Dan Cathy, president of Chick-fil-A, is "disappointed" his presentation with the Clayton Chamber of Commerce and Focus St. Louis was canceled because of the company's anti-gay support. The "decision was based on some inaccurate, really inaccurate information," he says. "They could have called us to verify some of the comments that were made. But for some reason, they chose only to hear one perspective. And that is unfortunate."
Duke University and North Carolina State Univeristy are "reviewing" their relationships with the restaurant chain.
"We're a restaurant that has a hospitality that says we're here to embrace everyone who wants to come and be part of Chick-fil-A," says Cathy after being canceled on. "We have a whole spectrum of team members that work with us who are part of the gay and lesbian community. They know as employees of Chick-fil-A that they are welcomed, they are embraced, and they are part of the Chick-fil-A family. So to be identified with some sort of hate group that has a political agenda -- that is not Chick-fil-A at all."
[Now, I love Chick-fil-A, but haven't eaten there since all of this happened.]
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