Chick-Fil-A rare Sunday opening--- I wondered why they changed their beliefs?

[wiggydotcom]

I knew Chick-Fil-A closed on Sundays so their employees could spend some time with family and worship if they so chose. It therefore caught my eye when I saw they would be open on Sunday for a rare occasion.

Whenever I've gone there, I always find their employees are some of the classiest, and friendliest in the fast food industry.

Here's the link to why they were open yesterday in select communities.

http://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/chick-fil-a-makes-rare-sunday-exception/ar-BBnZAg6?li=BBnbfcL&ocid=iehp

[Serk]

My thanks to them. That particular Chick-Fil-A location is about 2 miles from my house.

(Luckily, my house was spared, but the devastation is just a few blocks over from me.)

[CajunRider]

If we had a thread of Awesome, this would be the winner.    

[wiggydotcom]

My thanks to them. That particular Chick-Fil-A location is about 2 miles from my house.

(Luckily, my house was spared, but the devastation is just a few blocks over from me.)

Brian, I'm glad you're ok. As a lifelong Midwesterner, I've seen the devastating results of Twisters firsthand all too often.

I agree, Chick-Fil-A gets it. Kudos to them!

[Daddie O]

I stopped taking my family to chick fil a when the president of the company started spouting anti-gay religious b.s.

[RDKLL]

Another great company doing good things. We usually do our shopping on Sundays and it didnt take us long to figure out that if we wanted Chik Fil a we would need to shop on Saturdays.
I like hearing stories like this!

[wiggydotcom]

I stopped taking my family to chick fil a when the president of the company started spouting anti-gay religious b.s.

Was it REALLY anti-gay religious BS or was it that he subscribed to the Bible's version of what a marriage represented---the union of a man and a woman?
I'm guessing more people subscribe to that position than the alternative.

Also, while Chick-Fil-A might have lost you for a customer, they more than made up for it in increased business after the Founder expressed his Christian views.

[hubcapsc]

Two attractive things about Chick-Fil-A stand out in this thread:

 - they help out when needed

 - Daddio doesn't go there 

-Mike

[MP]

Two attractive things about Chick-Fil-A stand out in this thread:

 - they help out when needed

 - Daddio doesn't go there 

-Mike

LOL   

Kudo's to them for helping out in the emergency.

[Rams]

I stopped taking my family to chick fil a when the president of the company started spouting anti-gay religious b.s.

Your right to do so.    Pretty sure they won't miss your business or b.s. anyway.   

[Romeo]

Two attractive things about Chick-Fil-A stand out in this thread:

 - they help out when needed

 - Daddio doesn't go there 

-Mike

ditto

[Misfit]

I stopped taking my family to chick fil a when the president of the company started spouting anti-gay religious b.s.

If I were you I would stop taking my family anywhere. It's probably very embarrassing for THEM. 

[98valk]

I stopped taking my family to chick fil a when the president of the company started spouting anti-gay religious b.s.

Psalm 14English Standard Version (ESV)

The Fool Says, There Is No God

To the choirmaster. Of David.


14 The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.”
    They are corrupt, they do abominable deeds,
    there is none who does good.



2
The Lord looks down from heaven on the children of man,
    to see if there are any who understand,[a]
    who seek after God.



3
They have all turned aside; together they have become corrupt;
    there is none who does good,
    not even one.



4
Have they no knowledge, all the evildoers
    who eat up my people as they eat bread
    and do not call upon the Lord?



5
There they are in great terror,
    for God is with the generation of the righteous.

6
You would shame the plans of the poor,
    but the Lord is his refuge.



7
Oh, that salvation for Israel would come out of Zion!
    When the Lord restores the fortunes of his people,
    let Jacob rejoice, let Israel be glad

[Serk]

The stuff of nightmares...

It looks like most of the fatalities from this tornado were from people driving on a high overpass when it hit, when their cars were picked up off the bridge and slung around and smashed into the ground.

