Posted on 04/13/2014 7:05:05 PM PDT by ilovesarah2012
CEO Dan Cathy wants his company to get past a controversy in 2012 over his anti-gay marriage comments by starting to focus more on attracting younger customers and leaving the public discussion of social issues to politicians
Chick-fil-A wants to move beyond recent controversy over the fast food chain’s stance on gay marriage as it looks to court younger customers.
CEO Dan Cathy told USA Today in an interview published Monday that he’s bringing the company into a millennial-friendly era that will not only include new menu items and store locations, but a new perspective on what beliefs should and shouldn’t be shared with the public.
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Does not track with my comments on Mr. Cathy - he drew a line in the sand which social conservatives rallied around him for.
Now he says: "oh, never mind" when faced with possible large financial gain - he made a principled stand, then caved.
I live and work in a Blue state - I understand economics and finance, I don't get where you're going when impuning my integrity.
Still can’t figure out why they would even need to consider caving at all. It has to be liberal wishful thinking. I haven’t read anything but good news on the fiscal front since Cathy made his statements. I was hoping the gaycott would have been worse so I wouldn’t have to stand in line so much. That didn’t happen. I always go during off hours but still have lines all of the time at CFA. They’re fast at moving customers though. Any other fast food place I can do a Hollywood pull up and never have to wait.
The conservative views didn’t seem to hurt them in the last year when they outperformed KFC. We can change that as easily as we made them numero uno.
Okay well, then he should burn his company to the ground and make several employees unemployed.
Even I don’t run my mouth in certain circles.
I do support Marriage between a man and a woman. Pretty sure he will continue to do so as well, just not as vocally...
It appears everything you've either stated or implied is a lie.
You've impugned yourself, quite well, Psalm 73, by casting aspersions on a godly man.
http://laist.com/2008/08/06/mcdonalds_donation_to_gay_rights_an.php
It's one thing to not eat food you don't like. It's another to cast aspersions on a godly man for something you will happily support with an entity that is many-fold worse.
That reeks of hypocrisy.
Mr. Cathy stated he would no longer weigh in on his view on this topic.
Silence is good for business. Bad for ethics. And bad for the Gospel.
...by softening its edge on some volatile social issues and altering its image as the party always seemingly "eager to go to war... We do need to expand the party and grow the party and that does mean that we don't always all agree on every issue" ... the party needs to become more welcoming to individuals who disagree with basic Republican doctrine on emotional social issues such as gay marriage... "We're going to have to be a little hands off on some of these issues ... and get people into the party," Paul said.[Posted on 01/31/2013 5:08:50 PM PST by xzins]
12 Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution. 13 But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived.
I don’t know which is worse...
The brain dead, knee-jerking that goes on around here believing the lies and liberal slant of the media agains Chick Fil A
or...
The the insidous “I told you so” gleeful hatred against Chick Fil A.
Life sucks, I guess. But you can change that - show me where the owner comes out for our side in the past 6 months, rather than being SILENCED.
Hate to break the news to you guys, but I trust the liberal media more than some stranger posting on this site without links.
This probably has ALOT to do with the leases they are trying to obtain
in CA.!!! WHY IN THE HELL WOULD ANYONE DO BUSINESS IN CA.
I look for this business to be having financial troubles within the next 5
years!!!!
I thought my two charges against you...
The brain dead, knee-jerking that goes on around here believing the lies and liberal slant of the media agains Chick Fil A
or...
The the insidous “I told you so” gleeful hatred against Chick Fil A.
would set you off. But nope. You not only proudly owned up to them but you also added that you are a willing lapdog of the liberal press.
I trust the liberal media more than some stranger posting on this site without links.
Mind was right when he observed you are not motivated by righteousness.
BobL, show me where you’ve EVER had a fraction of the public stance this man has had.
Put up or shut up, supporter of McDonalds gay donations.
I am NO fan of Huckabee, however yesterday on his show he was
EXTREMELY upset CHIK-FIL-A apologized for their stance on the marriage issue!!! Huckabee said millions of people stood with them, stood
in line for hours to show their support of their free speech rights,
Huckabee basically called them COWARDS for NOT standing with the people who STOOD with them!!!!
Your #31 is excellent. Wasn’t there something about “beams” and “motes” in scripture ?
This is not any sort of a “cave” by Chick-Fil-A. Dan Cathy is still a Christian and still supports normal marriage. He just will try to not be as much of a lightening rod about it.
By the way, you've gone just as public in support of normal marriage, right?
If not, then look at your own bad example and stop casting aspersions.
The Huckabee information:
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