![]() The mayors might reply, of course, that there is nothing illegal about moral suasion, political boycotts or good old posturing. Menino and Rahm Emanuel of Chicago, another anti-Chick-fil-A mayor, surely know, it is illegal to block a business because of its owners’ religious beliefs. Tough words, shouted from an hour’s distance (or more, in Bay Area traffic). Lee implicitly conceded that the chain was not exactly in his backyard: “Closest #ChickFilA to San Francisco is 40 miles away & I strongly recommend that they not try to come any closer.” Lee or whoever handles his Twitter account. “Very disappointed #ChickFilA doesn’t share San Francisco’s values,” wrote Mr. Lee of San Francisco used Twitter to tell Chick-fil-A to back off. I urge you to back out of your plans to locate in Boston.” “Now - incredibly - your company says you are backing out of the same-sex-marriage debate. “In recent days you said Chick-fil-A opposes same-sex marriage and said the generation that supports it has an ‘arrogant attitude,’ ” he (or one of his staff members) wrote to Mr. Menino of Boston sent a letter urging Chick-fil-A to stay away. Naturally, politicians spotted the opportunity to prove their allegiance to gay voters. Cathy opposes same-sex marriage.īut the combination of fast food and gay marriage was irresistible to politicians, activists and preachers - people who need opportunities for good symbolism, for low-cost ways to signal where they stand. ![]() ![]() The Cathys have long been public about their religious beliefs anybody with a Google toolbar could easily surmise that Mr. By contrast, conservative Christians and two former presidential candidates - Mike Huckabee and Rick Santorum - asked like-minded consumers to eat more Chick-fil-A, in solidarity with the Cathys, if not with chickens. ![]() On July 16, an online Southern Baptist publication quoted Dan Cathy, whose family owns the Chick-fil-A fast-food chain, saying he endorses “the biblical definition of the family unit.” Right away, liberal mayors insisted the poultry outfit avoid their gay-friendly cities. It’s about how shrewd operators use the news media to get their message out. Despite what you have read, the Chick-fil-A controversy is not just about same-sex marriage. ![]()
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