These days, Chick-fil-A is warning all of its franchisees against speaking out publicly or getting involved in anything that could blur the line between their private beliefs and their public roles as extensions of the Chick-fil-A brand. The president of the family-owned fast-food company Chick-fil-A, Dan Cathy. 1 Past 2 Sporting 3 Ongoing 4 See also 5 References 6 External links. So why is that what they have done in the wake of the Orlando nightclub shooting hasn’t received a single mention on the mainstream new outlets It’s probably. Anytime they do something even remotely non-PC, their supposed slip up goes viral. Truett Cathy, set off a fury among gay rights supporters in 2012 when he told the Baptist Press in 2012 that the company was "guilty as charged" for backing "the biblical definition of a family." Following Cathy's remarks, reports emerged detailing Chick-fil-A's many charitable donations to anti-gay marriage organizations. In response, Burger King pledged to end ties with meat producers responsible. looksalittlesketchy: arirosie: Chick Fil A has made national news for it’s owners’ stance on gay marriage. The restaurants also showed implicit support for the LGBT community, which Chick-fil-A has offended in the past.ĭan Cathy, the son of the late Chick-fil-A founder S. " Thank you for the outpouring of love for the people of Orlando in light of the horrible terror experienced Sunday morning," one customer wrote on Chick-fil-A's Facebook page.īy working on Sunday, the Chick-fil-A restaurants broke a company policy against opening on Sunday that has been in place since 1946. C hick-fil-A employees near Orlando, Fla., went to work on Sunday after the mass shooting at a gay nightclub in the city, breaking a longstanding restaurant policy of remaining closed on Sundays.