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Chick-Fil-A President Unapologetic about Anti-Gay Stance
Company's philosophy grounded in traditional Christian values, says President Dan Cathy.
In a new interview with the Baptist Press, Chick-fil-A President Dan Cathy -- son of company founder S. Truett Cathy -- responded to a question about the restaurant chain's "support of the traditional family."
Cathy's response: "Well, guilty as charged."
According to a story on today's Huffington Post, the company has been under scrutiny of late for published a reports of Chick-fil-A's charitable work that found that the fast food chain donated nearly $2 million to anti-gay groups in 2010. Among those to reportedly receive donations through Chick-fil-A's WinShape Foundation were the Marriage & Family Foundation ($1,188,380), Exodus International ($1,000) and the Family Research Council (also $1,000).
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