Dan T. Cathy will discuss his business philosophy at the Greater North Fulton Chamber of Commerce August Eggs & Enterprise Breakfast meeting.
Dan T. Cathy, president and COO of Chick-fil-A, will soon speak at the August North Fulton Chamber of Commerce Eggs & Enterprise Breakfast. Cathy has recently been in the news for comments he made in an interview with the Baptist Press about "the biblical definition of the family unit." Many gay and lesbian groups have since labled the company as a "hate" organization and Jim Henson Company even withdrew its kids meal toy contract. Georgia Senator John Albers (R-Roswell) recently voiced his opinion about the matter in a written statement, saying: "Given that Chick-Fil-A is a well-known Christian company, the recent uproar in the media regarding the company’s support of traditional marriage should not have come as a surprise. Dan Cathy, the…
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Rob Melvin
11:27 am on Tuesday, July 31, 2012
Chick-Fil-A has to abide by federal and state civil rights acts, and those include anti-discrimination laws. So, technically, it would be illegal for his company to refuse service for gays dining at Chick-Fil-A. Now if those laws didn't exist, who is to say he wouldn't? Mr. Cathy is entitled to his personal beliefs, we all are. What is discriminatory is his company funneling millions (via … more ›