CHICKS-FIL A'S GAY MARRIAGE BEEF

CHICKS-FIL-A'S GAY MARRIAGE BEEF The inventors of the chicken sandwich, Chick-Fil-A, are in hot water these days following comments made by their president, Dan Cathy, who said the company was "guilty as charged" in its stance against gaymarriage. The comments sparked a politicalfirestorm across the country, but a closer inspection of Chick-fil-A's roots and its political activities reveal it has made no secret of itsconservative values. The controversy began when Cathy elaborated on his "guilty ascharged" comment in an interview on the Atlanta radio program The Ken Coleman show. "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." First the Jim Henson Co., which provided Muppets toys for Chick-fil-A kids meals, pulled its toys and its partnership with the restaurant. Then the mayors of Boston and Chicago expressed opposition to new Chick-fil-A outlets opening in their cities.