{"id":6952,"date":"2012-07-20T16:31:36","date_gmt":"2012-07-20T16:31:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/?p=6952"},"modified":"2023-01-10T11:52:05","modified_gmt":"2023-01-10T16:52:05","slug":"chick-fil-a-franchise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/chick-fil-a-franchise","title":{"rendered":"The Chik fil A Franchise Chief: Is He Clucking Up The Wrong Tree?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Things just got a little weirder in our nation’s fast food franchise<\/strong> wars, as the president of Chick-fil-A<\/strong> publicly voiced opposition to gay marriage this week. And, I do mean publicly….<\/p>\n

In a recent interview with Baptist Press, Dan Cathy said that the company<\/a> was, “guilty as charged in supporting the biblical definition of the family unit<\/em>.” Cathy went on to say that,\u00a0\u201cWe are a family-owned business, a family-led business, and we are married to our first wives<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n

Of course, Cathy is backtracking a bit now, according to this story in the LA Times<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Who’s Next?<\/h2>\n

What other franchise CEO’s are going to jump into this fray? (My prediction; none.<\/em>)<\/p>\n

Mixing religion and franchising has always scared the bejesus\u00a0out of me<\/a>, and the Chick-fil-A<\/strong> fiasco is a perfect example why.<\/p>\n

I remember a fellow franchise professional telling me that he attended a certain franchise company’s convention a few years back that included a “prayer breakfast<\/em>.” I’m thrilled that I wasn’t in\u00a0attendance, because I would have, A.<\/strong> \u00a0Walked out or B.<\/strong>\u00a0 Stood up and said something that I may have regretted. I don’t do “prayer breakfasts<\/em>.”<\/p>\n

Chik fil A Franchise Chief May Be Clucking Up The Wrong Tree. Again.<\/h2>\n

Chick-fil-A’s president<\/strong> sure has a lot of courage. But, he’s a wealthy guy, and lots of wealthy guys use their money as a shield….they figure that they can’t really be hurt by stuff like this-because they’re loaded. I predict that Chick-fil-A’s revenues<\/a> are going to suffer because of what he said. (Update. I was wrong.<\/em>)<\/p>\n

It’s Not<\/em> About Gay\u00a0Marriage<\/h2>\n

For me, it’s about one more person trying to shove their “Christian Values<\/em>” down my throat.<\/p>\n

I’ve had it. I’m sick of business owners and politicians throwing their religious\u00a0beliefs\u00a0into the mix. It’s totally\u00a0unnecessary, and it kind of creeps me out. There is no reason for it. Your<\/em> religious\u00a0beliefs…yes, Mr. Cathy, I’m talking to you<\/strong><\/em>, are your<\/em> business. I don’t want to know anything about what you do on Sundays. As long as it doesn’t affect or endanger me or my\u00a0friends\u00a0and family…do what you feel you must.<\/p>\n

I find lots of examples of people doing this on Twitter<\/strong>. Some of them even add their religious\u00a0beliefs on their Twitter handles. (In which case, I immediately unfollow them.<\/em>) It’s a major turnoff for me.<\/p>\n

Please follow me @FranchiseKing<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

And, by the way, My feelings on gay\u00a0marriage\u00a0have nothing to do with my reason for writing this post<\/strong><\/em>. (Please don’t try to guess what they are, because you have a 50% chance of being wrong.<\/em>)<\/p>\n

No More Chick-fil-A For Me<\/h2>\n

I probably dine at a Chick-fil-A 3-4 times a year. Not anymore<\/strong>, though. My daughter, (The Franchise Princess<\/em>) loves the place. Now that’s she’s driving, she’s more than welcome to spend her own money<\/em><\/strong> there.<\/p>\n

I did<\/em> offer to take her there for lunch this Sunday, though.<\/p>\n

If you liked this post, please subscribe now<\/strong><\/a> for franchise news, views, buying tips and traps.<\/p>\n

Does this kind of stuff bother you?
\nWill you still spend money at Chick-fil-A?<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Things just got a little weirder in our nation’s fast food franchise wars, as the president of Chick-fil-A publicly voiced opposition to gay marriage this week. And, I do mean publicly…. In a recent interview with Baptist Press, Dan Cathy said that the company was, “guilty as charged in supporting the biblical definition of the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[28,663],"tags":[968,969,967],"class_list":["post-6952","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-franchise-news","category-politics","tag-chick-fil-a","tag-dan-cathy-franchises","tag-franchising-and-religion"],"yoast_head":"\nChik fil A Franchise Chief Is Clucking Up The Wrong Tree. Again!<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Chik fil A Franchise Chief is Clucking Up The Wrong Tree. Again. 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