Just the helplessness... Not a cursed thing you can do but hold on and hope.

I've seen the pics and videos of the aftermath of a tornado many times, this is the first time I've recognized the places. Surreal... Luckily the death count was relatively low for the power of the storm (This was the first EF4 to hit Dallas County since 1950).

It's been really amazing seeing the outpouring of support. Most local businesses are offering free services, from showers at gyms, to food from restaurants and grocery stores, construction companies putting tarps on roofs, local gun shops offering to stand guard to stop looters, etc. etc. etc.

Some others I didn't even know about. Duracell has an emergency response truck full of chargers for phones they drive into areas like this so people can get their phones charged.

Tide has a semi-trailer full of washing machines and dryers they can take places so people can at least have clean clothes.

It's in a thousand small ways restored my faith in humanity.

[Valkorado]

I stopped taking my family to chick fil a when the president of the company started spouting anti-gay religious b.s.

If I were you I would stop taking my family anywhere. It's probably very embarrassing for THEM. 

 touché

[wiggydotcom]

It's been really amazing seeing the outpouring of support. Most local  construction companies putting tarps on roofs, local gun shops offering to stand guard to stop looters, etc. etc. etc.

Some others I didn't even know about. Duracell has an emergency response truck full of chargers for phones they drive into areas like this so people can get their phones charged.

Tide has a semi-trailer full of washing machines and dryers they can take places so people can at least have clean clothes.

It's in a thousand small ways restored my faith in humanity.

Well said!

[Oss]

Serk  well said.

While I have  never found myself in agreement with daddyo nor have I had occasion to meet him he
is a fellow Valkyrie rider  I find the remarks here beneath what should  be accepted on this Board

Hey  I wont do business on Shabat  Friday nite to Saturday sundown  Its my choice where to work eat ride etc  I wont belittle someone because they observe a different day !

As for myself y'all should know by now that I prefer to judge people by are they willing to help
 and do they actually tender assistance like brother Serk observed than who eats where and why

for instance when I won the radiator cover at a blue grey ride a few years back I have heard Joe say  Oh $hit its Oss   and am not really offended  its just a good natured rank out and I dish back accordingly   Ask him about the present I got him at inzane in Asheville for instance

Ymmv

[cookiedough]

I've never ate there at Chick-fil since none around me that I am aware of, but next time traveling afar,  I will make a point to stop in and give it a try now, although not on Sundays. 

I find it a tad bit upsetting a good deed posting on a company doing good then turns into a religious posting of some form or another. 

[3fan4life]

I find it a tad bit upsetting a good deed posting on a company doing good then turns into a religious posting of some form or another. 

I find most of Daddios posts to be poor taste.

However, the depths that he is willing to sink to don't surprise me.

[threevalks]

      This is my first and will be my last post about Daddie O. Has this person ever had anything good to say on this board?  Why do we put up with it? Far better people have been barred from here.

[baldo]

I stopped taking my family to chick fil a when the president of the company started spouting anti-gay religious b.s.

I'm going to stick my neck out here. Probably shouldn't, but here it is. I'm of the same mind as Daddie-o, only as far as I found Chick-Fil-a's corporate stance to be 180 out from mine. When it was all over the news, I vowed to never spend a nickle of my money in any of their restaurants. It's easy because there aren't any around me. This is exactly the same stance that many of you have taken regarding any number of 'liberal' establishments that don't align with your beliefs. You've all said the exact same thing that Daddie-o stated previously.

Having said this, I applaud Chick-fil-a for a job well done. That was a first class response to such a tragedy, it was great to see the other corps responses also. I might just have to try one of their sandwiches sometime.

[The emperor has no clothes]

      This is my first and will be my last post about Daddie O. Has this person ever had anything good to say on this board?  Why do we put up with it? Far better people have been barred from here.

