days it helps to say, "AAARRRGH!" and I will try to keep up the good work but in the meantime here's some more for laughs....

Ya, well like me daddie always said...Money talks, bullsh!t walks...course my Gramz use ta say I was wors' thina wet fart on a hot griddle 2....

I haven't bought a subscription for a newspaper in almost two decades.....1994 to be exact when I realized I don't need to support the ideology of those who don't share mine. Starbucks has been crossed of my list for a very long time any way.

So... in closing let me say,... Dear Lord if yer listening, "I'd just like to see a repeat of 1994 so I can watch all them evil media loosen thy'r minds ag'in! Best comedy show I ev'r seen next ta the Blu Colr Comedy toor!"

88 posted on 09/21/2012 12:53:06 PM PDT by thingumbob (I'm a bitter clinger...I dare you to take my gun)
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To: fwdude

The space shuttle headed to Los Angeles, flew almost directly overhead the Hollywood Chick-Fil-A about a 45 minutes ago. I didn’t notice it dipping it’s wings...

LOL


89 posted on 09/21/2012 1:13:25 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (Imagine how bad these global protests would be, if Obama hadn't won us so many new friends.)
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To: FrankR; T-Bird45
DNCpropagandist team
90 posted on 09/21/2012 1:14:46 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (Imagine how bad these global protests would be, if Obama hadn't won us so many new friends.)
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To: DoughtyOne

Of course it was a big fat HOAX! They totally flopped with their protest and their boycott backfired big time! So they had to come up with a “reverse psychology” scheme to carry out their political agenda and “claim victory.”

Like they say—arguing with a liberal is like playing chess with a pigeon. No matter how good you are at chess, the liberal will knock playing pieces over, crap on the playing board and proclaim victory.


91 posted on 09/21/2012 1:23:02 PM PDT by AbolishCSEU (Percentage of Income in CS is inversely proportionate to Mother's parenting of children)
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To: DoughtyOne

Of course it was a big fat HOAX! They totally flopped with their protest and their boycott backfired big time! So they had to come up with a “reverse psychology” scheme to carry out their political agenda and “claim victory.”

Like they say—arguing with a liberal is like playing chess with a pigeon. No matter how good you are at chess, the liberal will knock playing pieces over, crap on the playing board and strut all over the board proclaiming victory.


92 posted on 09/21/2012 1:24:08 PM PDT by AbolishCSEU (Percentage of Income in CS is inversely proportionate to Mother's parenting of children)
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To: AbolishCSEU

Playing chess with a pigeon. I like it. Good one.


93 posted on 09/21/2012 1:51:29 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (Imagine how bad these global protests would be, if Obama hadn't won us so many new friends.)
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To: svcw

Why all the ambiguity?

WHAT CHICK-FIL-A COULD HAVE SAID:
“For many months now, Chick-fil-A’s corporate giving has been mischaracterized,” executives could have said in today’s statement. “And as we have no intention of staying on the sidelines in this political and social debate, events from Chicago this week have once again resulted in questions around our giving. For that reason, we want to provide some context and clarity around who we are, what we believe and our priorities in relation to corporate giving.
“A part of our corporate commitment is to be responsible stewards of all that God has entrusted to us. Because of this commitment, Chick-fil-A’s giving heritage is focused on programs that educate youth, strengthen families and enrich marriages, condemns depravity and support communities. We will continue to focus our giving in those areas. Although our business is to provide healthy enjoyable food to hungry people, no one can deny that they take preferred position in political or social agendas. We hope that we take the most excellent and highest moral positions possible.
“Along with what we have earlier stated, 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, moral condition or gender. We will continue this tradition in the over 1,600 restaurants run by independent Owner/Operators.”


94 posted on 09/21/2012 2:23:18 PM PDT by Repent and Believe (I'm a birther. The Devil isn't because he was never born, just created.)
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To: Repent and Believe

Ok, whatever you say.


95 posted on 09/21/2012 2:26:26 PM PDT by svcw (If one living cell on another planet is life, why isn't it life in the womb?)
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To: stylecouncilor

Even Dennis Prager fell for this nonsense on his program’s first hour earlier today.


96 posted on 09/21/2012 8:20:56 PM PDT by onedoug
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- Barack Hussy Obama II





- clinging to his dogburgers and taquiyya Islam -










97 posted on 09/22/2012 7:37:26 AM PDT by devolve (----- ------- ------------LET*S_RUN_A_POLITE_LOSER_CAMPAIGN-------- ----------------------------)
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To: fwdude

Heh.. I guess the faggots and their Democrat politicians finally came to the realization that their hectoring of Chick-fil-A failed to do anything but expose them, the fagggots, as the real haters, and so they need to spin, spin, spin. I mean, twirl, twirl, twirl.


98 posted on 09/22/2012 9:40:52 AM PDT by Lancey Howard
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To: fwdude

Thank You C-F-A!!!


99 posted on 09/24/2012 12:42:03 PM PDT by ExCTCitizen (Yes, Obama, I had help with my business. MY CUSTOMERS!)
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