Chick-fil-A is a hard name to type, like a convoluted password that makes it torture every time you have to log in. So....EBarnacle (also hard to type) changed it to CFA.


As biggish corporations go, Chick-Fil-A is one that has always identified itself with conservative Christianity. It's the only fast food restaurant chain I know of, that closes on Sunday. So, it figures that the company's owners would oppose same-sex marriage. As far as I can see, the company has not waged war against gay marriage - the CEO just mentioned in an interview that he is opposed to gay marriage. I support the idea of gay marriage, but boycotting a business because of its owner's opinions, makes me feel a bit squeamish. As a progressive Catholic, I'm feeling more and more hedged in by triumphalist conservatives who think they own my church; and I'm starting to feel repressed. Should my response be to repress conservatives? I don't think so.

Chick-fil-A sandwiches have a smallish but very tender chicken fillet, breaded and cooked in peanut oil, served on a hamburger bun with mayonnaise and a pickle. I like them very much, but now Carl's Jr/Hardee has a sandwich with crispy fried chicken, ham, and swiss cheese on a substantial bun, and I like that sandwich a lot better than Chick-fil-A. Carl's Jr. founder, the last Carl Karcher, was one of those ultraconservative Catholics who have been such a pain in the ass to me all my days, and Carls/Hardees ads have a history of being sexually exploitative.

So, do I have to give up eating altogether?

-Joe, the Junk Food Junkie-