Chick-fil-A might be declared a public nuisance in one California city if the restaurant doesn&#8217;t find a way to tame its drive-thru line.
Santa Barbara is forcing the local Chick-fil-A to present a solution to the restaurant&#8217;s long lines that back up into nearby streets, causing traffic issues.
&#8220;A California city is considering declaring its local Chick-fil-A drive-thru a public nuisance – not because people dislike it, but because they seem to like it too much,&#8221; KTLA <a href="https://kfor.com/news/california-city-may-declare-chick-fil-a-a-public-nuisance/">reported</a>. &#8220;The last several years, Santa Barbara says it has received several complaints about cars in the drive-thru line backed up onto nearby streets, which has caused traffic problems, including collisions and cyclist safety issues.&#8221;
“State Street is one of the City’s most important streets for moving people and goods,” <a href="https://newspress.com/sb-city-council-grapples-with-chick-fil-a-issue/">said</a> Derrick Bailey, a city transportation engineer. “It was never intended to operate with significant blockage.”
Chick-fil-A drive-thru lines can reportedly block one lane on State Street for an estimated 91 minutes during the week, KTLA noted. And during weekends, the number shoots up to 155 minutes.
The restaurant has until June 7 to present their solution to the issue to city council. &#8220;However, if the city council is not happy, and declares the restaurant a public nuisance, Chick-fil-A could lose its nonconforming use status for the drive-thru facilities,&#8221; KTLA said.
Santa Barbara Chick-fil-A owner Travis Collins said his team regrets &#8220;this traffic situation&#8221; and is working toward a solution.
“On behalf of myself, Chick-fil-A and the many team members, we sincerely regret that this traffic situation has come to this point and heartily wish to work in good faith with the City to resolve this matter once and for all,” Collins said.
Back in 2020, then-CEO Dan Cathy made waves when he publicly called on white people to repent of their racism and justified anti-police rioters looting and burning down a Wendy’s restaurant in Atlanta, Georgia, following the death of Rayshard Brooks. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/chick-fil-a-ceo-appears-to-justify-rioters-burning-down-wendys-restaurant-urges-white-people-to-repent-of-racism?utm_source=facebook&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=dwbrand">The Daily Wire</a> reported:
<blockquote>“We as caucasians, until we’re willing to just pick up the baton and fight for our black, African-American brothers and sisters, which they are as one human race, we’re shameful,” Cathy said, according to <a href="https://www.bucksexton.com/content/2020-06-18-chick-fil-a-ceo-white-christians-should-repent-of-racism/">BuckSexton.com</a>. “We’re just adding to it.”
“Our silence is so huge at this time,” he said, channeling the far-left refrain that “silence is violence.” “We cannot be silent. Somebody has to fight and God has so blessed our city, but it’s shameful how we let things get so out of whack.”
Then, before literally polishing the shoes of Christian rapper Lecrae, who is black, Cathy added that white Christians should have a “sense of shame” and an “apologetic heart.”
“Any expressions of a contrite heart, of a sense of humility, a sense of shame, a sense of embarrassment … an apologetic heart,” he said, “I think that’s what our world needs to hear today.”
&#8230; During the same sit-down, the chicken chain CEO seemed to justify the burning down of a Wendy’s restaurant in Atlanta, citing black people’s “incredible amounts of frustration and pain” that “white people” are “simply just out-of-sight, out-of-mind oblivious to.”</blockquote>
In 2019, Chick-fil-A announced a stop to their donations to Christian-based charities deemed “anti-LGBT” by the Left, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/report-chick-fil-a-to-stop-donating-to-christian-charities-branded-anti-lgbt">The Daily Wire</a> reported:
<blockquote>In an interview with <a href="https://www.bisnow.com/national/news/retail/exclusive-amid-global-expansion-and-lgbt-pushback-chick-fil-a-changes-charitable-giving-structure-101818">Bisnow</a>, Chick-fil-A President and Chief Operating Officer Tim Tassopoulos announced that the famous fried chicken chain plans to make significant changes in which charities it donates to, in part because “as we go into new markets, we need to be clear about who we are.” Amid continued boycotts of the highly popular and successful chain over its donations to supposed “anti-LGBT” groups and causes, Tassopoulos revealed that the company’s foundation will no longer donate to some high-profile Christian organizations.</blockquote>
In the aftermath of the announcement, LGBT group GLAAD <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/glaads-response-to-chick-fil-a-cave-is-exactly-what-youd-expect">ripped</a> the company for still allegedly falling short of meeting its requirements.
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/chick-fil-a-ceo-appears-to-justify-rioters-burning-down-wendys-restaurant-urges-white-people-to-repent-of-racism?utm_source=facebook&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=dwbrand">WATCH: Chick-Fil-A CEO Appears To Justify Rioters Burning Down Wendy’s, Urges White People To Repent Of Racism</a>