I don't always agree with the way Daddie-O presents his case. BUT there are some on the other side of the spectrum who have done the same. Would you have them banned also ? 

[Alpha Dog]

I love Chicken and I really like Chick-Fil-A.  Not many around me here but always stop to eat at them on when I go south, especially in TN this year.  Good work Chick-Fil-A, job well done.


EAT MORE CHICKEN     EAT MORE CHICKEN     EAT MORE CHICKEN       EAT MORE CHICKEN
Elsie the Cow

[Wizzard]

I stopped taking my family to chick fil a when the president of the company started spouting anti-gay religious b.s.

Wow  I am so suprised !

[Skinhead]

I stopped taking my family to chick fil a when the president of the company started spouting anti-gay religious b.s.

I'm sure they miss you.  Doesn't seem to have hurt their bottom line.  SO what pro-gay anti-religious chicken joint gets the honor to serve you?

[Rams]

Foul, dirty, stinking, putrid, rancid, crusty Ass holes are ass holes no matter how hard you try to wipe them away.

While I admit to not dining at Chick-Fill-A, I don't think they actually sell that part.    

[Robert]

I too never dined at Chick-Fil-A till the gay statement






After that I eat there as much as I can, good food and pretty inexpensive the people working there go above and beyond in being nice and courteous. I am always surprised when ordering food from there to take out I go sit down and they bring the food to me.


Just a note I don't eat there because of their beliefs but because they actually put their beliefs into action and show that their business reflects their values. Excellence these days is a rare commodity and they reflect that to their employees and customers. I would do this also for a gay business if they would show excellence in their work knowing that their values don't reflect mine. But I guess that is not a 2 way street with a liberal mindset.


My question to Daddio and Meathead is this

Why would you not dine there when they treat their employees with respect. keep the restaurant clean the food is good and they don't decline to serve anyone or have anyone work in the restaurant.

I guess its better at most other businesses that treat their employees like garbage, pollute the environment use unknown ingredients and the list goes on. So you would rather support businesses that do this type of business over one that has one belief and does have and show a standard of excellence in business and dealings.

That is as clear as mud to me

If we use this for government I guess you would rather we have the one we have now, rather than one that would be fair, open, honest and treat all people with respect. Balance the budget and wouldn't steal or lie.

Why not support corporate excellence and maybe more companies would raise their standards.

[The emperor has no clothes]

I too never dined at Chick-Fil-A till the gay statement






After that I eat there as much as I can, good food and pretty inexpensive the people working there go above and beyond in being nice and courteous. I am always surprised when ordering food from there to take out I go sit down and they bring the food to me.


Just a note I don't eat there because of their beliefs but because they actually put their beliefs into action and show that their business reflects their values. Excellence these days is a rare commodity and they reflect that to their employees and customers. I would do this also for a gay business if they would show excellence in their work knowing that their values don't reflect mine. But I guess that is not a 2 way street with a liberal mindset.


My question to Daddio and Meathead is this

Why would you not dine there when they treat their employees with respect. keep the restaurant clean the food is good and they don't decline to serve anyone or have anyone work in the restaurant.

I guess its better at most other businesses that treat their employees like garbage, pollute the environment use unknown ingredients and the list goes on. So you would rather support businesses that do this type of business over one that has one belief and does have and show a standard of excellence in business and dealings.

That is as clear as mud to me

If we use this for government I guess you would rather we have the one we have now, rather than one that would be fair, open, honest and treat all people with respect. Balance the budget and wouldn't steal or lie.

Why not support corporate excellence and maybe more companies would raise their standards.

Robert, I never said anything about Chik-FIL-A . Never even been to one. Don't know anything about them. WHY IS EVERBODY PICKING ON ME ! 

[Serk]

I guess I'm a bit of an anachronism here, for years I was famous amongst my friends for insisting I'd only eat at Chick-Fil-A on Sundays and refused to set foot in there because of their overtly religiosity. Nothing against them, and I fully support their right to run their business as they see fit, I just chose to not give them my money because of that.

