I Stand with Chick-fil-A

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Ever since Chick-fil-A’s CEO, Dan Cathy, publicly affirmed his support for traditional marriage, his company has been at the receiving end of vicious hate speech.

This intolerance and bigotry against a company that operates with Christian principles cannot be allowed to go unchecked. That’s why we’re in full support of former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee’s effort to promote a nationwide Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day on Wednesday, August 1.

Here in Arkansas, Family Council is promoting Arkansas Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day as part of Gov. Huckabee’s nationwide effort. We are encouraging you to show your support for Chick-fil-A by taking part in this special day on Wednesday, August 1.

Here’s how you can support Chick-fil-A and make a big difference:

  1. Eat at Chick-fil-A on Wednesday, August 1st. Most stores are open for 6:30 a.m. to 10 p.m.
  2. While you are at Chick-fil-A, take pictures and post them on our Facebook page at facebook.com/familycouncil.
  3. Use the form below to send a note of appreciation to every Chick-fil-A restaurant in Arkansas and to the corporate office in Atlanta, Georgia.
  4. If you are on Facebook, go to www.ISupportChickFilA.com to join Gov. Huckabee’s Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day event.

Please fill out the form below to send a note of encouragement to every Chick-fil-A in Arkansas.

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    Love, Marriage, and the Baby Carriage

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    The following blog post is by Family Council staff member Christa Adams.

    By the time I was in second grade, my friend Amy and I had our lives figured out. I was going to marry Clayton. She was going to marry Kyle. Sitting on top of the monkey bars Amy would say, “Christa and Clayton sittin’ in a tree, K-I-S-S-I-N-G. First comes love, then comes marriage, then comes Christa pushing a baby carriage!” Then I’d say it back to her, and we’d laugh until the boys playing basketball nearby would ask what was so funny. We’d just snicker and say, “Nothing!”

    The article “Two Classes, Divided by ‘I Do’” by Jason DeParle points out that our society over the past 30 years has, in actions, drastically changed that age-old mantra. As of 2009, 41% of carriages came to women before marriages, meaning that nearly half of the children born were to unwed mothers. This is up 24% from three decades ago. DeParle compares two families, showing that the family that waited to have children until after getting married had significant economic advantages over the family with a single mother just trying to survive.

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