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A group of students, faculty, and alumni at Notre Dame University sent a letter asking the campus dining leadership to ban Chick-fil-A from the Indiana school&#8217;s retail dining master plan.
The open <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1lSfJPnZBSAx3Oe0hfX43O215jBtI9QlIiQZLDI6d7eA/edit" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">letter</a> (full text below), which was signed by approximately 180 students, faculty, and alumni, follows <a href="https://ndsmcobserver.com/2021/07/keep-chick-fila-away/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">a 720-word letter</a> that two undergraduates sent to campus newspaper The Observer, listing their grievances against the fast food chain.
&#8220;The letter writers, Tilly Keeven-Glascock and Joey Jegier, accused Chick-fil-A of donating millions to &#8216;queerphobic groups,&#8217; which they said include the nonprofit Fellowship of Christian Athletes. And they objected to owner Dan Cathy’s personal donations to organizations like the National Christian Charitable Foundation, which they alleged &#8216;funds hate groups,'&#8221; Fox News <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/us/notre-dame-chick-fil-a" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">reported</a>.
&#8220;Keeven-Glascock and Jegier also claimed that because the restaurant chain gets its food from industrialized farming, it’s bad for the environment, &#8216;deplorable&#8217; and places a &#8216;burden&#8217; on &#8216;marginalized communities,'&#8221; Fox News added. &#8220;&#8216;North America has an obsession with meat like no other country on Earth and it is helping destroy the planet,&#8217; wrote the duo, a university senior and junior. (North America is a continent.)&#8221;
Read the full letter to the campus dining leadership below:
<blockquote>Dear Campus Dining,
Before we get to our request, we wish to thank the Campus Dining leadership for your work creating a quality dining experience for students during a global pandemic. You went above-and-beyond this past year, adapting the dining halls to meet CDC and University guidelines, providing impressive themed dinners, and making an excellent vegan line in the dining halls.
As you continue to improve Notre Dame’s on-campus dining, we wish to make our voices heard on an important issue. On May 12, the Campus Dining Instagram announced that leadership is considering the fast food restaurant Chick-fil-A as part of a new retail dining master plan. While a large portion of the student body would approve of this decision, we hope to show that many of us oppose the addition of Chick-fil-A.
We believe, as we wrote in The Observer, that there are a multitude of reasons to oppose Chick-fil-A: its anti-LGBTQ+ activism, reliance on animal agriculture, and lack of accommodations for students with special dietary needs, to name a few. Bringing Chick-fil-A to campus would run contrary to Notre Dame’s commitment to inclusion and desire to create good in the world. So, we ask that you remove Chick-fil-A from your considerations and instead consider other additions to our retail dining.
Students at other universities, such as NYU and Northeastern, have made headlines in their attempts to block Chick-fil-A. We have no plans for such a large-scale disruption; rather, we wish to resolve this concern before it transforms into a larger controversy. Thank you for considering our request, and we hope that this is the starter of wider dialogue on how to fulfill students’ desires while also considering the ethics of what we consume.</blockquote>
In a similar letter sent last week, Democratic state legislators in New York <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/ny-democrats-move-to-ban-chick-fil-a-from-rest-stops-over" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">urged</a> New York State Thruway Authority Matthew Driscoll to ban Chick-fil-A from state rest stops because of the restaurant&#8217;s donations to allegedly anti-LGBT organizations.
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-to-skip-notre-dame-commencement-amid-furor-over-policies-that-defy-church-teachings" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Biden To Skip Notre Dame Commencement Amid Furor Over Policies That Defy Church Teachings</a>

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Democratic state legislators in New York are pushing to keep Chick-fil-A out of rest stops in the state because of what they claim are the fast food chain&#8217;s donations to anti-LGBT organizations.
Democratic Assembly Member Harry Bronson, who represents the Rochester area, started an online petition to prevent Chick-fil-A from being included among the restaurants being added to rest stops along I-90 in the New York State Thruway Authority’s $450 million service-state modernization project, according to <a href="https://www.rochesterfirst.com/food-and-drink/bronson-critical-of-involvement-of-chick-fil-a-in-i-90-rest-stop-plans/?utm_campaign=socialflow&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_source=t.co" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">RochesterFirst.com</a>.
Bronson sent a letter last Friday denouncing Chick-fil-A to New York State Thruway Authority Matthew Driscoll.
As RochesterFirst.com reported:
<blockquote>Bronson is one of four lawmakers saying no to [Chick-fil-A] at state rest stops. “Chick-fil-A, through the charitable wing of it’s business, has a history of donating millions of dollars to organizations that are discriminatory and anti-LGBTQ organizations.”
Bronson says New York has taken great strides to protect the rights of LGBTQ plus New Yorkers — but he’s worried this would be a step in the wrong direction. 
“We can’t say through those laws and through those policy positions and statements, that we support the dignity and human rights of LGBTQ individuals and their families and at the same time, have a state authority that’s willing to enter into a 30-year-lease with a business that has a history of not recognizing the human rights of LGBTQ individuals.”
Bronson says he understands people should be able to choose where they eat, but he believes this situation is different. “It’s on state thruway authority property and they are leasing it, so it’s in essence the state saying, ‘We are going to offer them an opportunity for them to earn millions and millions of dollars,’ even though we know what the history is.”</blockquote>
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After years of millions in donations to organizations hostile to LGBTQ+ rights, the decision to approve <a href="https://twitter.com/ChickfilA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ChickfilA</a> as an approved concession at our rest stops is concerning to say the least. 
It’s time the <a href="https://twitter.com/NYSThruway?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@NYSThruway</a> re-examine this choice. <a href="https://t.co/8sOkNRjQop">pic.twitter.com/8sOkNRjQop</a>
&mdash; Harry B. Bronson (@HarryBBronson) <a href="https://twitter.com/HarryBBronson/status/1413909370325413891?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 10, 2021</a></blockquote>
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The Thruway Authority <a href="https://www.news10.com/news/ny-news/gay-lawmakers-push-back-against-include-chick-fil-a-in-thruway-remodel/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">responded</a> in a statement:
<blockquote>The New York State Thruway Authority, its Board of Directors, and staff support an inclusive environment that treats the tens of millions of people that travel our system with dignity and respect. Our private partner in the Service Area redevelopment project, Empire State Thruway Partners, explored a selection of restaurants and finalized agreements with specific brands to operate at the redeveloped service areas to enhance and improve the travel experience for our customers. There are no state taxpayer dollars or toll payer funds supporting the redevelopment of the Thruway’s 27 service areas. Every restaurant brand included by Empire State Thruway Partners has a contractual responsibility, and is legally required, under New York State law, including the New York State Human Rights Law and Executive Orders, to adhere to the inclusive and non-discriminatory standards that New York State embraces.</blockquote>
In a statement to Fox News, Chick-fil-A <a href="https://www.foxbusiness.com/retail/chick-fil-a-rest-stops-resistance-donations" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">said</a>, &#8220;We want to be clear that Chick-fil-A does not have a political or social agenda, and we welcome everyone in our restaurants. We are proud to be represented by more than 200,000 diverse team members nationwide, and we strive to be a positive influence in our local communities.&#8221;
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/burger-king-tries-to-troll-chick-fil-a-by-donating-to-lgbt-activist-org-even-on-sundays" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Burger King Tries To Troll Chick-Fil-A By Donating To LGBT Activist Org: ‘Even On Sundays’</a>

