If you’ve ever drive by a Chick-fil-A on a Sunday, you have probably noticed it is closed. Chick-fil-A believes that employees deserve Sundays off, but this also follows along the company’s Christian values. These values must pay off in some way. To me at least, it seems like everyone that works at Chick-fil-A is friendly and happier than the average fast food worker.
But, that being said, some celebrities have a problem with the company and have called for a boycott.
Ed Helms, of NBC’s “The Office,” is the latest in a string of celebs to condemn the company for what they feel is an anti-gay stance.
Chick-fil-A’s president Dan Cathy told a Baptist Press that as far as being anti-gay marriage, Chick-fil-A is “guilty as charged.” He said that the company supports a “biblical definition of the family unit.” Then, there’s the issue of Chick-fil-A reportedly donating almost $2 million to groups that are against gay marriage.
Helms tweeted “Chick-Fil-A doesn’t like gay people? So lame. Hate to think what they do to the gay chickens! Lost a loyal fan.”
Before Helms voiced his opinion, Miley Cyrus, Lindsay Lohan, and the Kardashians had all called for a Chick-fil-A boycott due to these beliefs. Conan O’Brien sidekick Andy Richter tweeted, “Plenty of other chicken sandwiches out there, folks.”
But, perhaps more telling is that Mayor Thomas Menino of Boston told the Boston Herald that he would try to stop Chick-fil-A from opening there because “you can’t have a business in the city of Boston that discriminates against a population.”
The Trevor Project, an organization to help prevent suicide in lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender teens, started a boycott at Causes.com. So far, 2,100 people had signed a pledge to quit eating at Chick-fil-A. NOH8 Campaign, an organization that promotes marriage and gender/human equality, has started its own boycott as well.
Still, others are supporting Chick-fil-A for standing up for their beliefs. What do you think?