‘Guilty as charged’: Chick-Fil-A owner stands by true marriage stance
ATLANTA, Georgia , July 18, 2012 ( LifeSiteNews.com ) – The Baptist president of fast food chain Chick-Fil-A is facing renewed claims of “homophobia” after confirming his organization’s stance against same-sex “marriage.” “Guilty as charged,” Dan Cathy told the Baptist Press on Monday of his company’s support for the traditional family. Dan Cathy “We are very much supportive of the family—the biblical definition of the family unit. We are a family-owned business , a family-led business, and we are married to our first wives. We give God thanks for that,” said Cathy, whose father started the business in 1946. Homosexual activists have been calling for boycotts against the chain, which operates 1,608 restaurants across the U.S. with annual sales last year in excess of $4 billion, because it has made substantial corporate donations to pro-family groups. Earlier this year, college activists launched a petition calling for the chain to be removed from campuses across the c