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Burger King attempted to troll Chick-fil-A in a publicity stunt aimed at collecting donations for a left-wing, LGBT activist organization. 
Burger King recently launched its “Ch’King” sandwich as part of the national chicken sandwich “war.” In a June 3 tweet, Burger King announced that it would donate 40 cents to the Human Rights Campaign for every chicken sandwich sold during “Pride Month.” 
The fast food chain appeared to take aim at Chick-fil-A as it promised to donate “even on Sundays.” Burger King said it will donate up to $250,000 or 625,000 sandwiches. 
“The #ChKing says LGBTQ+ rights! During #pride month (even on Sundays) your chicken sandwich cravings can do good! We are making a donation to [The Human Rights Campaign] for every Ch’King sold.” 
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the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ChKing?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ChKing</a> says LGBTQ+ rights!
during <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/pride?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#pride</a> month (even on Sundays 👀) your chicken sandwich craving can do good! we are making a donation* to <a href="https://twitter.com/HRC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@HRC</a> for every Ch&#39;King sold 🏳️‍🌈
&mdash; Burger King (@BurgerKing) <a href="https://twitter.com/BurgerKing/status/1400618810571362305?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 4, 2021</a></blockquote>
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On June 1, online activists called for a boycott of Chick-fil-A after <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/christian-billionaires-are-funding-a-push-to-kill-the-equality-act?ref=home">The Daily Beast</a> reported that the fast-food giant’s CEO, Dan Cathy, was a donor to the National Christian Charitable Foundation (NCF). NCF opposes the Equality Act, which would expand the Civil Rights Act to include protections for the LGBT community at the expense of religious liberty.
Burger King kickstarted its campaign after The Daily Beast’s article dropped. A spokesperson for Burger King told <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/food/2021/06/06/burger-king-chicken-sandwhich-donate-lgbtq-group-chick-fil-a/7573712002/">USA Today</a> that the company couldn’t “miss an opportunity” like this one. 
“This is a community we love dearly and have proudly supported over the years, so we couldn’t miss an opportunity to take action and help shine a light on the important conversation happening,” the spokesperson said. 
Chick-fil-A, which has donated to conservative, Christian organizations, has been a source of controversy for liberal online trolls for years. In 2018, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey “boosted” Chick-fil-A in a tweet and received intense backlash from progressives. Dorsey <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/twitter-ceo-boosts-chick-fil-internet-melts-down-james-barrett">apologized</a> for admitting that he loves the fast food chain, which was considered an even more egregious sin to activists because he said it during Pride Month.
Burger King, by comparison, has been seen as a more progressive advocate. In July 2020, the fast food chain <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/burger-king-were-changing-our-cows-diet-cow-farts-and-burps-are-no-laughing-matter">announced</a> they planned to feed their cows lemongrass to reduce the amount of methane emissions from cow farts, which some say contribute to climate change.
“Cow farts &amp; burps are no laughing matter,” Burger King tweeted. “They release methane, contributing to climate change. That’s why we’re working to change our cows’ diet by adding lemongrass to reduce their emissions by approximately 33%.”
Burger King was also embroiled in a scandal after Burger King U.K. put out a supposedly misogynistic tweet aimed at encouraging more women to pursue work in culinary fields.
The Daily Wire <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/burger-king-u-k-tries-to-celebrate-women-in-tweet-ends-up-apologizing">reported</a>: 
<blockquote>According to [Burger King], the majority of the culinary workforce is occupied by men. This led Burger King U.K. to tweet in support of more women entering the field in a celebration of International Women’s Day. The fast-food chain also used the day in order to announce a scholarship program, called H.E.R (Helping Equalize Restaurants), but the initial tweet was enough to upset users on Twitter. 
The controversial post was a series of tweets, beginning with “women belong in the kitchen,” followed up with “if they want to, of course.” Another tweet continued, “Yet only 20% of chefs are women. We’re on a mission to change the gender ratio in the restaurant industry by empowering female employees with the opportunity to pursue a culinary career.” </blockquote>

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Fans of Chick-fil-A will have to choose their desired sauce wisely due to a shortage.
According to CNN, Chick-fil-A will now be limiting the number of sauces customers select to manage supply-chain issues.
&#8220;The chicken chain said Wednesday that industry-wide supply chain issues, which are <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2021/05/08/business/supply-chain-shortages-pandemic/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">affecting essentially every aspect of the economy</a>, has resulted in a &#8216;shortage of select items&#8217; that Chick-fil-A serves, including sauces,&#8221; reported the outlet.
Chick-fil-A will now only allow one dipping sauce per item. In a statement on its website, the famed fast-food restaurant said it will resolve the problem as soon as possible.
&#8220;We are actively working to make adjustments to solve this issue quickly and apologize to our guests for any inconvenience,&#8221; the company said.
CNN profiled the sharp burden placed on fast-food restaurants due to labor shortages in recent months, including chicken venues such as KFC, Wingstop, and others:
<blockquote>Fast food restaurants have been hit especially hard in recent months with both a labor shortage and supply chain issues. For example, ketchup packets have <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/08/business/ketchup-shortage-heinz/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">come in short supply</a> amid heightened demand. Heinz recently announced a 25% increase in production.
The fried chicken wars are putting a strain on the poultry population. Major chains, including KFC, Buffalo Wild Wings and Wingstop, are &#8220;paying steep prices&#8221; for chicken and <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2021/05/11/business/chicken-shortage-tyson-roosters/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">suppliers are having trouble keeping up demand</a> because of difficulties attracting workers.
Luckily for Chick-fil-A, the company says it hasn&#8217;t been affected by the chicken shortage.</blockquote>
Chick-fil-A and conservatives had a bit of a falling-out in 2019 when the company severed its charitable donations to The Salvation Army and the Fellowship of Christian Athletes after LGBTQ activists branded them as homophobic. The Daily Wire&#8217;s Matt Walsh <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/walsh-chick-fil-a-just-caved-to-the-rage-mob-theyre-about-to-learn-the-hard-way-that-surrendering-never-pays-off">argued</a> at the time that the company&#8217;s capitulation to the &#8220;rage mob&#8221; would do little to help its bottom-line by alienating its core supporters and drawing in no new customers since leftists would boycott the business either way.
&#8220;The change of heart is somewhat confounding. Yes, they’ve been boycotted on and off for the past seven years. Yes, LGBT activists were prone to lashing out at the restaurant’s &#8216;hate chicken,'&#8221; he wrote. &#8220;But none of this appeared to be negatively affecting the company’s bottom line. Indeed, the opposite was the case. The initial boycott in 2012 gave rise to <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2012/08/01/us/chick-fil-a-appreciation/index.html">Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day</a>, where fans of the restaurant waited in lines wrapped around the block to show their support in the form of eating their delicious chicken. The enthusiasm never died. Chick-fil-A <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/boycott-backfire-new-rankings-show-chick-fil-amanda-prestigiacomo">rose in popularity</a> during the intervening years, tripling its sales and becoming one of the top three restaurant chains in the country.&#8221;
&#8220;This capitulation will not stop the bleeding, because there was no bleeding,&#8221; he continued. &#8220;Now that might change. This move is much more likely to alienate Chick-fil-A’s supporters than to appease its critics. Surrendering to political correctness almost never pays off, and Chick-fil-A isn’t likely to be an exception.&#8221;
This article has been revised for clarity. 
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/walsh-chick-fil-a-just-caved-to-the-rage-mob-theyre-about-to-learn-the-hard-way-that-surrendering-never-pays-off">WALSH: Chick-Fil-A Just Caved To The Rage Mob. They’re About To Learn The Hard Way That Surrendering Never Pays Off.</a>

