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Chick-fil-A: Culture war in a chicken sandwich?

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Published: Saturday, July 28 2012 8:26 a.m. MDT

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FILE - This Thursday, July 19, 2012 file photo shows a Chick-fil-A fast food restaurant in Atlanta. Earlier this month, Chick-fil-A set off a furor opposing same-sex unions. Other companies are brushing off fears that support for gay marriage could hurt their bottom line.

Mike Stewart, File, Associated Press

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All of a sudden, biting into a fried chicken sandwich has become a political statement.

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Our take: After Chick-fil-A president Dan Cathy told the Baptist Press that the company was "guilty as charged" for backing "the biblical definition of a family", some have started to campaign to ban the fast food restuarant in their area, while others are calling for a "Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day."

ATLANTA — All of a sudden, biting into a fried chicken sandwich has become a political statement.

Chick-fil-A, the fast-food chain known for putting faith ahead of profits by closing on Sundays, is standing firm in its opposition to gay marriage after touching off a furor earlier this month.

Gay rights groups have called for a boycott, the Jim Henson Co. pulled its Muppet toys from kids' meals, and politicians in Boston and Chicago told the chain it is not welcome there.

Read more about Chick-fil-A: Culture war in a chicken sandwich? on Christian Science Monitor.

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ute alumni
Tengoku, UT

Haven't been there since moving to Utah. I just went there last night. I plan to at least once a week.

  • 8:39 a.m. July 28, 2012
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lost in DC
West Jordan, UT

mcdugal,
what are you talking about? what organization are they supporting that wants more government control in our lives? I think you are twisting the argument a bit too far.

  • 1:18 p.m. July 28, 2012
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worf
Mcallen, TX

Now a statement against abortion will really increase sales.

  • 11:26 a.m. July 28, 2012
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