Why Doesn’t Chick-fil-A Cave? The Family Owners Made a Covenant to ‘Be Faithful to Christ’

Chick-fil-A really is a marvel.

Unlike so many other companies (would that be, all other companies?), they haven’t caved to any pressure from the far and belligerent Left.

But why?

Could it be because it’s dumb to say what others tell you to say, rather than what you believe you should?

Perhaps.

But still — why?

According to Business Insider, it partly has to do with family.

In founder Truett Cathy’s memoir, Eat Mor Chickin: Inspire More People, he recalled making a covenant, along with his children:

“We will be faithful to Christ’s lordship in our lives. As committed Christians we will live a life of selfless devotion to His calling in our lives. We will prayerfully seek His leadership in all major decisions that impact our family and others. Our family roles as spouses to our lifelong mates, parents to our children, and loving aunts and uncles will be our priority.”

The family promised to uphold its Christian values as it found success and a place of cultural influence — achieved in part by philanthropic work, always being closed on Sunday, and never taking the company public.

In 2013, Truett’s son, Dan, took the helm as CEO. Since then, he’s led the chicken chain into a veritable empire: It’s now the third largest chain in the U.S., with the first-most important single pickle in the history of sandwiches.

What a difference a dill makes. MmmmMMMM!

But my, how some hate the fast food favorite.

Chick-fil-A caught flack for its stance on traditional marriage — here’s what Dan said on The Ken Coleman Show amid debate over gay marriage:

“I think we are inviting God’s judgment on our nation when we shake our fist at Him and say, ‘We know better than you as to what constitutes a marriage.’ I pray God’s mercy on our generation that has such a prideful, arrogant attitude to think that we have the audacity to define what marriage is about.”

Last year, as noted by The Daily Wire, both The New Yorker and HuffPostd railed against the Chick.

HP’s headline: “If You Really Love LGBTQ People, You Just Can’t Keep Eating Chick-fil-A.”

TNY lamented the restaurant’s “creepy infiltration” of The Big Apple:

New Yorker Columnist: Chick-Fil-A Is Evil And Must Be Banned From Our Holy City https://t.co/TBmNVDjkNb pic.twitter.com/weNAwDuhdp

— Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) April 13, 2018

Well; no uncertain terms there.

Back to Chick-fil-A’s philanthropy, I have two suggestions for you to check out:

• WinShape camps for girls, aimed to “young people through a summer camp experience that allows them to sharpen character, grow in relationships and deepen Christian faith.”
• The Chick-fil-A-distributed family film The Pistol, about the life of basketball great Pistol Pete Maravich.

If you’ve experienced either, share your views in the Comments section.

-ALEX

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