Before You Head to Chick-Fil-A…

[Ian David]

Before You Head to Chick-Fil-A…
July 2, 2012 By Hemant Mehta

… you should know they gave $1,900,000 to anti-gay groups in 2010. A portion of all the food you’re buying there is being used to impede civil rights for gay people. http://www.advocate.com/business/2012/07/02/chick-fil-donates-2-mil-antigay-groups

That brings them to nearly $5,000,000 in bigot funding over the past decade. http://thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/chick-fil-a-has-spent-5-million-trying-to-stop-gay-marriage/discrimination/2012/07/02/42684




More:
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2012/07/02/before-you-head-to-chick-fil-a/

[OnyxCollie]

1. And they're closed on Sundays. nt

[47of74]

60. I don't hold that against them...

...if they want to miss out on the money because they think their employees should have that day off, well more power to them.

What I do hold against them is their pandering to the far right, and it's why I don't eat there.

[Brigid]

62. If you're not going to eat there anyway . . .

Why fret about their being closed on Sundays? Getting all worked up about it seems like a waste of energy to me.

[OnyxCollie]

63. "Getting all worked up about it seems like a waste of energy to me."

I wrote five words. Doesn't seem like getting all worked up about it to me.

I didn't even put the caps lock on.

On edit: I checked your profile-

Favorite group: Catholicism and Orthodox Christianity, 6 posts in the last 90 days (1% of total posts)

Who's the one "getting all worked up about it?"

[Brigid]

66. Seems like you are the one getting worked up.

And posting in the Catholicism and Orthodox Christianity Group is not some sort of crime. That is all I'm going to say on the matter.

[OnyxCollie]

73. Poor, persecuted Christians.

Can't they ever get a break?

[sharp_stick]

2. Although I do like this video

Chow down at chick-fil-A

[Ian David]

4. I like that video, too. But do they REALLY want to encourage people to eat there? n/t

[tosh]

12. Thanks...

I that video, LOL!

[Poll_Blind]

37. Willam Belli is so freaking awesome...

"Even when I'm old I'm gonna have a big FUPA!"



PB

[hobbit709]

3. Tried them once about 15 years ago-the food sucked big time.

[cynatnite]

5. They suck anyway...

I tried it years ago and hated it. Haven't set foot near that place since. Blech.

[snooper2]

6. I haven't eaten their for years since I don't like fundy in my processed chicken

LOL

[Lochloosa]

7. Chick-fil-A Chicken Sandwich Recipe

Take boneless chicken breast and cut in half. Pound till there about 1/2" thick

Marinate them in Pickle juice for an hour.

Mix 2 eggs and 1/2 cup Milk for a wash

Flour:

2 cups flour
salt
pepper
basil dried
onion powder
garlic powder
paparika

about 1/2 teaspoon of each or to taste.

Dreg the breast in the egg/milk wash then flour

Fry in oil

And the important part:

Hamburger bun w/ mayo and pickle slices.

The secret is marinating them in the pickle juice.

Taste just like them.

[cynatnite]

8. So it sucked because of the pickle juice. n/t

[Ian David]

9. Ewww. n/t

[OriginalGeek]

68. AWESOME!

I'm gonna make mine on Sunday.

I do like their chicken but I won't support anyone who supports bigotry.

[d_r]

77. I'm not big on chicfila

but I know it enough to know that it doesn't have mayo on it, and it is clear to me that it is the result of frying under a pressure cooker. I don't believe this recipe is accurate fwiw.

[panader0]

10. I've never been to one.

And after this information I never will. k and r

[backscatter712]

11. Chick-Fil-A has been on my boycott list for years for fundy batshittery and bigotry. n/t

[Skittles]

13. I detest their sanctimonious closed-on-Sunday bullshit too

do they not realize how many people work on Sundays?

[Ian David]

14. I'm an Atheist, and that doesn't bother me. I defend their freedom to do that. n/t

[Skittles]

19. of COURSE they are free to do that

and I am free to think their sanctimonious bullshit and homophobia SUCK and not eat there!!!

[SickOfTheOnePct]

22. I agree with you on the homophobia part

But I don't see a big deal about the closed on Sunday part. When my ex wife and I were dating, she worked at Publix Supermarkets (only in FL then, all over the South now), and they used to be closed on Sunday. Their marketing campaign was that they worked hard six days a week, but Sunday was for families.

As competitors closed in, they had to change the policy and stay open on Sunday.

Religious or not, it was nice that there was a day when all of the employees could know they wouldn't have to work.

[Ian David]

24. Well, yes. Their homophobia is a good reason. n/t

[synapticwave]

17. Not sure if serious?

So you're mad at a company because they force their employees to take 1 day off per week. What an evil corporation. Fuck those employee friendly policies, they should be slave driving the worthless idiots into the ground for an additional 1% profit for their owners like everyone else in this great country. Chik-fil-a == terrorist socialist muslims freedom haters.

[Skittles]

18. ???

I work in a 365 day a year 24X7 environment and guess what - I still manage to get an occasional day off!!!