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A Chick-fil-A in Philadelphia was hit last night by a mob of looters and rioters following the death of a black man who was shot and killed by law enforcement after he allegedly approached them with a weapon and did not obey their instructions to drop the weapon.
Video of the incident showed numerous smashed-out windows at the Chick-fil-A, cash registers broken into, and numerous other items in the restaurant destroyed.
Journalist Andy Ngo, an expert on tracking far-left extremism, wrote on Twitter, &#8220;I’m not sure what there is to loot at Chick-fil-a but rioters broke into one anyway at the BLM Philadelphia riot.&#8221;
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I’m not sure what there is to loot at Chick-fil-a but rioters broke into one anyway at the BLM Philadelphia riot. Video by <a href="https://twitter.com/Julio_Rosas11?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Julio_Rosas11</a>: <a href="https://t.co/DMcCcfcI49">pic.twitter.com/DMcCcfcI49</a>
&mdash; Andy Ngô (@MrAndyNgo) <a href="https://twitter.com/MrAndyNgo/status/1321294310894166017?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 28, 2020</a></blockquote>
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The incident happened despite the fact that Chick-fil-A has taken a leftward turn over the past year, which includes abandoning organizations like the Salvation Army and embracing the woke social justice agenda of the political Left amid the race riots that broke out over the summer.
Christianity Today <a href="https://www.christianitytoday.com/news/2019/november/chick-fil-stops-christian-donations-fca-salvation-army.html">reported</a> last November:
<blockquote>Chick-fil-A has announced plans to end charitable giving to Christian organizations—including the Salvation Army and the Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA)—amid concern over LGBT backlash as the popular Christian-owned business expands beyond the US.
The strategic shift has disappointed evangelicals who admired the chain’s stance and leaders at Salvation Army, who say its outreach supports members of the LGBT population facing homelessness and poverty.</blockquote>
“There’s no question we know that, as we go into new markets, we need to be clear about who we are,” Chick-fil-A President and Chief Operating Officer Tim Tassopoulos explained in an interview at the time. “There are lots of articles and newscasts about Chick-fil-A, and we thought we needed to be clear about our message.”
The Salvation Army fired back in a statement:
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We serve more than 23 million individuals a year, including those in the LGBTQ+ community. In fact, we believe we are the largest provider of poverty relief to the LGBTQ+ population. When misinformation is perpetuated without fact, our ability to serve those in need, regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity, religion or any other factor, is at risk. We urge the public to seek the truth before rushing to ill-informed judgment and greatly appreciate those partners and donors who ensure that anyone who needs our help feels safe and comfortable to come through our doors.
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Earlier this year, amid the race riots that broke out following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Chick-fil-A CEO Dan Cathy appeared to embrace the political Left&#8217;s stances on race issues.
The Daily Mail <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8443159/Chick-fil-CEO-urges-white-people-repent-racism-shining-black-strangers-shoes.html">reported</a>:
<blockquote>The CEO of Chick-fil-A has asked white Americans to repent for racism by shining the shoes of a black stranger after a dozen of his stores were damaged by protesters. &#8230;
Cathy was joined in the roundtable discussion by Pastor Louie Giglio, as well as the Christian rapper Lecrae Moore. &#8230;
&#8216;It has to hurt us, we as Caucasians, until we are willing to pick up the baton and fight for our black, African American brothers and sisters,&#8217; he added.
While discussing the topic of repentance, he got up and began to shine Moore&#8217;s shoes, suggesting it could be a path for white people to redeem themselves.
&#8216;I invite folks to put some words to action, and if we need to find somebody who needs to have their shoes shined, we need to just go right on over and shine their shoes,&#8217; the CEO said as he crouched over Moore&#8217;s sneakers with a brush.
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Cathy also issued a <a href="https://www.chick-fil-a.com/stories/news/chick-fil-a-responds-to-recent-events">statement</a> through Chick-fil-A at the time, saying that he could not &#8220;fully appreciate and understand the gross injustices that are all around us.&#8221;
&#8220;I also recognize that talking about the systemic inequality, bias, and injustices in our country will draw criticism,&#8221; Cathy continued. &#8220;But neither of these reasons makes it ok for me to remain silent about the issues that now so publicly confront our nation. The killings of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery and many others is horrifying and merits our outrage. We should also address the disparate impact of COVID-19 on black and brown communities, as well as the disparity in educational opportunities and access to opportunity. Nobody talks about it enough, because this is someone else’s problem. I have observed injustice, inequities and blatant indifference to these real problems.&#8221;
&#8220;There are countless academics and analysts who have written about how our democratic capitalism benefits only a few hundred incredibly wealthy families, individuals and corporations, so that the American dream is now reserved almost exclusively for them and their descendants,&#8221; Cathy continued. &#8220;Because I am among that demographic, I am calling on them — us — to use our power and influence.&#8221;

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Chick-Fil-A Went Woke Earlier This Year Amid Riots. That Didn’t Stop Looters From Hitting Their Store In Philadelphia.

