The Chick-fil-A Pittsburgh Kids Marathon is a one-mile run slated for May 2019. The event is for children and their families participating in the annual DICK'S Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon. It's affiliated with the Kids of STEEL physical activity and nutrition program.

All nine members of the Pittsburgh City Council have a problem with Chick-fil-A's sponsorship of the event, however, and have signed a letter pressuring marathon organizers to drop the company, The Blaze reports.

"The leadership of Chick-Fil-A has openly and passionately promulgated hateful beliefs against the LGBTQIA+ community," the letter reads. "Additionally, the company has financed organizations staunchly opposed to same-sex marriage and non-discrimination laws and other groups that equate 'homosexual behavior and lifestyle' with lawlessness and in opposition to the 'the [sic] foundation of the family and the basic structure of human society."

It claims the company's "sponsorship of an event designed to encourage healthy living represents a significant setback" for Pittsburgh's efforts to be a "more progressive and welcoming city," and that it "sends the wrong message" to LGBT children or families who have experienced bullying... Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here.

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