Saudi Arabia Closes Down New Chick-Fil-A Location For Dis...
“Saudi Arabia Closes Down New Chick-Fil-A Location For Disappointing Lack Of Homophobia Christian Living · Sep 20, 2019 · BabylonBee.com Image for article: Saudi Arabia Closes Down New Chick-Fil-A Location For Disappointing Lack Of Homophobia RIYADH - Chick-fil-A executives were delighted when Riyadh development authorities invited the restaurant to open a new location in the city. They love serving delicious chicken sandwiches and spreading Chick-fil-A cheer wherever they're invited, even if they disagree with the worldviews, religions, and lifestyles of certain areas. Unknown to them, however, Saudi Arabia only asked Chick-fil-A to come because they thought they were supposed to be homophobic, anti-LGBT, spreading hate and fear of gay people wherever they went. "When we heard how homophobic Chick-fil-A was, we thought it was a perfect fit," said King Salman. "But they ran their restaurant for a solid three months here and never once did they stone a gay person, throw a gay person off a roof, or even use anti-LGBT slurs against them." "In fact, all they would ever say was 'My pleasure!'" he said, clearly exasperated. "It was infuriating." The last straw came when anti-Chick-fil-A protesters arrived in the city to protest Chick-fil-A. Gay people were seen kissing each other and chanting gay slogans outside the restaurant. But Chick-fil-A didn't shoot them, imprison them, or torture them. They simply went out front and offered them free chicken sandwiches. "Chick-fil-A does not adequately reflect the anti-LGBT values we hold dear in Saudi Arabia," Salman said. "They are canceled."”
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There is no credible evidence that Saudi Arabia shut down a Chick‑Fil‑A restaurant for lacking homophobia. The story originates from a Babylon Bee satire article and is reproduced on parody sites, with no reputable news outlet confirming it. Consequently, the claim is false.
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- Chick-fil-A's first UK restaurant sparks LGBT rights row - BBC News
"There are 145,000 people - black, white; gay, straight; Christian, non-Christian - who represent Chick-fil-A. " We are the sum of many experiences, but what we all have in common is a commitment to providing great food, genuine hospitality, and a welcoming environment to all of our guests." It added that it stopped donating to the Paul Anderson Youth Home in 2017. In a statement, the UK Salvation Army said it "strongly objected to being presented as homophobic or transphobic", adding that it had LGBT+ members and served people "without discrimination".
- Chick-fil-A to try again in UK four years after LGBT backlash
However, the family's Christian values mean restaurants do not open on Sundays, a policy that will also apply in the UK. "From our earliest days, we've worked to positively influence the places we call home and this will be the same for our stores in the UK," said Joanna Symonds, Chick-Fil-A's head of UK operations.
- Chick-Fil-A Updates - LGBTQ+ FSA - Grand Valley State University
The physical addresses for those foundations matches the address for Chick-Fil-A corporate HQ. So even if CFA can truthfully claim it's not itself giving to antigay causes, it's deeply entangled with very wealthy people who do. ... https://www.thedailybeast.com/christian-billionaires-are-funding-a-push-to-kill-the-equality-act?ref=home · https://www.esquire.com/food-drink/restaurants/a36622217/chick-fil-a-owner-donations-against-equality-act/
- Saudi Arabia Shuts Down Chick-Fil-A – Ratburger
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- Saudi Arabia Closes Down New Chick-Fil-A Location For Disappointing Lack Of Homophobia
RIYADH—Chick-fil-A executives were delighted when Riyadh development authorities invited the restaurant to open a new location in the city. They love serving delicious chicken sandwiches and...
- Is There Chick Fil A In Uae? - Keeping The News Real
Following a disappointing lack of homophobia, Saudi Arabia closes the country’s new Chick-fil-A franchise. Located in Al-Saad Desert in Abu Dhabi, Chick-fil-A UAE serves their products. From operating just one US location to having three in the UK, Canada, and the US in 2019, Chick-fil-A ...
- The Babylon Bee - Wikipedia
Facebook subsequently stated, "There's ... news and satire. This was a mistake and should not have been rated false in our system. It's since been corrected and won't count against the domain in any way." In July 2019, The Babylon Bee published an article referring to a real-world incident, titled "Georgia Lawmaker Claims Chick-Fil-A Employee ...
- Snopes “fact checks” Christian satire site Babylon Bee | National Center for Life and Liberty
NR’s David French and Babylon Bee founder Adam Ford both pointed out Snopes has repeatedly misrepresented the Bee’s exaggerated details, the reactions of others playing along, or readers’ comments about the jokes’ underlying social criticism. Please share this story with, and pray for, your fellow Christians who exercise our constitutional right to free speech and free exercise of religion in an increasingly hostile culture.
- Babylon Bee triggers all the right people with Chick-Fil-A post - Evangelical Dark Web
We’re simply highlighting the absurdity and offensiveness of racial pandering driven by white guilt. It’s the real world behavior this satire is based on — not our critical highlighting of it — that’s tasteless/racist.
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