The San Antonio City Council recently voted 6–4 to prevent Chick-fil-A from opening a restaurant at the city’s airport.
Councilman Robert Trevino, who made the motion to exclude the restaurant, stated: “With this decision, the City Council reaffirmed the work our city has done to become a champion of equality and inclusion. San Antonio is a city full of compassion, and we do not have room in our public facilities for a business with a legacy of anti-LGBTQ behavior.”
Chick-fil-A responded: “The press release issued by the councilmember was the first we heard of his motion and its approval by the San Antonio City Council. We wish we had the opportunity to clarify misperceptions about our company prior to the vote. We agree with the councilmember that everyone should feel welcome at Chick-fil-A.”
The statement added, “In fact, we have welcomed everyone in San Antonio into our 32 local stores for more than 40 years.”
“Everyone has a place here”
This is not the first time the Cathy family’s commitment to biblical morality has cost them business.
I wrote recently about a university in New Jersey that denied their students’ request to bring Chick-fil-A to campus, citing the company’s perceived “opposition to the LGBTQ+ community.” The decision caused one of the university’s deans to resign.
Last November, Pittsburgh city officials opposed Chick-fil-A as a sponsor for an upcoming kids’ marathon, again citing its supposed opposition to “LGBTQIA+ children and families.”
However, the San Antonio City Council’s action takes discrimination against the restaurant to a new low.
Writing for National Review, David French reports that the politicians punished Chick-fil-A for donating to the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, the Salvation Army, and a youth home.
French, a Harvard-educated attorney, believes the city council’s…
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