{"id":2129708,"date":"2023-12-20T10:34:02","date_gmt":"2023-12-20T15:34:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democratic-lawmakers-launch-attack-on-chick-fil-as-right-to-heed-biblical-commandment\/"},"modified":"2023-12-20T10:36:54","modified_gmt":"2023-12-20T15:36:54","slug":"democratic-lawmakers-launch-attack-on-chick-fil-as-right-to-heed-biblical-commandment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democratic-lawmakers-launch-attack-on-chick-fil-as-right-to-heed-biblical-commandment\/","title":{"rendered":"Democratic lawmakers target Chick-fil-A&#8217;s biblical adherence"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">12<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdemocratic-lawmakers-launch-attack-on-chick-fil-as-right-to-heed-biblical-commandment%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2129708&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><blockquote>\n<h2>The Battle Against\u2064 Chick-fil-A: New York Democrats Target \u2062Sunday Closure<\/h2>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The \u200bNew York legislature \u200bhas launched a bill aimed at forcing Chick-fil-A outlets at the state\u2019s rest stops to cancel the company\u2019s longtime practice of closing \u200con Sundays.<\/p>\n<p>The \u200dstate awarded spots to the popular fast food outlet to open counter\u2064 outlets at \u2064some of the rest stops on the New\u200b York Thruway, knowing full\u2064 well ahead of time that the\u200c counters would be closed on Sundays in accordance with the eatery\u2019s policy. The policy has\u200b been \u2062in\u2063 place since its founding in Hapeville, Georgia, in 1946, according to New\u2063 York\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/spectrumlocalnews.com\/nys\/central-ny\/business\/2023\/12\/18\/new-york-lawmakers-propose-rest-stop-bill-aimed-at-chick-fil-a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Spectrum News 1<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Chick-fil-A\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chick-fil-a.com\/careers\/culture\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">policy states<\/a> \u200cthat the company is \u2063closed on Sundays \u201cto allow Operators and their team members to \u200benjoy a day of \u2064rest, be with their families and loved ones, and\u2064 worship if they choose.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/womans-car-breaks-chik-fil-staff-turns-restaurant-repair-shop-just-beginning\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chick-fil-A<\/a> \u2064 was awarded 10 locations as part of a remodeling of the Thruway\u2019s 27 rest stops, some of which have been closed for\u200c more \u200bthan a year, Spectrum News 1 reported.<\/p>\n<p>But <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/chick-fil-doubled-sales-since-lgbtq-advocates-first-began-calling-boycotts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kamala-harris-condemns-d-c-demonstrators-despite-past-encouragement-of-violent-blm-mobs\/\" title=\"Kamala Harris condemns D.C. demonstrators despite past encouragement of violent BLM mobs\">left-wing activists<\/a><\/a> in New York have agitated against the award of the locations because Chick-fil-A \u200c\u2014 which is run by a\u2064 Christian \u200bfamily \u2014 has supported what the \u2064left claims are\u2062 \u201canti-LGBT\u201d organizations.<\/p>\n<p>The Thruway Authority notes that \u2064it took Chick-fil-A\u2019s Sunday\u2063 policy\u2063 into account when making plans for the \u200crenovations, Spectrum News 1 reported.<\/p>\n<p>A spokesperson told the station that \u201cas part\u200d of the new 33-year contract to manage these\u2064 facilities, Applegreen is required to \u200bhave at least one hot and cold food option available 24 hours a day at all locations. Chick-fil-A\u2019s Sunday closure is a brand requirement which Applegreen factored into their tenant plan.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen \u200bthe project is complete, Chick-fil-A will operate in less than half of the service areas on the Thruway \u2013 all of which have \u200dat least one other food concept and a convenience store open seven days a\u200c week with \u200dup to three additional concepts and\u2062 a convenience store at the largest and highest volume locations,\u201d the authority explained.