Tag: chick-fil-a

The governor of Texas celebrated the passage of an anti-LGBTQ bill by eating Chick-fil-A. Last month, Governor Greg Abbott (R) signed what was dubbed the “Save Chick-fil-A” bill into law. The bill banned government entities, including local governments, from taking “adverse actions” against businesses because of their “religious beliefs” or “moral convictions.” The bill was inspired by the city of San Antonio refusing to give Chick-fil-A a lucrative contract to operate at their local airport after the fast food chain donated...

A minor league baseball team ran a promotion that involved Chick-fil-A on their Pride Night. The Pawtucket Red Sox held a Pride Night last Friday to celebrate their LGBTQ fans. See you all later on for Pride Night at McCoy! source

Heather Matuszek, a Chick-fil-A franchise owner-operator and former church youth group leader, has been arrested in Florida on two felony charges for “lewd and lascivious molestation” of an underage girl. Matuszek was serving in her role of a church authority at the time of the incidents. Matuszek was 28 at the time, and the victim was 15. She has already admitted her guilt. The victim told authorities that Matuszek climbed into bed with her on two separate occasions, kissing her and rubbing...

Texas Governor Greg Abbott wanted to make sure voters knew he was super duper unfriendly to the LGBTQ community and he’s signed a new law to prove it. The “Save Chick-fil-A bill,” while gussied up in “religious freedom” language is actually blowback after San Antonio refused to allow the fast food chain to open a location in the local airport because of their anti-LGBTQ history. Both LGBTQ activists and conservative Christians both think the bill will give businesses a license to...

A state attorney general is suing a city for refusing to give Chick-fil-A a contract to operate at their local airport. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit in state court against the city of San Antonio, alleging the city’s choice to refuse to give Chick-fil-A a contract at its airport violates Chick-fil-A’s religious freedom. This past March, the San Antonio City Council voted to allow several restaurants to open locations at their airport, but stipulated that Chick-fil-A could not...

Proving once again that the United States under Trump has lost all sense of, well, common sense…the Federal Aviation Administration has opened an investigation into airports banning Chick-fil-A. Apparently, terrorists take a backseat to fast food. The FAA probe aims to determine if Chick-fil-A is the victim of religious discrimination after several complaints from airport officials. Of late, several airports have rejected proposals for Chick-fil-A restaurant locations over the company’s history of anti-LGBTQ policies. “FAA’s Office of Civil Rights has notified...

The Texas House has passed an extreme religious liberty bill this week that could legalize discrimination against LGBTQ people. What’s been called the “Save Chick-fil-A” bill passed the state house on a nearly party-line vote, 79 to 62. Only one Republican voted against it. “This bill is going to pass; let’s face it,” said Texas Representative Celia Israel (D), moments before voting began. “It’s been cloaked in religious freedom, but the genesis, the nexus of this bill, is in hatred.” The bill...

If you’re upset over Chick-fil-A’s continued donations to anti-LGBTQ groups, you’re probably not going to like the company’s justification either. Vice president of corporate social responsibility and executive director of the Chick-fil-A Foundation, Rodney Bullard, recently told Business Insider that the company feels a “higher calling” about its donations and isn’t so preoccupied with “any political or cultural war that’s being waged,” Here’s Bullard’s quote: “The calling for us is to ensure that we are relevant and impactful in the community, and that we’re helping...