With 4 year old triplets, that's no longer an option, so we go there quite frequently. That, and I've seen that they do a lot of good stuff so I don't mind giving them my money.

Slightly related, but I understand some people's objections to supporting some businesses. I refuse to buy and product from Ben and Jerry's because of that company's financial support for anti-civil rights groups and support of citizen control. Their ice cream is delicious, I won't argue that, but I don't want my money being used to fight against my freedom, so I don't give them any of it.

So if someone feels extremely strongly against Chick-Fil-A's stances and how they spend their corporate money, I understand them not wanting to financially support the company. I do and still do support marriage equality myself, but it doesn't ride to a level of "boycott" for me.

So yeah, if you wanna support or not support a particular business because of their corporate actions, beliefs, or more importantly what causes that support in a fiduciary sense I get it.

But you don't have to be an ass about it.

[baldo]

Foul, dirty, stinking, putrid, rancid, crusty Ass holes are ass holes no matter how hard you try to wipe them away.

While I admit to not dining at Chick-Fill-A, I don't think they actually sell that part.    

Whoever is responsible for pulling the top comment, thanks. A bit over the top.

[Willow]

...

While I admit to not dining at Chick-Fill-A, I don't think they actually sell that part.    

Whoever is responsible for pulling the top comment, thanks. A bit over the top.

Your thanks goes to Britman for pulling his own posts.  It doesn't show in the Moderation log.   

[baldo]

...

While I admit to not dining at Chick-Fill-A, I don't think they actually sell that part.    

Whoever is responsible for pulling the top comment, thanks. A bit over the top.

Your thanks goes to Britman for pulling his own posts.  It doesn't show in the Moderation log.   

I figured....

[cookiedough]

good points here at the end for sure.  Everyone has a right to not support companies by not going there as long as no one hounds or harrasses others or tries to change other people's minds by telling them to NOT go into businesses based on the businesses beliefs or who they support.  To each their own.

My company I work for is old school family owned and certainly is set in their ways and has their 'favorites' giving people better jobs that they don't deserve just because they are best buds with whomever higher up or even have seen first hand take a near worthless employee and transfer them to another dept with BETTER pay finding another job OUTSIDE of their dept.  just to get rid of them not because they are the best candidate for the job.  I do NOT support their products hardly at all besides buying cheese products from them since their Non Food merchandise is 96% made in China (and other nearby overseas locations), but they do give back a ton to the local community in free products (some products that don't sell or they want to liquidate and take a tax deduction)  and funding money donating 'the family' money.  When other employees ever ask me why don't I buy more merchandise from them, I tell them the truth being overpriced and mostly cheap and if they don't like it,  that is their problem.  They do good for the local community with donations and look good in the communities eyes, but the way they treat in certain depts. their employees is certainly bordering on unethical and nearly illegal treatment with a few lawsuits being brought up or could easily be brought up if pursued. 

Would I tell others out of the blue outside of my employer to not support them by not buying their food and non food products, probably not if you can afford them, but do tell them the truth ONLY if asked on how they go about their business in certain areas of operation.  If you have double, sometimes triple, the money to spend on their products vs. actual cost and if you like the product, more power to you, go for it.  Several 100's of thousands of nationwide customers feel the products are great and well worth the money, more power to them. 

[wiggydotcom]

I too never dined at Chick-Fil-A till the gay statement






After that I eat there as much as I can, good food and pretty inexpensive the people working there go above and beyond in being nice and courteous. I am always surprised when ordering food from there to take out I go sit down and they bring the food to me.


Just a note I don't eat there because of their beliefs but because they actually put their beliefs into action and show that their business reflects their values. Excellence these days is a rare commodity and they reflect that to their employees and customers. I would do this also for a gay business if they would show excellence in their work knowing that their values don't reflect mine. But I guess that is not a 2 way street with a liberal mindset.