[OnyxCollie]

40. You might want to study some history

before you go off on a rant.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_law

Blue laws required businesses to be closed on Sundays. The reason provided was that it offered a day for people to spend time with their family. In reality, it was to support the Christian belief that Sunday was a day of rest. So if you were Jewish, it meant closing up your business for an additional day (Sunday) to observe a religious belief you don't care about.

It violates the First Amendment (the Establishment clause.)

Chic-fil-a still follows that tradition, and while they are free to do so, it comes across as sanctimonious to those heathens who might like to buy a chicken sandwich for lunch.

[Sans__Culottes]

46. No

I detest them because of their fundy, homophobic bullshit.

Their pretentious "closed-on-the-lord's-day" crap is merely a sad reflection of sanctimonious xian unconstitutional blue-laws.


Welcome to DU! (not)

[TBF]

64. They are not doing it for labor - they are doing it for church. nt

[NorthCarolina]

15. Yes, I haven't been to one in over 3 years now for that reason.

I did really like their waffle fries though.

[GarroHorus]

16. I ate at a Chick-fil-A once in 1988

Surprised me that they were the only place closed on Sundays.

Did some research. Found out the owner was about ten ticks to the right of Pat Robertson. Haven't eaten at one since.

I also stay away from Wendy's.

[pinboy3niner]

20. It should be called Chick-Bigotray

Never ate there--and never will!

[RebelOne]

21. Never eat there anyway.

I did many years ago before I turned vegetarian. But the chicken was very tasty then.

[PassingFair]

23. That's just SOME chickens. Fundie Chickens. Most chickens are gay-loving!

Why are you painting all chickens with the same brush.

Alert!
Alert!

[Arkana]

25. None up here in MA. Problem solved.

[-..__...]

54. Yes there is...

at the Burlington Mall and at the Northshore Mall (they also had one located at Harvard University, but it closed a number of years ago).

I go to the one in the Burlington Mall whenever I have the chance.

I wish they would open more in this area.

Their politics is what it is... I still love the place and have no plans to stop patronizing them.

[Arkana]

57. 2.5 hours away from me, problem still solved.

[Drunken Irishman]

26. I've never had Chick-Fil-A...

They opened one down the street from me and I have no desire to eat there.

[AJTheMan]

27. I actually worked there for a couple of days.

They made me watch an entire video biography on the founder. Apparently he is pretty religious, as the video stated so.

[mmonk]

45. Are franchise stores required to do that?

[BBGC]

49. I learned in a business class in college

That before they will even let someone open a franchise, they do their own "background check" to make sure the person is of "good moral character".... Take a guess as to what that means.

[revolution breeze]

65. They obviously missed a few.

Our local Chick-fil-a's Christmas party got raided because a neighbor called and reported they were serving alcohol to minors. Then there was the guy selling marijuana out the back door.

[Patiod]

50. I used to swim with a manager's wife who was always trying to convert us

There were a small group of regulars who swam every morning at a local public high school.

She was always proselytizing, and even gave everyone The Jesus Video at Christmas time (about 3 of us were Jewish). This is Philadelphia, and that stuff just doesn't go over well here - it's not part of the culture - we find it intrusive and rude.

Fortunately her equally fervent evangelical husband got transferred to a Chik-fil-a in Fredricksburg, VA, where that behavior is a little more mainstream.

I got the sense - and I could be wrong - that they draw their managers exclusively from the ranks of evangelical Christianity.

[pstokely]

78. They brag about hiring home schooled kids

nt

[Meiko]

28. I didn't realize

they were still in business, shows how often I go there.

[Marooned]

29. I like the food there

Chicken sandwiches are great and the staff is always friendly and courteous. More than i can say for most FF joints.

[Ian David]

61. But you won't go there because you don't want to support bigotry, right? n/t

[Ian David]

75. But you won't go there because you don't want to support bigotry, right? n/t

[WorseBeforeBetter]

30. There are 2 within 2.5 miles of me...

and the drive-thru's are always packed. I don't get the appeal...had the chicken salad sandwich once and found it to be rather "meh." Jersey Mike's makes better chicken salad, and to the best of my knowledge, they're not anti-gay fundie wackos.

[MiddleFingerMom]

31. I know the founder is a hardcore Christian, so until I got to the "Marriage & Family Foundation"...

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... I was thinking, "What a shock... a devout Christian donates big bucks to Christian organizations (that
I really know nothing about). I do know that one of the main focuses (foci?), if not the ONLY focus, of the
M&FF is preventing same-sex marriages from becoming universally "legitimized".
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That stopped me short.
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On being closed Sundays, though I'm a self-identified atheist, I actually really ADMIRED the guy for that,
as he seemed to be PRACTICING what he preached about family values, church attendance, maybe even
"observing the Sabbath".
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All at what must be an ENORMOUS cost to his bottom line.
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But the contributions to a group (groups) with a focus on blockading the equal rights make him a
no-brainer asswipe.
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[Zorro]

32. Chick-Fil-A sandwiches are delicious

Tend to be relatively expensive, though.

