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Chick-fil-A Under Fire again for CEO's Support of Biblical Marriage

News Staff : Sep 1, 2015  CBN News

Assistant City Attorney David Broadwell was reportedly "shocked" by the talk over the contract and this was the first time he had seen a controversy like this "in all my years."

(Denver, CO)—[CBN News] The restaurant chain Chick-fil-A is facing another battle over the CEO's support of "Biblical marriage." (Photo by Rick Wood/JS Online)

This time, according to World, several Denver city council members don't want the fast food chain to open at Denver International Airport (DIA).

They say the fact that Chick-fil-A's CEO is a proponent of "Biblical marriage" would damage the city's reputation.

Chick-fil-A applied for a seven-year concession lease at DIA's Concourse B food court, along with several other potential vendors. DIA concession officials selected Chick-fil-A because it received the second highest number of votes in a 2013 survey. The survey dealt with potential eatery options.

Chick-fil-A is closed on Sundays, but still DIA officials believe the restaurant will bring in more money for the city than other concessions that are open every day of the week.

According to The Denver Post, Chick-fil-A is expected to generate $4.1 million in its first year. Thirty franchises are already open in the metro-Denver area, Chick-fil-A's restaurant locator shows.

However, several members of the city council's business development committee publicly spoke out against the idea because CEO Dan Cathy has said he supports "the Biblical definition of the family unit."

According to World, Denver Councilman Paul Lopez said the restaurant would bring "really, truly a moral issue on the city."

"We can do better than this brand in Denver at our airport, in my estimation," Councilman Jolon Clark said, according to The Denver Post.

The council's first openly gay member, Councilwoman Robin Kniech, also told The Denver Post she worried about Chick-fil-A bringing in "corporate profits used to fund and fuel discrimination."

Meeting minutes showed the committee decided to hold off on making a decision on the contract until Sept. 1 to seek legal advice.

The Denver Post reported that Assistant City Attorney David Broadwell told the committee he was shocked by the talk over the contract and this was the first time he had seen a controversy like this "in all my years."







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