Of all the infuriating things about America right now, there is one problem that towers over the rest. Iām talking, of course, about Chick-fil-A.
First of all, the late founder of this restaurant chain had the audacity to believe in the American dream. Imagine the audacity of Truett Cathy and his company to exploit Americaās free market system by making a good product, that people actually want to buy.
Then to slowly grow their business over several decades, from a single family-run restaurant to the third-largest fast-food chain in America (behind McDonaldās and Starbucks), providing hundreds of thousands of jobs along the way. How dare they.
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Even worse — that Chick-fil-A would remain closed on Sundays, as if this was still the Eisenhower era where it was common to believe in God or something. By closing on Sundays, Chick-fil-A is clearly proselytizing. Iām sure theyāll soon be checking your Jesus card before youāre allowed to place an order. No shirt, no shoes, no Savior — no service.
What backward hicks.
Now those hicks have crossed the line. Theyāve dared to open four locations in Manhattan, with plans for a dozen more. And to hear this tragedy described by Dan Piepenbring in the New Yorker over the weekend, you wouldāve thought Nazi recruitment centers had opened instead. His article is titled āChick-fil-Aās Creepy Infiltration of New York City.ā
Why does he think it feels like a ācreepy infiltrationā? Because of Chick-fil-Aās āpervasive Christian traditionalism.ā He says Chick-fil-Aās headquarters in Atlanta is āadorned with Bible verses and a statue of Jesus washing a discipleās feet.ā Wait, a statue of Jesus — a Jew! — demonstrating lowly service? Oh, the humanity.
He says, āproselytism thrums below the surfaceā at Chick-fi-A restaurants. And to think this poor man had to step inside one of these Jesus-indoctrination-chicken-centers for this story assignment. Thatās just cruel.
This progressive has a problem with Chick-fil-A because of its founderās religion. That doesnāt sound very tolerant. But he also has a problem with them because theyāre so darn good at what they do. He writes, āThereās something especially distasteful about Chick-fil-A, which has sought to portray itself as better than other fast food: cleaner, gentler, and more ethical…ā
Heās clearly freaked out that someone would dare to integrate aspects of their faith and values in how they run their company. But, typical of modern journalists, he never pauses to consider that perhaps those ingredients are precisely the reasons why Chick-fil-A lines are wrapped around the block… even in New York City.
This article was originally published on GlennBeck.com.