Did Chick fil a just bend the knee?

[cbd10pt]

Hate to burst your bubbles - our Lord is not anti anyone.
He is anti sin.
People who participate in Gay activity need mercy just as bad as the rest of us.
I have seen multiple folks who were involved in that Life style change and raise families.
I promise you an anti-gay organization did not influence any of their decisions.

[Ruttin&Struttin]

I don't care for chicken. Now if they opened a Beef-fil-A I'd be all over it.

[woodsman]

Yep. I'll still eat there and I'll throw a few extra bucks in the black kettle as well.

This.

I don’t derive my spiritual principles nor spiritual nourishment from a food establishment. God’s Word is timeless, authoritative and is the source for truth.

No I’m not anti-gay-people. Yes I am anti-sin. Yes I am disappointed in CFA. No I won’t stop eating there. I patronize all sorts of establishments that hop, skip & jump to liberal pressure.

It’s not surprising to see offspring stray from God’s commandments, it’s been a cycle since Adam & Eve, through Moses & the Israelites, during Jesus’ lifetime and through A.D history.

We change. God and His rules for our best life, do not.

[Chew]

Starting in 2020, the Chick-fil-A Foundation is introducing a more focused giving approach to provide additional clarity and impact with the causes it supports. Staying true to its mission of nourishing the potential in every child, the Chick-fil-A Foundation will deepen its giving to a smaller number of organizations working exclusively in the areas of education, homelessness and hunger.



Today we are excited to announce the Foundation has committed $9 million to the following initiatives for 2020:



Education: To support education, we are expanding our partnership with Junior Achievement USA (JA). JA offers kindergarten to 12th grade programs that foster work-readiness, entrepreneurship and financial literacy skills, and use experiential learning to inspire students to dream big and reach their potential. The organization reaches nearly 5 million students annually.
Homelessness: To address youth homelessness, we are expanding our partnership with Covenant House International. For more than four decades, Covenant House has helped transform and save the lives of more than a million homeless, runaway and trafficked young people – reaching 70,000 youth each year.
Hunger: To fight hunger, we will support more than 120 communities by dedicating $25,000 to a local food bank at each new Chick-fil-A opening.
“We are incredibly excited to be the Chick-fil-A Foundation’s education partner and to make a positive difference in the lives of countless young people as a result of this initiative,” said Jack E. Kosakowski, president and CEO of JA. “Chick-fil-A has been a dedicated supporter of JA programs for many years, and we look forward to working together to reach even more kids through this latest commitment.”



“Millions of children and youth face homelessness each year, including kids who have endured traumatic and adverse childhood experiences,” said Kevin Ryan, president and CEO of Covenant House International. "The young people we serve are usually disconnected from their families and other social support, and we are committed to helping them all overcome hunger and homelessness. We welcome Chick-fil-A’s support of our work across America to house, feed and uplift the dignity of children and youth. We also welcome the efforts of local Chick-fil-A operators to hire and train young people as they overcome homelessness and cross that bridge from despair to hope.”



“Chick-fil-A has been a tremendous partner in our efforts to end hunger in Atlanta, and I’m thrilled the Chick-fil-A Foundation will increase its focus on addressing this critical issue in 2020,” said Kyle Waide, president and CEO of Atlanta Community Food Bank. “By donating $25,000 to a nearby food bank in communities where they open, the Foundation will be able provide up to 100,000 meals to local kids, families and seniors in need – helping to create stronger communities where none of our neighbors go hungry and we all have the opportunity for a healthy future.”



Since the beginning of the Chick-fil-A Foundation, more than $52 million has been donated to support education, entrepreneurship and leadership development. The Foundation has made these changes to create more clarity and to better address three critical needs facing children across the communities we serve.



Additionally, the Foundation will no longer make multiyear commitments and will reassess its philanthropic partnerships annually to allow maximum impact. These partners could include faith-based and non-faith-based charities.



Going forward, Chick-fil-A Inc. will continue to fund scholarships to Team Members each year and support local organizations through our True Inspiration Awards. We will also continue to invest in our hometown through community revitalization efforts in the historic Westside of Atlanta. Through these initiatives, Chick-fil-A Inc. and the Foundation will provide approximately $32 million in total cash gifts in 2020.



For more information about the Chick-fil-A Foundation’s previous partnerships, a copy of our 2018 form 990 (which discloses every donation to every organization we gave money to in 2018) is available on chick-fil-afoundation.org. We have also provided a preview of our 2019 donations to date on the site.



