Chick-fil-A

Chick-fil-a president posts, then deletes anti-gay marriage remark on Twitter

ATLANTA -- The president of the fast-food restaurant chain Chick-fil-A has once again injected himself into the gay marriage debate, this time criticizing U.S. Supreme Court rulings.

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Tax records: Chick-fil-A donations to anti-LGBT groups nearly doubled in 2011

Fast-food chain Chick-fil-A — embroiled in a controversy last year surrounding the millions of dollars it donated in 2009 and 2010 to anti-gay organizations — almost doubled it’s charitable donations to anti-gay groups in 2011, according…

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Corkins pleads guilty in Family Research Council shooting

WASHINGTON -- A Virginia man pleaded guilty Wednesday to wounding a security guard at the headquarters of a conservative Christian lobbying group, a shooting that made headlines in part because the man was carrying 15 Chick-fil-A

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Despite Dan Cathy’s new gay friendship, nothing has changed at Chick-fil-A

Campus Pride executive director Shane Windmeyer revealed Monday that he and Chick-fil-A president Dan Cathy are now friends, and explains that his organization has suspended its campaign against the anti-gay chicken company — which has franchises…

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Former employee: Chick-fil-A ‘is a safe place for people to go in and hate’

DUNWOODY, Ga. -- A former Chick-fil-A employee is speaking out, and says that the fast food chain "is a safe place for people to go in and hate, and they expect to get patted on the…

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Chicago alderman angered after Chick-fil-A denies agreement to end anti-gay donations

CHICAGO, IL -- Chicago Alderman Proco "Joe" Moreno is again threatening to block Chick-fil-A from building a restaurant in his ward after reports published on Friday signaled that promises made by Chick-fil-A executives to him and…

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Mike Huckabee: Chick-fil-A’s reversal on anti-gay donations is ‘not true’

Days after a local LGBT rights advocacy group and a Chicago alderman announced that Chick-fil-A had agreed to end donations to anti-gay organizations and end discrimination based on sexual orientation throughout the company, conservative former Arkansas…

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Chick-fil-A releases internal document, says donations ‘mischaracterized’ as doubts grow

Following intense skepticism after news broke late Tuesday that Chick-fil-A will no longer donate to anti-gay organizations and a new report in the The Advocate renewing concerns about its giving policies, the company has issued a…

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Chick-fil-A to end anti-gay donations, mandates equal treatment of gays

CHICAGO -- After months of negotiations with Chicago Alderman Proco “Joe” Moreno over its anti-gay positions and donations, Chick-fil-A has agreed to cease donations from its non-profit charity to anti-gay organizations and issued a company-wide internal…

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Utah elementary school’s partnership with Chick-fil-A upsets parents

DRAPER, Utah -- Some parents in this suburban Salt Lake City community are expressing concern over a recent decision by Draper Elementary to have a local Chick-fil-A franchise sponsor a school spirit night, and provide catering…

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