Ringo
A WATCHMAN
The fast-food chain Chick-fil-A has long been under attack by liberals for its Christian values. A couple of years ago, there was huge uproar when it was revealed that the Baptist family who owns Chick-fil-A has for years, given millions of dollars to organizations fighting same-sex marriage and supporting heterosexual ones.
The liberal media pulled out all the stops to harm Chick-fil-A’s business. Any group that had something negative to say about the chain was given a voice. Never mind the fact that 600,000 people on Facebook pledged to show their support for Chick-fil-A; the press focused on a handful of gays who picketed a few stores.
You may remember that several mayors have made it clear that the restaurants are not welcome in their cities. Mayor Thomas M. Menino of Boston sent a letter telling the CEO, Mr. Cathy, that his company was not welcome there. Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel declared that Chick-fil-A did not represent “Chicago values” and suggested the firm invest its money elsewhere. Emanuel also said he would do his best to deny Chick-fil-A the right to open more stores in the Chicago area.
Anyone thinking that this negativity from liberals would by now have Chick-fil-A on the verge of bankruptcy would be misinformed. Business Week has reported that: “The days when fried chicken was synonymous with a certain white-haired southern gentleman are over.” Chick-fil-A now outranks Kentucky Fried Chicken.
Despite the fact that Chick-fil-A only has about 1,775 U.S. stores compared to KFC’s 4,491, it managed to outsell its rival. For 2013, Chick-fil-A’s sales passed $5 billion, while all of KFC’s U.S. stores had sales of $4.22 billion, according to food industry researcher Technomic. With most of Chick-fil-A’s stores in the South, the firm has plenty of room to add to its lead.
Chick-fil-A is also the most profitable food chain in the nation. Each restaurant made about $3.2 million in 2013, more than three times as much as the average KFC at $938,000. What makes this achievement all the more remarkable; the firm is closed on Sundays.
I looked at dozens of news feeds that ran this story. I could only find one that dared to point out that Chick-fil-A had triumph over its enemies. A report in the Atlanta Times-Journal suggested that the CEO’s remarks and the media attention he drew actually helped spur the chicken chain to greater sales. The paper cited he benefitted from a counter-protest and “Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day,” held by supporters of traditional marriage. Since those events took place in 2012, I don’t see how they can apply to last year’s numbers.
The success of Chick-fil-A in overcoming the liberal agenda is something to cheer about, but it represents one of only a few companies willing to put biblical values ahead of the bottom line. It wasn’t that long ago when no major firm in America would dare say they support gay marriage. Today we live in a completely opposite world, where corporations are proud to support events that are plucked right out of the days of Sodom and Gomorrah.
The primary reason why Christians tolerate this type of slide in morality is because they don’t see an immediate threat to sin running unchecked. Light and darkness cannot co-exist. People who prefer darkness will always seek to remove even the smallest source of light. If they can’t defeat Chick-fil-A today, they will try again tomorrow with some new strategy.
The good news is that eventually the haters of Chick-fil-A will run out of time. After the Rapture, it will be a whole new world. In fact, very few businesses will survive the horrors of the seven-year Tribulation. Since only godly endeavors will exist during the Millennium, maybe Chick-fil-A will live on and put even the historic achievements of the McDonald chain to shame.
“And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient; being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers, backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents, without understanding, covenant breakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful: Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them” (Romans 1:28).
- Todd Strandberg -
The liberal media pulled out all the stops to harm Chick-fil-A’s business. Any group that had something negative to say about the chain was given a voice. Never mind the fact that 600,000 people on Facebook pledged to show their support for Chick-fil-A; the press focused on a handful of gays who picketed a few stores.
You may remember that several mayors have made it clear that the restaurants are not welcome in their cities. Mayor Thomas M. Menino of Boston sent a letter telling the CEO, Mr. Cathy, that his company was not welcome there. Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel declared that Chick-fil-A did not represent “Chicago values” and suggested the firm invest its money elsewhere. Emanuel also said he would do his best to deny Chick-fil-A the right to open more stores in the Chicago area.
Anyone thinking that this negativity from liberals would by now have Chick-fil-A on the verge of bankruptcy would be misinformed. Business Week has reported that: “The days when fried chicken was synonymous with a certain white-haired southern gentleman are over.” Chick-fil-A now outranks Kentucky Fried Chicken.
Despite the fact that Chick-fil-A only has about 1,775 U.S. stores compared to KFC’s 4,491, it managed to outsell its rival. For 2013, Chick-fil-A’s sales passed $5 billion, while all of KFC’s U.S. stores had sales of $4.22 billion, according to food industry researcher Technomic. With most of Chick-fil-A’s stores in the South, the firm has plenty of room to add to its lead.
Chick-fil-A is also the most profitable food chain in the nation. Each restaurant made about $3.2 million in 2013, more than three times as much as the average KFC at $938,000. What makes this achievement all the more remarkable; the firm is closed on Sundays.
I looked at dozens of news feeds that ran this story. I could only find one that dared to point out that Chick-fil-A had triumph over its enemies. A report in the Atlanta Times-Journal suggested that the CEO’s remarks and the media attention he drew actually helped spur the chicken chain to greater sales. The paper cited he benefitted from a counter-protest and “Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day,” held by supporters of traditional marriage. Since those events took place in 2012, I don’t see how they can apply to last year’s numbers.
The success of Chick-fil-A in overcoming the liberal agenda is something to cheer about, but it represents one of only a few companies willing to put biblical values ahead of the bottom line. It wasn’t that long ago when no major firm in America would dare say they support gay marriage. Today we live in a completely opposite world, where corporations are proud to support events that are plucked right out of the days of Sodom and Gomorrah.
The primary reason why Christians tolerate this type of slide in morality is because they don’t see an immediate threat to sin running unchecked. Light and darkness cannot co-exist. People who prefer darkness will always seek to remove even the smallest source of light. If they can’t defeat Chick-fil-A today, they will try again tomorrow with some new strategy.
The good news is that eventually the haters of Chick-fil-A will run out of time. After the Rapture, it will be a whole new world. In fact, very few businesses will survive the horrors of the seven-year Tribulation. Since only godly endeavors will exist during the Millennium, maybe Chick-fil-A will live on and put even the historic achievements of the McDonald chain to shame.
“And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient; being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers, backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents, without understanding, covenant breakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful: Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them” (Romans 1:28).
- Todd Strandberg -
