Chick Fil A

• Chick-fil-A has caused a political firestorm with its contributions to anti-gay groups, but proselytizing franchises are nothing new. David Sessions on Americas tradition of greasy religious commerce.
(Daily Beast)
• The death of a top Chick-fil-A executive added to the fast-food chains difficulties in trying to extricate itself from the public relations imbroglio ignited by its presidents comments on same-sex marriage.
(Chicago Tribune)
• Some owners of Chick-fil-A restaurants are trying to distance themselves from the national debate over gay marriage sparked by the fast-food chains chief executive.
(Los Angeles Times)
• D.C. Mayor Vincent C. Gray said Friday he would not support an expansion of Chick-fil-A in the District, referring to it as "hate chicken.
(Washington Post)
• The owner of Chicago's only Chick-fil-A restaurant said Thursday she hires and serves gays "with honor, dignity and respect" and invited Mayor Rahm Emanuel to discuss the controversy created by the company president's stand against gay marriage.
(Chicago Sun-Times)
• When the President of the chicken sandwich chain declared his company guilty as charged in its support for anti-equality causes, celebrities and politicians were quick to speak out.
(Hollywood Reporter)
• BRUNSWICK, GA. | You would think that only PETA would have a bone to pick with Chick-fil-A. Or a broccoli stem to examine, depending on your viewpoint. Not anymore.
(Florida Times-Union)
• Palin also posted a photo to her Facebook page showing the former Alaska governor giving a thumbs up as she and her husband Todd hold Chick-Fil-A bags. (See the photo below.
(Huffington Post)
• When it comes to Chick-fil-A, it looks like Philadelphia will continue to cash-the-check.
(Philadelphia Daily News)