Pittsburgh’s school board and city council are pushing organizers of the Pittsburgh Marathon to drop Chick-Fil-A as the title sponsor of the Kids Marathon.
At a meeting in late October, the school board will consider a resolution that would prohibit the district’s employees and schools from any official participation at the children’s event. On October 17th, all nine city members signed a letter calling on race manager, P3R to “remove Chick-Fil-A as the title sponsor of the 2019 Pittsburgh Kids Marathon.
The letter cited Chick-Fil-A’s stance on gay marriage and LGBT issues as the reason for their concern. They said, “The leadership of Chick-Fil-A has openly and passionately promulgated hateful beliefs against the LGBTQIA+ community. Additionally, the company has financed organizations staunchly opposed to same-sex marriage and non-discrimination laws and other groups that equate ‘homosexual behavior and lifestyle’ with lawlessness and in opposition to the ‘foundation of the family and basic structure of human society.’”
A petition posted on The Action Network calls on Race CEO Patrice Matamoros to sever the deal with Chick Fil A because it is “an openly homophobic and transphobic business. It has been for years, and despite their PR campaign to change their image, there’s no reason to believe they have moved away from their extreme…
… Read More
Click here to read the rest of the story from our content source/partners – Christian Headlines.