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Which Fast-Food Chain Is the Most Religious?

Fast food chain Chick-fil-A is about its religious ties.Photograph by Rich Addicks/The New York Times via Redux
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According to the Gospels, Jesus fed the multitude with just five loaves of bread and a couple of fish. The Bible says nothing about chicken tenders or animal fries, but perhaps the story inspires devout entrepreneurs to enter the fast-food business all the same. There is indeed an inordinate number of outspoken evangelists running restaurant chains.

Chick-fil-A has had to backtrack some since its president, Dan Cathy, told Baptist Press that the company’s operations are “based on biblical principles” and supports “the traditional family.” The Atlanta-based company issued a statement on July 19 that it treats everyone with respect regardless of sexual orientation or gender and will “leave the policy debate over same-sex marriage to the government and political arena.”