Franklin Graham Calls Chick-fil-A's Dan Cathy to Find out If Accusations That They've Caved to LGBTQ Activists Are True

Will Maule : Nov 21, 2019
Faithwire.com

"...In my opinion, the gay movement wouldn't ever be happy with Chick-fil-A unless they were open on Sunday, gave all of their charitable donations to LGBTQ organizations, and flew the rainbow flag over their stores! Their hatred for Chick-fil-A is rooted in founder Truett Cathy's strong stand for Biblical "traditional" values and his desire to honor God..." -Franklin Graham

[Faithwire.com] Evangelist Franklin Graham has revealed that he personally called Chick-fil-A's CEO Dan Cathy to seek assurances after the restaurant chain announced it would be ceasing charitable donations to the Salvation Army and the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. (Image: Franklin Graham-Facebook)

While critics have accused Chick-fil-A of caving to LGBT activists, Graham insisted that, off the back of his call with Cathy, it was clear that this was not the case. "Dan was very clear that they have not bowed down to anyone's demands, including the LGBTQ community," Franklin wrote.

"They will continue to support whoever they want to support. They haven't changed who they are or what they believe. Chick-fil-A remains committed to Christian values. Dan Cathy assured me that this isn't going to change. I hope all those who jumped to the wrong conclusion about them read this."

Despite Graham's claims, Chick-fil-A has not issued any official statements regarding the specific reasons for why they dropped The Salvation Army and FCA in particular, nor have they expressed a view on the group's Biblically-informed positions on sexuality.

From the little information Chick-fil-A has released on the decision, it appears that they were simply sick of the negative press... Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here

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