By Brad Lendon, CNN
(CNN)–The fact that Chick-fil-A is a company that espouses Christian values is no secret. The fact that its 1,600 fast-food chicken restaurants across the country are closed on Sundays has long been testament to that.
But the comments of company President Dan Cathy about gay marriage to Baptist Press on Monday have ignited a social media wildfire.
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"Guilty as charged,", Cathy said when asked about his company's support of the traditional family unit as opposed to gay marriage.
Chick-fil-A controversy shines light on restaurant's Christian DNA
"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," Cathy is quoted as saying.
Read the original article at CNN Belief Blog 2012-07-20 »