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During a sit-down conversation with Chick-fil-A CEO Dan Cathy, Christian rapper Lecrae, and Pastor Louie Giglio posted on Monday, Cathy urged white people to repent of their racism and justified rioters looting and burning down a Wendy&#8217;s restaurant in Atlanta, Georgia, following the death of Rayshard Brooks on Friday.
&#8220;We as caucasians, until we’re willing to just pick up the baton and fight for our black, African-American brothers and sisters, which they are as one human race, we’re shameful,&#8221; Cathy said, according to <a href="https://www.bucksexton.com/content/2020-06-18-chick-fil-a-ceo-white-christians-should-repent-of-racism/">BuckSexton.com</a>. &#8220;We’re just adding to it.&#8221;
&#8220;Our silence is so huge at this time,&#8221; he said, channeling the far-left refrain that &#8220;silence is violence.&#8221; &#8220;We cannot be silent. Somebody has to fight and God has so blessed our city, but it’s shameful how we let things get so out of whack.&#8221;
Then, before literally polishing the shoes of Lecrae, who is black, Cathy added that white Christians should have a &#8220;sense of shame&#8221; and an &#8220;apologetic heart.&#8221;
&#8220;Any expressions of a contrite heart, of a sense of humility, a sense of shame, a sense of embarrassment &#8230; an apologetic heart,&#8221; he said, &#8220;I think that&#8217;s what our world needs to hear today.&#8221;
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During the same sit-down, the chicken chain CEO seemed to justify the burning down of a Wendy&#8217;s restaurant in Atlanta on Friday, citing black people&#8217;s &#8220;incredible amounts of frustration and pain&#8221; that &#8220;white people&#8221; are &#8220;simply just out-of-sight, out-of-mind oblivious to.&#8221;
&#8220;I think, before we try to jump into action, I would say that we need a period of contrition and a broken heart in the city of Atlanta,&#8221; said Cathy. &#8220;And a sense of real identity, not just criticizing people that are burning down that restaurant last night. We&#8217;ve got a heart for the Rayshard Brooks and others that you&#8217;ve (Lecrae) mentioned, we&#8217;ve gotta have a sense of empathy of what led to this. This is a tip of the iceberg of incredible amounts of frustration and pain that the whole spectrum of the African American community [is feeling] &#8230; that most of us white people are simply just out-of-sight, out-of-mind oblivious to. We cannot let this moment pass.&#8221;
Later in the sit-down, the CEO said that &#8220;a dozen Chick-fil-A restaurants have been vandalized in the last week,&#8221; while urging &#8220;white people&#8221; to feel the &#8220;pain&#8221; of the rioters.
In 2019, Chick-fil-A announced a stop to their donations to Christian-based charities deemed “anti-LGBT” by the Left, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/report-chick-fil-a-to-stop-donating-to-christian-charities-branded-anti-lgbt">The Daily Wire</a> reported:
<blockquote>In an interview with <a href="https://www.bisnow.com/national/news/retail/exclusive-amid-global-expansion-and-lgbt-pushback-chick-fil-a-changes-charitable-giving-structure-101818">Bisnow</a>, Chick-fil-A President and Chief Operating Officer Tim Tassopoulos announced that the famous fried chicken chain plans to make significant changes in which charities it donates to, in part because “as we go into new markets, we need to be clear about who we are.” Amid continued boycotts of the highly popular and successful chain over its donations to supposed “anti-LGBT” groups and causes, Tassopoulos revealed that the company’s foundation will no longer donate to some high-profile Christian organizations.</blockquote>
In the aftermath of the announcement, LGBT group GLAAD <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/glaads-response-to-chick-fil-a-cave-is-exactly-what-youd-expect">ripped</a> the company for allegedly still being anti-LGBT.
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Dan Cathy

WATCH: Chick-Fil-A CEO Appears To Justify Rioters Burning Down Wendy’s, Urges White People To Repent Of Racism

Georgia

Police

Rayshard Brooks

On Tuesday, fast-food chain Chick-fil-A became the target campaign among left-leaning social media users who claimed the restaurant handed out &#8220;Blue Lives Matter&#8221; shirts as a way of responding to mass anti-racism protests taking place in most major cities.
There was just one problem: the photo they were using as evidence of Chick-fil-A&#8217;s &#8220;racism&#8221; is from 2015.
&#8220;An image being shared on Facebook of Chick-fil-A workers wearing shirts that appear to support police officers are being used by some to claim that the company is &#8216;racist.&#8217; According to the fast-food chain, however, the pictures are being taken out of context,&#8221; <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/food-drink/chick-fil-a-back-the-blue-photo-out-of-context">Fox News reports</a>.
The photo shows a Chick-fil-A worker filling orders in a blue shirt with the words, &#8220;Back the Blue,&#8221; written across the back under the chain&#8217;s logo. &#8220;Several Facebook users have shared the photo and claimed that the slogan was worn to show support for police officers during the recent protests,&#8221; Fox News adds, noting that some leftists, concerned that Chick-fil-A was openly refusing to participate in the &#8220;Black Lives Matter&#8221; movement, were planning a boycott.
<a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-factcheck-back-the-blue/fact-check-chick-fil-a-did-not-distribute-back-the-blue-shirts-in-response-to-recent-black-lives-matter-protests-idUSKBN23F1WL">Reuters</a>, hardly a right-leaning media outlet, dug deeper, however, and discovered that the photos are from 2015, from a single restaurant, and were worn to support a local football team, not a local police department.
&#8220;A representative from Jackson Spalding, Chick-fil-A’s public relations firm confirmed to Reuters that these t-shirts were made in 2015 by &#8216;one locally owned-and-operated Chick-fil-A restaurant; to support a local high school football team,&#8221; Reuters says.
“The photo is currently being taken out of context,” Chick-fil-A&#8217;s spokesperson told the outlet, “so we apologize for any confusion this has caused.”
Although Reuters couldn&#8217;t find much information on the shirts themselves, they did find several social media posts referencing the shirts, all from different years. In one case, a similar photo said to be taken in Texas, was used to claim that Chick-fil-A had handed out &#8220;Back the Blue&#8221; shirts to support law enforcement after several police officers were shot at a Black Lives Matter protest in Dallas that year. Snopes &#8212; again, hardly a right-leaning outlet &#8212; debunked that claim.
Chick-fil-A is, of course, a regular target for leftist ire. Its founders have given to conservative causes and, as Christians, oppose same-sex marriage and abortion. As a company, Chick-fil-A, though, appears to have stopped its political giving.
Chick-fil-A&#8217;s CEO, Dan Cathy, issued a statement last week expressing support for ongoing anti-racism protests, which arose following the death of George Floyd at the hands of a Minneapolis police officer. In it, he expressed both understanding and solidarity with marchers.
“What I have come to understand is that they are tired of the violence, abuse, and injustice,” Cathy said. “They are tired because no amount of kneeling or marching seems to truly address what has ailed our country for generations: A controverted view of race, which is sometimes overt and sometimes subtle but always destructive.”
“Despair and hopelessness have always been a part of the human experience,&#8221; Cathy continued, in a call to action. &#8220;In the book of Nehemiah, found in the Old Testament, we read about the conviction of the cupbearer of the king, who became aware of the plight of his people in Jerusalem. His conviction moved him to action to be a catalyst for the renaissance in his homeland.”
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Leftists Tried To Cancel Chick-Fil-A Over ‘Back The Blue’ Shirts. Restaurant Says Picture Is Five Years Old.