[sendero]

33. I was never..

... much of a Chick fil A fan, but once I found out what they are about I quit completely.

There are plenty of fast food joints that don't have a hardcore right wing drooler agenda.

[JHB]

34. Not being in their area, I keep mentally mispronouncing it...

...as if it rhymes with "Godzilla"

[SoCalDem]

38. They probably thought that's how you spelled "filet"

back when they started up..

Phonetic spelling can be creative

I once knew a guy named Antoine. But his poor Momma spelled it Antweeonne. His nickname was "Wee"...and oddly enough he bowled on the same team with a guy named Gregory who was nicknamed "Gee"..

Naturally they called themselves "The WeeGee Board".

[riderinthestorm]

41. Really? How do you pronounce it? (never been, never will go, just curious)

Edited to add, I always pronounced it (phonetically) as chick fee uh. That may be 12 years of french seeping through but honestly I have no idea how its pronounced. The name is actually pretty incomprehensible to me. Same as Ruth's Chris Steakhouse, or 5th/3rd Bank - what the fuck kind of names are these?!

[JHB]

43. The "Fil-A" part is a play on "fillet", so...

...it's something like chik-fill-AY (rhymes with "way&quot

[riderinthestorm]

52. That makes sense. Thanks! nt

[OriginalGeek]

69. I hate the 5th 3rd name

when they started opening up all over here I refused to join and still do just because of the dumb name. I sure hope they don't do anything spectacularly good with their customer's money because I'd hate to miss out on that just from hating on their name.

But Ruth's Chris is another story - I hate that name too but they got gooooood steak. I can't go often because they are pretty spendy.

[primavera]

35. Is anyone surprised?

Corporate chain businesses aren't exactly renowned for their progressive politics (or for having decent food, for that matter).

[mitchtv]

36. I've never seen one

I must lead a charmed life

[Honeycombe8]

39. I don't eat there, anyway. But I'll make sure I stay away in the future. nt

[ohheckyeah]

42. Chick-fil-A sucks. n/t

[lonestarnot]

44. And their sammich looks like wood and tastes like I would imagine a turd to taste, if I were ever to

try to imagine how a turd would taste. I'd call 'em turd sammiches.

[Omaha Steve]

47. There is one in Omaha

They are going to build one in Bellevue, and one in La Vista. Thanks for the heads up.

[HughBeaumont]

48. Dick Filet can kiss muh arse.

No need for bad Fundie Food in my life.

[GodlessBiker]

51. A vile place.

[Le Taz Hot]

53. Another DUer had posted something

about this Chick-fil-a several months back. I had to ask what it was. I don't think we have them in CA. They then posted a picture of one of their sandwiches. Looked like typical nauseating fast food to me.

[MineralMan]

55. I've never been to one of those.

There's one store here in Minnesota, on the U of M campus, but I don't go on the campus, due to lack of parking. It's not really a boycott I can actively participate in, I'm afraid, since there's not much chance I'd ever consider eating there.

[soc7]

56. I'll keep going. They have awesome waffle fries....

Yum....

[mokawanis]

70. You'll help bigots profit because they have "awesome waffle fries"?

Maybe you should be posting at Free Republic instead of DU.

[Initech]

58. I flat out refuse to eat at Chik-Fil-A for this very reason.

[HopeHoops]

59. I've always called it "Chick-a-fil".

[ThatsMyBarack]

67. No Chick-Fil-A by me!

I even checked to make sure!

[Riley18]

71. I always offered to get my son Chick-Fil-A

On Sundays . Saved me lots of money!

I knew the owner is a Fundie. He bought a local restaurant here in Florida, but would not serve alcohol so it closed up pretty fast.
Thanks for this info so now they are "closed" every single day!

[Marinedem]

72. I love Chick-Fil-A

My school has them on the meal plan and I eat there almost daily.

Actually, I like just about all of their food.

I couldn't care less about their politics.

I've never been one to get wrapped up in boycotts because I wasn't 100% on board with them politically.

Seriously, life is too short to get your blood pressure up over something like this.

Accused of trolling/homophobia in 3 ,2 ,1...

[RZM]

74. I don't think it's all that good

If it were the best chicken ever, I would feel torn. But it's not, so not going there isn't a problem. I went for the first time in well over a decade last summer and I was underwhelmed.

[tularetom]

76. Ate there once - it was underwhelming

So I never felt particularly motivated to go back, a fairly easy choice since there are no locations within 100 miles of me.

Therefore, boycotting them is a no brainer for me and I'm happy to do so.

God, I love it when the moral choice is so easy to make. It would suck if there was one of their restaurants was just down the road and/or I loved their food.

[fifthoffive]

79. Am I still pure?

I get a coupon for a free Chik-fil-A sandwich from the local blood bank when I donate. Am I wrong to use the coupon for free stuff?

I have avoided spending money there because they spend their money on causes that I not only disagree with, but find abhorrent.

[Ian David]

80. In your case, using the coupon COSTS them money. n/t