Jean McCarthy of LifeSiteNews:
As Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day wrapped up Wednesday evening, it took a long time for the dust and feathers to settle.
Almost 700,000 people signed up for Mike Huckabee’s event on Facebook, and from all reports they made good on their promise to stand up for free speech and religious freedom by eatin’ “mo chickin.’”
The event was a record setter, according to a statement from Steve Robinson, Chick-fil-A’s executive vice president of marketing, who said: “While we don’t release exact sale numbers, we can confirm reports that it was a record-setting day.”
“We are very grateful and humbled by the incredible turnout of loyal Chick-fil-A customers on August 1 at Chick-fil-A restaurants around the country,” Robinson said. “We congratulate local Chick-fil-A Owner/Operators and their team members for striving to serve each and every customer with genuine hospitality.”
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Great news!
But haters will hate. A LGBT group in Illinois is filing a complaint against CFA because of Cathy's statements (and, I would think, because of the smashing success of Support CFA Day).
One of the complainants in the case feels unwelcome in CFA because he is a gay man in a non-traditional family. And, you know, feeling unwelcome because an executive of a company expressed his beliefs on marriage seems like a solid human rights complaint to SSMers.
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2012/08/03/gay-rights-supporters-set-to-hold-kiss-in-at-chick-fil-a-locations/
Well, fascism obviously isn;t coming via the ballot box.
It shall have to be imposed.
By lawyers.
You see.
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[...] Michael Warren at Weekly Standard: Wednesday was Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day, and Americans flocked to the fast food restaurant in response to criticism of COO Dan Cathy’s opposition to same-sex marriage (as well as threats from the mayorsof some major cities). The photos of long lines and traffic jams reveal the extent of the restaurant’s support–for some it’s about traditional values and for others it’s about freedom of religious exercise and speech in the face of government intimidation. There are even rumors that Chick-fil-A set a new world record for sales in a single day, though the company has yet to release any sales numbers. [Update: see here.] [...]