Racism

A new report details the massive amount of money the city of San Antonio has allegedly spent thus far in order to block Chick-fil-A from opening a restaurant at an airport because six members of the city council believes the popular fast-food franchise is &#8220;anti-LGBTQ.&#8221;
Chick-fil-A, which recently became the nation&#8217;s third-largest fast-food franchise, has been under perpetual fire from the progressive left because of the traditional Christian views of its owners and its charitable arm&#8217;s donations to Christian organizations, including some that have expressed traditional views on marriage and sexuality. Though Chick-fil-A does not discriminate against LGBT customers and employs LGBT individuals, it has been branded as &#8220;anti-LGBTQ&#8221; by the left.
Among those who have condemned the franchise are six members of San Antonio&#8217;s city council, who voted last March to ban the franchise from opening a restaurant at the San Antonio International Airport, citing its supposed &#8220;legacy of anti-LGBTQ behavior.&#8221;
&#8220;With this decision, the City Council reaffirmed the work our city has done to become a champion of equality and inclusion,&#8221; the city council declared in a <a href="https://www.kens5.com/article/news/community/plan-to-bring-new-restaurants-to-sa-airport-amended-by-city-council-to-exclude-chick-fil-a/273-b8e90ec4-f077-48c3-a79d-7511dca48ba0">press release</a>, announcing its 6-4 vote. &#8220;San Antonio is a city full of compassion, and we do not have room in our public facilities for a business with a legacy of anti-LGBTQ behavior.&#8221;
The decision sparked two lawsuits and a federal investigation, and, according to calculations by CBS-affiliate <a href="https://www.kens5.com/article/money/citys-chick-fil-a-fight-has-cost-more-than-300k-so-far/273-2bae1e94-62fe-4bc8-ba95-3dab02558696">KENS5</a>, has thus far cost more than $300,000 in legal fees. &#8220;According to the latest numbers, to day, the city has paid at least $315,000, with other invoices pending,&#8221; the outlet reports.
Days after the council&#8217;s decision in March to exclude the franchise, the Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton launched an investigation, while multiple Texas political figures publicly condemned the city council&#8217;s discriminatory move, including Texas Sen. Ted Cruz (R).
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The details of this story are even worse. San Antonio City Council voted to ban ⁦<a href="https://twitter.com/ChickfilA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ChickfilA</a>⁩ from the airport bc the company gave to&#8230;the Fellowship of Christian Athletes &amp; the Salvation Army?!? That’s ridiculous. And not Texas. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LeftistIntolerance?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#LeftistIntolerance</a> <a href="https://t.co/ApTnlpS2E0">https://t.co/ApTnlpS2E0</a>
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Among the reasons cited for labeling the company &#8220;anti-LGBTQ&#8221; was its donations to Christian charities, particularly the Salvation Army, the Fellowship of Christian Athletes and the Paul Anderson Youth Home, which were listed a day earlier in a report by left-wing site <a href="https://thinkprogress.org/chick-fil-a-anti-lgbtq-donations-tax-filings-62ca15281f17/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Think Progress</a> on Chick-fil-A&#8217;s <a href="https://www.scribd.com/document/402397177/Chick-Fil-A-Foundation-2017" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">2017 tax filings</a>.
In a decision met with backlash from the company&#8217;s large number of faith-based fans, Chick-fil-A President and Chief Operating Officer Tim Tassopoulos <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/report-chick-fil-a-to-stop-donating-to-christian-charities-branded-anti-lgbt">announced</a> in November that the foundation was no longer going to donate to the Salvation Army, the Fellowship of Christian Athletes or the Paul Anderson Youth Home.
“There’s no question we know that, as we go into new markets, we need to be clear about who we are,” Tassopoulos said. “There are lots of articles and newscasts about Chick-fil-A, and we thought we needed to be clear about our message.”
As noted by <a href="https://www.foxbusiness.com/lifestyle/san-antonio-chick-fil-a-open-legal-fees">Fox Business</a>, Chick-fil-A CEO Dan Cathy has since admitted that the chain &#8220;inadvertently discredited&#8221; groups with the decision.
&#8220;We understand how some thought we were abandoning our longstanding support of faith-based organization,&#8221; Cathy wrote in a Dec. 5 <a href="https://www.afa.net/media/449831/letter-from-chick-fil-a.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">letter</a> to American Family Association President Tim Wildmon. &#8220;We inadvertently discredited several outstanding organizations that have effectively served communities for years.&#8221;
&#8220;The intent of our corporate giving has always been to have impact &#8212; not to make a statement or support a political or social agenda,&#8221; wrote Cathy. &#8220;Chick-fil-A will give to faith-based and other organizations that we believe to be highly effective in a particular area.&#8221;
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/chick-fil-a-ceo-says-company-will-still-glorify-god-after-throwing-salvation-army-under-the-bus">Chick-Fil-A CEO Says Company Will Still ‘Glorify God’ After Throwing Salvation Army Under The Bus</a>

Report Details Ungodly Amount Of Money San Antonio Has Spent Blocking Chick-Fil-A