My question to Daddio and Meathead is this

Why would you not dine there when they treat their employees with respect. keep the restaurant clean the food is good and they don't decline to serve anyone or have anyone work in the restaurant.

I guess its better at most other businesses that treat their employees like garbage, pollute the environment use unknown ingredients and the list goes on. So you would rather support businesses that do this type of business over one that has one belief and does have and show a standard of excellence in business and dealings.

That is as clear as mud to me

If we use this for government I guess you would rather we have the one we have now, rather than one that would be fair, open, honest and treat all people with respect. Balance the budget and wouldn't steal or lie.

Why not support corporate excellence and maybe more companies would raise their standards.

Very good post, Robert! I dined at Chick-Fil-A as soon as it opened in our locale. I didn't know anything about their stance at the time and it didn't matter---although I do support their beliefs. Like you said, if a LGBT business opened and treated their employees and customers with respect, I'd have no problem eating there.

Btw, us White Sox fans know the only time of year Wrigley Field doesn't sell out is the day of Chicago's Gay Pride Parade. Too many Cub fans are torn in their loyalties.

[baldo]

I too never dined at Chick-Fil-A till the gay statement






After that I eat there as much as I can, good food and pretty inexpensive the people working there go above and beyond in being nice and courteous. I am always surprised when ordering food from there to take out I go sit down and they bring the food to me.


Just a note I don't eat there because of their beliefs but because they actually put their beliefs into action and show that their business reflects their values. Excellence these days is a rare commodity and they reflect that to their employees and customers. I would do this also for a gay business if they would show excellence in their work knowing that their values don't reflect mine. But I guess that is not a 2 way street with a liberal mindset.


My question to Daddio and Meathead is this

Why would you not dine there when they treat their employees with respect. keep the restaurant clean the food is good and they don't decline to serve anyone or have anyone work in the restaurant.

I guess its better at most other businesses that treat their employees like garbage, pollute the environment use unknown ingredients and the list goes on. So you would rather support businesses that do this type of business over one that has one belief and does have and show a standard of excellence in business and dealings.

That is as clear as mud to me

If we use this for government I guess you would rather we have the one we have now, rather than one that would be fair, open, honest and treat all people with respect. Balance the budget and wouldn't steal or lie.

Why not support corporate excellence and maybe more companies would raise their standards.

Very good post, Robert! I dined at Chick-Fil-A as soon as it opened in our locale. I didn't know anything about their stance at the time and it didn't matter---although I do support their beliefs. Like you said, if a LGBT business opened and treated their employees and customers with respect, I'd have no problem eating there.

Btw, us White Sox fans know the only time of year Wrigley Field doesn't sell out is the day of Chicago's Gay Pride Parade. Too many Cub fans are torn in their loyalties.

LOLOL....snap!

[Willow]

I'm probably well on the other side of social perspective than some vocal folks on the board.  I do however believe it is acceptable for one to say that he doesn't frequent a business because of either the way they do business or because of news reports and releases that indicate the company owners are in disagreement with his own well thought out social values.  I don't think it's okay to communicate those views in a disrespectful or ridiculing manner.

I didn't do much business at Chick-Fil-A before all the hoopla about their closing on Sundays and their helmsman being in favor of marriage in the form that it has been for many thousands of years.  Since then I have gone out of my way to visit their stores now and then.  Honestly, even now it's not really frequent.  I find their food good enough but priced a bit higher than I would expect at a fast food joint.  I find their employees exceptionally respectful and helpful.  I like that they've trained their people to reply, "My pleasure," to every than you.

As to the titling of the initial post as to why the company had changed their beliefs I don't think they did.  I think the drivers of the company in reaching out at a time of disaster continue to exercise their beliefs and in so doing they have certainly gained my applause.

I also turn into one of their stores from time to time because someone I love comes to mind.  She refers to them as Chick-a-Fil and it warms my heart.