<\/p>\n<p>The plans made by the authority, though, were not good enough for left-wing New York Democrats who are \u2063more interested in attacking Chick-fil-A for its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/chick-fil-converting-portland-den-sin-wholesome-chicken-hot-spot\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">religious beliefs<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The legislature is \u2064debating\u200c the bill (<a href=\"https:\/\/nyassembly.gov\/leg\/?default_fld=&#038;leg_video=&#038;bn=A08336&#038;term=2023&#038;Summary=Y&#038;Actions=Y&#038;Memo=Y&#038;Text=Y\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A08336<\/a>) to require all food providers that operate at \u201ctransportation facilities and rest areas\u201d operated by the state to be open seven days a week.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement reported by Spectrum News 1, Democratic Assemblymember Tony\u200c Simone of Manhattan unsurprisingly focused\u200d on Chick-fil-A\u2019s charitable donations and support for Christian organizations as the impetus \u2063for his actions and \u2062put much less focus on the\u200c supposed \u201cproblem\u201d of closing on Sunday, making it clear\u200b that\u200b he was attempting to penalize the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mcdonalds-is-testing-voice-automated-drive-thrus-in-wake-of-15-minimum-wage-proposals\/\" title=\"McDonald\u2019s Is Testing Voice Automated Drive-Thrus In Wake Of  Minimum Wage Proposals\">fast food giant<\/a> for \u2063its religion-based policies.<\/p>\n<p>Simone said that \u201cnot \u2062only does Chick-fil-A have\u200d a long shameful history of opposing \u2062LGBTQ rights, it simply makes \u2062no sense for them to be\u200d a provider of\u2063 food services in busy travel plazas,\u201d\u200c and added that \u201ca company, that by policy, is closed on one of the busiest travel days of the week should not be the company that \u2062travelers have to rely on for \u2063food services.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As \u2063noted,\u2063 the Thruway Authority already made its plans understanding\u200d that\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/chick-fil-delivers-1000-free-meals-hospital-staff-thank\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chick-fil-A<\/a> is closed \u200con Sundays, so Simone is railing about \u2062a problem that\u200b doesn\u2019t appear to\u2062 exist. But like leftists in other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/second-airport-bans-chick-fil-discrimination\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">parts of \u200dthe state<\/a>, \u200dSimone is targeting Chick-fil-A because of its religion-based policies.<\/p>\n<p>Another Democratic sponsor\u2064 of the\u2062 bill attacking\u2063 Chick-fil-A claimed that the fast food company\u2019s Sunday policy was an \u201cinconvenience.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Democratic state Sen. Michelle Hinchey said, \u201cwe need to \u2064ensure that \u200c [rest stops] remain reliable \u2063hubs, especially on the busiest travel \u2063days of the year. If \u2063one of the main food options\u2063 closes for\u2062 just one day,\u2062 it not only inconveniences travelers but also\u200b puts a significant strain on the food \u200dspots that are open,\u200b leading \u200dto <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-democrats-okay-budget-resolution-fuels-spending-concerns\/\" title=\"Senate Democrats okay budget resolution, fuels spending concerns\">longer wait times<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It seems likely that this broadside against Chick-fil-A will pass since the state legislature and governor\u2019s office are dominated by anti-religious Democrats.<\/p>\n<p>The goal is to force Chick-fil-A\u200c to break the biblical\u200d commandment to honor the Lord\u2019s Day.<\/p>\n<p>While its \u2062number in the Commandments might differ, and the wording might change, depending \u2064on the denomination and translation \u200cof \u200bthe Bible, the gist of it, from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Exodus%2020&#038;version=ESV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">English Standard\u200c Version<\/a>, is universal: \u201cRemember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days you shall labor, and do all \u200cyour work, but the \u200dseventh day is a Sabbath to the Lord your God. \u200dOn it you shall not do any work\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Democrats\u2019 move in\u200b New York is nothing more than a direct attack\u2064 on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/worlds-nicest-fast-food-employee-chick-fil-worker-goes-viral-politeness\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chick-fil-A<\/a> because it bases some of its practices and policies on its owners\u2019 Christian beliefs.