Chick-fil-A Supporters Hit Back after NYC Mayor Calls for Boycott – According to Fox News, after Chick-fil-A announced it was set to open a location at the Queens Center Mall, openly gay Councilman Danny Dromm, who represents the jurisdiction where the restaurant will be situated, called for an all-out boycott of the fast-food joint. “I am deeply disturbed that Chick-fil-A continues to give 25 percent of their charitable contributions to anti-LGBT organizations, including over $1 million to the Fellowship of Christian Athletes,” stated Dromm. “Believers in equality should boycott these purveyors of hate.” Mayor de Blassio also jumped on the bandwagon, urging citizens to refrain from eating at the Southern restaurant. In response, Chick-fil-A issued a statement: “The Chick-fil-A culture and service tradition in our restaurants is to treat every person with honor, dignity and respect-regardless of their beliefs, race, creed, sexual orientation or gender. We are a restaurant company comprised of 80,000 individuals who represent different backgrounds and beliefs, and we are all focused on offering great food, service and hospitality.” Thousands of supporters also took to social media to slam the boycott, accusing de Blassio of ‘Bullying’ the Christian Business.[i]
[i]Chick-fil-A Supporters Hit Back, Gospel Herald, May 9, 2016
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