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After anti-gay flap, Chick-fil-A wings in new direction [backing away from social issues]
KENS News 5 ^ | 04/08/2014 | Bruce Horovitz

Posted on 04/08/2014 6:13:42 AM PDT by GIdget2004

Chick-fil-A is finally crossing the road.

The iconic chicken chain, as well-known for its conservative heritage as its savory eats, is recalibrating its moral and culinary compass. It wants to go from old school to almost cool. It wants to evolve from a place where gays once picketed to a place where they'll feel comfortable going to eat. It wants to broaden the brand as it expands nationally and plows into the Millennial-driven urban arena. Above all: it wants to be a serious player on fast-food's biggest stage.

USA TODAY was exclusively invited inside to visit the company's sprawling, wooded campus, get the first look at its new test kitchen, tour its store-of-the-future development facility and interview Chick-fil-A's controversial CEO Dan Cathy. Cathy, whose comments condemning gay marriage in 2012 set off store picketing and a social media firestorm, has now fully backed away from such public pronouncements that mix personal opinion on social issues with corporate policy.

"All of us become more wise as time goes by," he says, apologetically, in a rare, one-hour sit-down interview. "We sincerely care about all people."

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Chick-fil-A's socially conservative agenda, which formally led the company to donate millions to charitable groups opposed to gay marriage, has been tempered. This, just as the company aims to quickly expand into Chicago, New York and Los Angeles. Southern hospitality must give way to urban reality as the 1,800 store chain moves to compete with big city success stories like McDonald's, Panera Bread and Chipotle.

If nothing else, Cathy has listened. In 2012, Cathy not only heard from some unhappy consumers about his comments against gay marriage, but also from some store operators and employees. Now, he says, "I'm going to leave it to politicians and others to discuss social issues."

(Excerpt) Read more at kens5.com ...


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KEYWORDS: chickfila; fastfood; gaymafia; homosexualagenda; liberalfascim
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1 posted on 04/08/2014 6:13:42 AM PDT by GIdget2004
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To: GIdget2004
USA TODAY was exclusively invited inside to visit the company's sprawling, wooded campus, get the first look at its new test kitchen, tour its store-of-the-future development facility and interview Chick-fil-A's controversial CEO Dan Cathy. Cathy, whose comments condemning gay marriage in 2012 set off store picketing and a social media firestorm, has now fully backed away from such public pronouncements that mix personal opinion on social issues with corporate policy. "All of us become more wise as time goes by," he says, apologetically, in a rare, one-hour sit-down interview. "We sincerely care about all people".... If nothing else, Cathy has listened. In 2012, Cathy not only heard from some unhappy consumers about his comments against gay marriage, but also from some store operators and employees. Now, he says, "I'm going to leave it to politicians and others to discuss social issues."

PFL

2 posted on 04/08/2014 6:16:14 AM PDT by Alex Murphy ("the defacto Leader of the FR Calvinist Protestant Brigades")
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To: GIdget2004

I hope this isn’t a cave by chik’fil’a.....it’s been their stand on the issues that have put them where they are today.


3 posted on 04/08/2014 6:17:46 AM PDT by ealgeone (obama, borderof)
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If Chik-Fil-A “caves in”, it will be “caving in” the foundation of its business.


4 posted on 04/08/2014 6:19:18 AM PDT by cincinnati65
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> I hope this isn’t a cave by chik’fil’a.....

I say it’s a cave.

Any backpedalling is a cave.

The Church is in full RETREAT from the Gay nazis.


5 posted on 04/08/2014 6:19:19 AM PDT by Westbrook (Children do not divide your love, they multiply it.)
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To: ealgeone

This is a bigger cave than you will find in the entire state of Kentucky.


6 posted on 04/08/2014 6:19:35 AM PDT by Buckeye McFrog
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To: GIdget2004

It’s just capitalism...they want more customers.


7 posted on 04/08/2014 6:21:40 AM PDT by Wolfie
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To: GIdget2004

CFA never commented on same-sex marriage. The owner made those comments.


8 posted on 04/08/2014 6:21:59 AM PDT by AppyPappy
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To: GIdget2004

When i go to ChikFilA, it’s for chicken—not politics.


9 posted on 04/08/2014 6:22:40 AM PDT by basil (2ASisters.org)
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To: GIdget2004

I don’t see anywhere where he repudiated his pro-Bible position.


10 posted on 04/08/2014 6:22:45 AM PDT by SoFloFreeper
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To: GIdget2004
It wants to evolve from a place where gays once picketed to a place where they'll feel comfortable going to eat.

B.S. If homosexuals feel uncomfortable eating at Chik-fil-a, it's because of a stereotype created by the MSM, or themselves, divorced from reality.
11 posted on 04/08/2014 6:23:28 AM PDT by andyk (I have sworn...eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man.)
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To: Wolfie

So capitalism and principle aren’t compatible?


12 posted on 04/08/2014 6:23:28 AM PDT by grobdriver (Where is Wilson Blair when you need him?)
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To: GIdget2004
It wants to go from old school to almost cool. It wants to evolve from a place where gays once picketed to a place where they'll feel comfortable going to eat.

What does that even mean?

13 posted on 04/08/2014 6:24:13 AM PDT by don-o (He will not share His glory and He will NOT be mocked! Blessed be the name of the Lord forever!)
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To: GIdget2004

CAVE


14 posted on 04/08/2014 6:25:06 AM PDT by Third Person
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To: GIdget2004

wtf


15 posted on 04/08/2014 6:25:19 AM PDT by yldstrk ( My heroes have always been cowboys)
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To: SoFloFreeper

It looks like he’s saying the same things he’s always believed. Now his remarks are being used to imply he’s changed his position.


16 posted on 04/08/2014 6:25:19 AM PDT by andyk (I have sworn...eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man.)
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To: Westbrook

Sadly the Church has been in retreat since the 1960’s when the school prayer thing came into being. If back then they had thrown a fit, it would have changed. But now this is what we have.


17 posted on 04/08/2014 6:25:28 AM PDT by RetiredArmy (MARANATHA, MARANATHA, Come quickly LORD Jesus!!! Father send thy Son!! Its Time!)
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To: GIdget2004

Eating at Chic is a political statement. Liberals hate WalMart, Chic Filet.


18 posted on 04/08/2014 6:25:31 AM PDT by allendale
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To: GIdget2004

I am going to only Catholic friendly businesses to spend any money I do spend


19 posted on 04/08/2014 6:26:33 AM PDT by yldstrk ( My heroes have always been cowboys)
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To: cincinnati65

Compromise: What could possibley go wrong?


20 posted on 04/08/2014 6:26:33 AM PDT by demshateGod (The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God.)
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