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Each fan of the Polynesian sauce and fries of waffles know thatChick-a Attracted from political controversy over the years, whether it is celebrating its 2,400 locations closed on Sundays on religious reasons or byAnti-LGBTQ conferences that cooperating. More recently, political flames in the chain donated $ 165,000 to the Salvation Army and $ 2.4 million on the Christian Athletes Stock Exchange, two organizations that have recently criticized for their marriage positions. same sex. (The CFA requires athletes to feel "promises of purity" that, among other things, prohibit homosexual relationships and premarital sex).

Donations have triggered events and boycotts. Planned locations at the same timeBuffalo andSan Antonio Airports have been clogged earlier this year.

However, in an unprecedented reversal, the catering chain has just announced that the company's charity plans to put an end to its practice to give donations not only to the Salvation Army and the FCA, but also Toall Charities who oppose the rights of LGBTQ.

The Chick-Thread Foundation - a foundation plans to "work exclusively with organizations that focus on education, homelessness and hunger". To begin, they have committed a total of $ 9 million to two organizations: Junior Achievement USA, who teaches financial literacy for school-aged children and the Alliance's house, a religious agency that offers care for young funeral and homeless. The channel also announced that they gave $ 25,000 to a local food bank in each city, they open a new showcase until 2020.

Pro-LBGTQ rights organizations observe the news with skepticism. "If Chick-Fil-A is serious about their commitment to stop handling with divisive anti-LGBTQ activists, additional transparency is needed with respect to their deep links with organizations such as accent. On the family, which exist solely to harm the people and families of LGBTQ, "noted Drew Anderson, Director of News and Response toGlaad.

Meanwhile, the Conservatives are less happy.

Greg Abbott, Governor of Texas,tweeted, "I am directed to the bill [Miller BBQ] tonight" In response to aDallas News Article reporting change. (The owner of Bill Miller BBQis a ticket donor Donald Trump Reselection Campaign.) Mike Huckabee, the former Governor of Arkansas, called the new "sad" and "tragic," anddeplorable The fact that Chick-Fil-A "[Reset] to critics and [betrayed] loyal customers".

Founded in the suburbs of Atlanta in 1967, puck-thumb remains belonging to the Cathy family, which have been familiarly crossed over the years in their socially conservative views, especially when it comes to marriage. In 2012, when theBaptist press Asked Dan Cathy, then the President of the Society and the COO - and the son of the founder - on his support of the "traditional" family (defined as a man and a woman), "he replied," guilty as charged . "

The same day, as indicated by both theChristian and theAtlanta Journal-Constitution, Cathy saidThe Radio Show Ken Coleman: "I think we invite God's judgment on our nation when we shaking our fist and say," We know better than you as for what constitutes a marriage. (In English, it means that Cathy believes that marriage is between a man and woman.)

The news of this week suggests that society is changing. Whether the result of fiduciary pressure or a signifier of a paradigmatic value change remains to be seen. According toInternal business communityThe chain is the third largest catering chain of America. In 2018, they were the seventh.