Chick-fil-A has rejected "biblical truth" by embracing "identities rooted in same-sex behavior," one conservative leader complained.LGBTQ+ NationAlex Bollinger (He/Him)December 15, 2025Conservative Christians – including the anti-LGBTQ+ hate group Family Research Council (FRC) – are outraged that Chick-fil-A isn’t as homophobic as they would like the fast food chain to be.At issue is a Facebook post from an Orem, Utah, franchisee celebrating two young men who got married.“CONGRATULATIONS TO THE HAPPY COUPLE!” the December 3 post reads. “Dougie & Toby recently got married and we are so beyond happy for them!”The restaurant has limited comments on the post, and most of them at the moment are supportive of the couple.
And the company did it do with the franchise? Did they strip them of their franchise?
“Chick-fil-A embraces all people, regardless of race, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or gender identity,” the company’s corporate office said in a statement it’s been sending out to people who complained about the Facebook post, according to FRC. The statement also says that the company is “embedding Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) in everything we do.”“When Chick-fil-A says it ‘embraces everyone,’ that’s faithful to Scripture,” David Closson, director of FRC’s Center for Biblical Worldview, said. “But to embrace contested identities — such as transgender identities or identities rooted in same-sex behavior — as morally legitimate expressions is something altogether different. A company grounded in Christian conviction should be able to love and serve every person without endorsing categories that contradict biblical truth.”
The other "Christian" company Hobby Lobby stands-by their discrimination Chick-fil-A still is anti-LGBTQ+
But the fast food chain has cleaned up its image in the last several years as it tries to expand internationally, and has even been accused by major Republicans of being too woke. Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee (R) said that Chick-fil-A surrendered to “anti-Christian hate groups” last year, and Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) said the chain “badly lost its way” for having a DEI initiative at all.
They are not far enough for the bigots.
Has the leopard really changed its spots?
ReplyDeleteA person can follow the teachings of Christ without the man-made trappings of organized religion which seems to throw out a lot of hate. According to President Jimmy Cater, not once in the New Testament, did Jesus say anything about gays and lesbians. Why are God;s children wired differently than others. There are autistic children in our family; children with intellectual challenges; born with birth defects. Why was that? Are we to love them less?
ReplyDeleteAnonymous 12/20/25. Beautifully written. My religion and political philosophy begins with the idea of helping the least of these whomever they are. Those who are outcasts in a society that many times should be may I say outcasted its very self. In my long years of political activity whenever any bill or idea was presented I always debated how will this help the least of these. If it only helped the comfortable class it was not anything I wished to work on.
DeleteI agree totally with you when you say "a person can follow the teachings of Christ without the man-made trappings of organized religion." It just might be the right place in these days to be. Thanks again for your comment.