Chick-fil-A, the Mob, and the Bible’s Ananias
by David Deavel, The Imaginative Conservative:
Chick-fil-A’s decision to stop donating to the Salvation Army and the Fellowship of Christian Athletes last month was met with a lot of anger on the part of conservatives and Christians because it was seen as a betrayal of a large portion of its customer base, many of whom were fans of the place for reasons beyond food. It wasn’t merely its clean atmosphere, polite and efficient service, and good chicken that drew crowds, but also its distinct culture that appealed to people. In an age of 24-7 business, Chick-fil-A dares to close on Sundays. In an age in which pressure groups organized boycotts because the company’s CEO had supported efforts to keep the legal definition of marriage as that between a man and a woman, many people saw the company as something different. Now, it’s true that the company seems to have backed off of supporting groups (such as the Family Research Council) that were actively working on policy issues around marriage as far back as 2012, but they have never said they would refuse to give to groups that oppose same-sex marriage in general. That narrowing of their donations did not satisfy their progressive critics. They continued to experience setbacks in permissions to set up shop in more liberal cities, airports, and some foreign countries. They continued to garner protests, though usually tepid ones, when they did open in New York and Toronto among others. Nevertheless, they rose to become the third largest fast-food chain in the country.
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