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Read More: <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/democratic-lawmakers-launch-attack-chick-fil-right-heed-biblical-commandment\/\">Democratic \u200dLawmakers Launch Attack on\u2063 Chick-fil-A&#8217;s Right to Heed Biblical \u200dCommandment<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Source: <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The\u200c Western \u2062Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How has the Thruway Authority already accounted for \u2063Chick-fil-A&#8217;s closure\u2063 policy in \u2063its plans, and why are left-wing Democrats \u200bstill pushing for all food providers to be open seven days\u200d a week<\/h2>\n<p><span>  The battle against \u200bChick-fil-A&#8217;s Sunday closure has\u200b intensified in New York, \u200cas the state legislature has\u2062 launched a bill \u2063aimed at forcing the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/burger-king-u-k-tries-to-celebrate-women-in-tweet-ends-up-apologizing\/\" title=\"Burger King U.K. Tries To Celebrate Women In Tweet, Ends Up Apologizing\">fast food chain<\/a> to abandon its \u2064long-standing policy. The issue arose \u2064when Chick-fil-A was awarded spots to open counter outlets at some of the state&#8217;s\u2063 rest stops on the New York Thruway. It was well known beforehand that the counters would be closed on Sundays\u2063 in accordance\u200d with the company&#8217;s policy, which has\u2062 been in place since its founding \u200cin 1946.<\/p>\n<p>Chick-fil-A&#8217;s policy states that it closes on Sundays to allow its\u2063 operators and team members to\u200d rest, spend time with their families, and \u2063worship \u2064if they \u2063choose. However, left-wing activists in New York have agitated against the \u200caward of these locations\u200b due to the company&#8217;s alleged\u2062 support for &#8220;anti-LGBT&#8221;\u2063 organizations.<\/p>\n<p>The Thruway Authority, responsible for the rest stop renovations, took Chick-fil-A&#8217;s Sunday closure policy into account when making their plans. As part of the contract with \u200cApplegreen, the management company, it was required to have \u200cat\u200d least one food option available 24 hours a day\u200b at\u200c all locations. Chick-fil-A&#8217;s \u200cclosure on Sundays was factored into this plan, and the company will operate \u2063in less than half of the service areas on the Thruway.<\/p>\n<p>Despite these measures, left-wing New York \u200cDemocrats\u2062 are pushing for all food providers at transportation facilities and\u2063 rest areas operated by the \u200bstate to\u200d be \u200dopen seven days a week.\u200c Assemblymember \u2063Tony Simone of Manhattan, who supports the bill, focused on Chick-fil-A&#8217;s religious beliefs \u200band charitable donations as the main\u200d drivers behind his actions. He argued that\u200c a company closed\u200d on Sundays should not be relied upon for food services in busy travel plazas.<\/p>\n<p>It is worth noting that the Thruway Authority had\u2062 already accounted for Chick-fil-A&#8217;s closure policy in its plans, making Simone&#8217;s concerns seem \u200bredundant. However, like other\u2063 leftists in different parts of the state, Simone appears to be targeting\u200c Chick-fil-A due to its religion-based policies.<\/p>\n<p>The battle\u2062 against Chick-fil-A&#8217;s Sunday closure \u200bin \u2062New York reflects a broader \u200btrend \u200dof intolerance towards religious \u2063beliefs \u2063in the public sphere. It raises questions about the boundaries \u2063of religious freedom \u200band\u200b whether \u2063individuals and companies should be penalized for practicing their faith. As the debate continues, \u2062it remains \u200bto be \u200bseen whether Chick-fil-A will be able to\u2064 maintain\u2064 its long-standing policy or if it will be\u2063 forced to change its practices \u200dto comply with the demands of New York Democrats.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The New York legislature introduced a bill to compel Chick-fil-A outlets at state rest stops to end their Sunday closure tradition. 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