Christianity

Texas

Chick-fil-A may now be having second thoughts after departing from Christian organizations like The Salvation Army and the Fellowship of Christian Athletes after LGBTQ activists branded them as homophobic.
In a December fifth <a href="https://www.afa.net/media/449831/letter-from-chick-fil-a.pdf">letter </a>to Tim Wildmon, president of the American Family Association, Chick-fil-A CEO Dan Cathy expressed some regret after the business “inadvertently discredited several outstanding organizations” after shifting gears on its corporate giving strategy this past November.
&#8220;As you have seen, recently we announced changes to our giving strategy at the Chick-fil-A Foundation. These changes were made to better focus on hunger, homelessness and education,&#8221; wrote Cathy. “We understand how some thought we were abandoning our longstanding support of faith-based organizations. We inadvertently discredited several outstanding organizations that have effectively served communities for years.&#8221;
“Some also questioned if our commitment to our Corporate Purpose was waning. Let me state unequivocally: It is not,” he added.
Cathy went on to say that Chick-fil-A never had any intention of weighing into political or social movements, asserting that it will simply be focusing on ways to fix hunger, homelessness, and education.
&#8220;The intent of our corporate giving has always been to have impact &#8212; not to make a statement or support a political or social agenda,&#8221; wrote Cathy. &#8220;In the future, our company will seek to make a greater impact by addressing the challenges of hunger, homelessness and education. Chick-fil-A will give to faith based and other organizations that we believe to be highly effective in a particular area.
&#8220;Grant recipients will likely rotate, as we assess from year to year partners who help us meet our stated goals,&#8221; he continued. &#8220;Also, our operators in your community will continue to invest in local causes that are meaningful at their discretion. Additionally, our family will continue to fund and operate our family foundations and give to other charities of our choice.&#8221;
Though Wildmon <a href="https://www.afa.net/activism/action-alerts/2020/chick-fil-a-responds-to-afa-letter/">said</a> that Cathy&#8217;s letter was a &#8220;welcomed clarification,&#8221; he still expressed caution for people reading deeper. He cited the fact that Chick-fil-A donated to organizations like the Southern Poverty Law Center and the Covenant House, which has <a href="https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/new-chick-fil-a-donation-recipient-hosts-drag-queen-story-hour-events">supported</a> &#8220;drag queen story hour&#8221; in public libraries.
“It appears that Mr. Cathy understands how many evangelicals perceived the company&#8217;s decision, as he stated that these Christian groups were ‘inadvertently discredited,’” <a href="https://www.afa.net/activism/action-alerts/2020/chick-fil-a-responds-to-afa-letter/">said</a> Wildmon. “The fact that Dan Cathy called these two Christian groups ‘outstanding organizations’ will mean a lot to evangelicals.”
&#8220;However, I also mentioned in my initial letter that Chick-fil-A stated that the company would support Covenant House, a ministry to homeless youth, including homosexual young people. While it is admirable to help hurting youth in desperate circumstances — including those who are LGBTQ — Covenant House also openly promotes homosexuality as normal, natural, and healthy,&#8221; continued Wildmon. &#8220;This was evident in Covenant House&#8217;s participation in the NYC gay pride parade and a number of other efforts that make it clear the ministry does not hold to a biblical view of human sexuality.&#8221;
“As a result, AFA will continue to monitor Chick-fil-A&#8217;s corporate giving, at least for the foreseeable future,” concluded Wildmon. “We believe our supporters rely on us to do so.”

Chick-Fil-A CEO Says Company Will Still ‘Glorify God’ After Throwing Salvation Army Under The Bus

Salvation Army

Same-Sex Marriage

In 2017, according to tax <a style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;" href="https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/262343206/201843169349100994/IRS990PF">records</a>, Chick-Fil-A donated $2,500 to the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), a  group that has targeted Christian organizations in the past by categorizing groups that disapprove of same-sex marriage as  “hate-groups.”
<a href="https://thefederalist.com/2019/11/27/chick-fil-a-donated-to-anti-christian-southern-poverty-law-center/">The Federalist</a> notes:
<blockquote>It was the SPLC that motivated a terrorist shooter in 2012 to launch an assault on the Family Research Council with a semi-automatic pistol, 100 rounds of ammo, and 15 Chick-fil-A sandwiches. “Southern Poverty Law [Center] lists anti-gay groups. I found them online,” said the shooter in an interrogation video made public by the FBI, adding that his plan was to “kill as many as possible and smear the Chick-fil-A sandwiches in victims’ faces, and kill the guard.”</blockquote>
Tony Perkins, the president of the Family Research Council, reacted to the report from <a href="https://townhall.com/columnists/ryanbomberger/2019/11/26/cowardice-and-capitulation-the-shocking-things-chickfila-funds-n2557072">Townhall</a> that Chick-fil-A had donated to the SPLC: “Not only has Chick-fil-A abandoned donations to Christian groups including the Salvation Army, it has donated to one of the most extreme anti-Christian groups in America. Anyone who opposes the SPLC…is slandered and slapped with the ‘extremist’ label or even worse, their ‘hate group’ designation. It’s time for Christians to find a fast food alternative to Chick-fil-A.”
Earlier this month, in an interview with <a href="https://www.bisnow.com/national/news/retail/exclusive-amid-global-expansion-and-lgbt-pushback-chick-fil-a-changes-charitable-giving-structure-101818">Bisnow</a>, Chick-fil-A President and Chief Operating Officer Tim Tassopoulos stated that the food chain would be changing which charities it donates to. Bisnow reported Chick-fil-A&#8217;s  charitable actions &#8220;will no longer include donating to organizations like the Salvation Army, the Fellowship of Christian Athletes and the Paul Anderson Youth Home.&#8221;
Tassopoulos told Bisnow, &#8220;There’s no question we know that, as we go into new markets, we need to be clear about who we are. There are lots of articles and newscasts about Chick-fil-A, and we thought we needed to be clear about our message.&#8221;
The Salvation Army <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/salvation-army-releases-statement-on-chick-fil-a-cutting-ties-chick-fil-a-issues-new-statement">issued a statement</a> following the Bisnow report, reading:
<blockquote>We’re saddened to learn that a corporate partner has felt it necessary to divert funding to other hunger, education and homelessness organizations — areas in which The Salvation Army, as the largest social services provider in the world, is already fully committed.We serve more than 23 million individuals a year, including those in the LGBTQ+ community. In fact, we believe we are the largest provider of poverty relief to the LGBTQ+ population. When misinformation is perpetuated without fact, our ability to serve those in need, regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity, religion or any other factor, is at risk. We urge the public to seek the truth before rushing to ill-informed judgment and greatly appreciate those partners and donors who ensure that anyone who needs our help feels safe and comfortable to come through our doors.</blockquote>
Ryan Bomberger, writing for Townhall, noted:
<blockquote>The Chick-fil-A Foundation’s recent <a href="https://thechickenwire.chick-fil-a.com/News/Chick-fil-A-responds-to-questions-about-our-charitable-giving">announcement</a> about its future funding again reaffirmed its redirection and capitulation. It just so happens that the same three groups <a href="https://thinkprogress.org/chick-fil-a-still-anti-gay-970f079bf85/">targeted</a> for years by LGBT organizations as anti-LGBT “hate groups” just happened to be the same ones that would no longer be funded: <a href="https://www.salvationarmy.org/">The Salvation Army</a>, <a href="https://www.payh.org/">Paul Anderson Youth Home</a> and <a href="https://www.fca.org/">Fellowship of Christian Athletes</a>. Chick-fil-A’s press release acknowledges that these groups were “characterized as anti-LGBT groups” but never dispels that.</blockquote>
Bomberger listed other leftist organizations that Chick-fil-A funds, including the YWCA, whose pro-abortion stance is evidenced by their repeated partnership with Planned Parenthood; the New Leaders Council, which identifies as a “hub of progressive millennial thought leadership” which exists to “support one another along their individual path to a more progressive political and cultural landscape”; The Pace Center for Girls, which has featured pro-abortion activist Gloria Steinem: Usher’s New Look, which has held a “Disruptivator Summit,” and Chris 180, which Bomberger notes “boasts of <a href="https://chris180.org/training/lgbtq-awareness/">being awarded</a> the ‘Leader in Supporting and Serving LGBT Families and Youth&#8217; from the Human Rights Campaign Foundation (HRC).”
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Report: Chick-Fil-A Funded Anti-Christian SPLC, Other Leftist Groups

Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC)

Chick-fil-A&#8217;s disappointing decision to discontinue donations to &#8220;controversial&#8221; Christian charities is emblematic of the power of political correctness and the bullying left that drives it. If the previously stalwart Chick-fil-A folds, who is left standing to fight?
Tireless, intolerant LGBTQ activists bombarded the restaurant chain with protests and accusations about it being &#8220;anti-gay.&#8221; The gist of its sin is that it has donated millions of dollars to The Salvation Army and the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, which have historically opposed same-sex marriage.
Just this week, the restaurant chain announced it has stopped funding these two charities. &#8220;We made multi-year commitments to both organizations and we fulfilled those obligations in 2018,&#8221; said a spokeswoman for the company. She added that the company would focus its giving on &#8220;education, homelessness and hunger.&#8221;
The Salvation Army issued a statement expressing that it was &#8220;saddened&#8221; by this development. &#8220;We serve more than 23 million individuals a year, including those in the LGBTQ+ community,&#8221; the statement reads. &#8220;In fact, we believe we are the largest provider of poverty relief to the LGBTQ+ population.&#8221;
You see, it&#8217;s not about being anti-gay at all. It&#8217;s about dictating to people how they must think, what they may or may not say, and to whom they may contribute. Indeed, Chick-fil-A has been savaged in the past for its charitable donations and for CEO Dan Cathy&#8217;s public opposition to same-sex marriage. Chick-fil-A had, to this point, demonstrated admirable courage and commitment to its principles by enduring this criticism and pressing forward without caving to the PC thought police. In the end, however, it just couldn&#8217;t stand the heat.
The irony is that the company&#8217;s contrition won&#8217;t win it any points, for leftist activists are never satisfied unless you go beyond capitulation to abject groveling and become a full-throated ambassador for their views.
&#8220;If Chick-Fil-A is serious about their pledge to stop holding hands with divisive anti-LGBTQ activists, then further transparency is needed regarding their deep ties to organizations like Focus on the Family, which exist purely to harm LGBTQ people and families,&#8221; said Drew Anderson, GLAAD&#8217;s director of campaigns and rapid response, in a statement.
We are living at a time when the Salvation Army and the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, both of which are dedicated to winning souls for Jesus Christ, are considered by huge swaths of our culture to be outright evil. This inversion of our moral standards is consistent with the left&#8217;s support — and eerie glorification — of abortion on demand to the point of birth and beyond.
Notice that it isn&#8217;t Chick-fil-A, the Salvation Army or the Fellowship of Christian Athletes who are casting anyone as evil. It is quite the other way around. These organizations aren&#8217;t calling for the muzzling of contrary opinions, though one may wonder whether Chick-fil-A might eventually be pushed to that point.
There is no appeasing the left unless the offender is willing to deny himself and his heart. I detail this phenomenon in my book &#8220;Guilty by Reason of Insanity: Why the Democrats Must Not Win,&#8221; and it is no trifling matter.
Let me give you a few examples. Former Vice President Joe Biden was shamed into retracting his gracious statement on Vice President Mike Pence being a &#8220;decent guy.&#8221; The left wouldn&#8217;t let that innocuous comment stand, and Biden dutifully apologized. Actor Mark Duplass was badgered into apologizing for having said that conservative Ben Shapiro was kind and fair to him. Conservatives must be ostracized. Kevin Hart was pressured into withdrawing as host of the Academy Awards for a decade-old joke. His withdrawal and apology weren&#8217;t enough. One progressive writer said that apologizing is like a math problem. To get credit, you have to show your work. To achieve atonement, he had to show his &#8220;changed life&#8221; through his actions. NBC News&#8217; Tom Brokaw profusely apologized when he opined that &#8220;Hispanics should work harder at assimilation.&#8221; But that was insufficient. Some called on NBC to produce a series on American Hispanics, to contribute money to the National Association of Hispanic Journalists and to increase diversity among &#8220;Meet the Press&#8221; guests.
There are tons of other examples, but even more disturbing than the left&#8217;s implacability is that so many people on the left and the right knuckle under to this bullying. They are bludgeoned into not only apologizing when they&#8217;ve done nothing wrong but also publicly renouncing their heartfelt views.
In interviews for my book, many hosts ask me what advice I have for conservatives who seek to stem the tide of leftism overtaking our culture and our political system. One answer is that we must quit downplaying the left&#8217;s systematic assaults on our society and begin to fight with the same level of persistence. This requires maintaining the courage of our convictions and standing up against the PC bullying of the tyrannical left, which can be very difficult, as shown by the Chick-fil-A example. Let this be a wake-up call for all patriots and those who still embrace the ideas and values that have made this nation uniquely great.
David Limbaugh is a writer, author and attorney. His latest book is &#8220;Guilty by Reason of Insanity: Why the Democrats Must Not Win.&#8221; Follow him on Twitter @davidlimbaugh and his website at www.davidlimbaugh.com. To read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate webpage at www.creators.com.

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