“In the summer of 2012, the billionaire family behind fast food chain Chick-fil-A found themselves…well, if not in hot water, then in a piping vat of chicken grease.
That year, with same-sex marriage on four state ballots, the scions of Forbes rich list stalwart S. Truett Cathy (net worth: $6.2 billion) hit headlines for taking a public stance against equal rights.
In July, Truett’s son Dan, Chick-fil-A’s CEO, told the Baptist Press he was “guilty as charged” in his support of what he described as traditional marriage.”* The Young Turks hosts Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian break it down.
*Read more here from Clare O’Connor / Forbes:
http://www.forbes.com/sites/clareoconnor/2014/03/19/chick-fil-a-ceo-cathy-gay-marriage-still-wrong-but-ill-shut-up-about-it-and-sell-chicken/
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Ok, Ana, so Truett needs to respect other peoples opinions and lifestyles, but you don’t. Ok, as long as Truett, and we, know where you stand.