This giving strategy further honors principles set by our founder Truett Cathy, who believed that all people are worthy of care. In 1946, he turned that belief into a company whose business was to take care of others by serving freshly prepared meals with genuine hospitality. Truett knew serving a meal was a way to the heart, a way to bring family and friends together and could open doors to caring for people in endless ways. He treated his restaurants as extensions of his home, and the people there –both team members and customers - as cherished guests. Truett believed a “great company is a caring company” and his vision of caring for others continues to inspire us today.


Visit chick-fil-afoundation.org to learn more about our refined giving approach and how we will work with our 2020 partners to help all children reach their potential.

[rladner]

Maybe they "caved" or maybe they decided they wanted to focus their charity on a different specific issue. Or maybe they felt other charities were doing more for their money to help the causes CFA feels strongly about. I doubt they donated to those charities simply because they were anti in the first place. I am guessing they chose them because they are solid charities with good track records. After reading the article, and wading through the "leading journalism", it sounds like they reevaluated their charitable donations, and what they wanted to focus on going forward. Maybe the current charities weren't aligned with their go forward direction. My point is, there are lots of potential reasons why this was done, not just to "cave". For the record, I am not much of a CFA eater.

I agree with this. The part that gets me is the public announcement. Why? unless you are after the PR aspect, which leads towards caving. If you simply refocused, great. No need to announce it, just do it. Telling the world that you are going to do it has an agenda. That agenda smells like caving.

[softpoint]

Sometimes the public relations people of companies would be FAR better off to keep their mouth shut on issues to pacify 2% of the population while alienating 80% of your customer base. CFA owes much of their success to being clean, good food, and conservative values. While I don't think this was "caving" in the sense of Dicks, or Target, etc. it's not a good decision. Besides, trying to please people who are not even pleased with their own gender is going to be hard to do...

[JTRichardson]

its hard for me to believe that anyone would choose where their food comes from based on "core-values" over taste and service....

and how in the world are the "alienating" their customer base?? Ya'll got to much time on your hands

[Mike D]

Well Popeyes chicken sandwich is way better anyways.

Yep way better flavor and crunch. I like CFA spicy chicken but the Popeyes sandwich is much better.


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[jerp]

In the great scheme of things it is not a big deal I suppose, but I am a bit disappointed. You can call it "caving" or not but the fact it is they likely would still be donating to the Salvation Army and Fellowship of Christian Athletes if not for the protests. What disturbs me - like others have said - is how everybody now refers to those organizations as anti-gay. Any evangelical organization who still believes in the traditional Christian definition of sexuality and marriage is now a hate group. A majority of Americans may now view these beliefs as antiquated (no sex except within marriage, no same sex relationships) but I have not seen evidence that they hate anybody. The LGBTQ activists and their sycophants in the media will allow nothing but full-throated endorsement. Otherwise you will be punished.

[Traildust]

Another win for the LGBYTDIHFSHEFRTALKNFTSN group

[TxBowHntr]

Sometimes the public relations people of companies would be FAR better off to keep their mouth shut on issues to pacify 2% of the population while alienating 80% of your customer base. CFA owes much of their success to being clean, good food, and conservative values. While I don't think this was "caving" in the sense of Dicks, or Target, etc. it's not a good decision. Besides, trying to please people who are not even pleased with their own gender is going to be hard to do...

I don't see how it is a bad decision. They are still donating extreme sums of $$$ to some really good charities. They never said they aren't supporting the Salvation Army and FCA because of pressure, the journalist who wrote the article connected those dots. This is a major issue I have with journalists nowadays, they only have to allude to something to push their agenda, whether left or right.

[BuckySWT]

Bill Millers chicken sammich whips both of em.

That and it’s a free country ( for now). Donate to whomever you want...legally, of course.

[SmTx]

It. Is. Deer. Season.

[lovemylegacy]

Well, it doesn't look according to what I read, that their decision was based on anything homosexually related. It looks like, to me, somebody trying to stir the pot.
I personally don't like their chicken or anybodys chicken, but I love their Waffle Fries. My whole family love Chik Fil A

[lovemylegacy]

I don't see how it is a bad decision. They are still donating extreme sums of $$$ to some really good charities. They never said they aren't supporting the Salvation Army and FCA because of pressure, the journalist who wrote the article connected those dots. This is a major issue I have with journalists nowadays, they only have to allude to something to push their agenda, whether left or right.

You said it better than I could and I tried.