1. Position
Paper
Issue
Chick-­‐fil-­‐A
is
in
the
midst
of
a
controversy.
President
and
chief
operating
officer
of
the
fast-­‐food
chain,
Dan
Cathy,
said
in
a
radio
interview
that
“we
are
inviting
God’s
judgment
on
our
nation
when
we
shake
our
fist
at
him
and
say,
‘We
know
better
than
you
as
to
what
constitutes
a
marriage.’”
Cathy
is
very
firm
on
his
stance
that
traditional
marriage
is
the
only
marriage
acceptable.
He
does
not
believe
same-­‐sex
marriage
should
be
supported.
Other
information
leaked
that
said
Chick-­‐
fil-­‐A
is
funding
anti-­‐gay
groups.
Customers
are
forming
boycott
groups
against
the
company
and
protesting
possible
new
locations,
specifically
in
Chicago.
Effect
This
issue
is
affecting
every
part
of
the
company
from
the
top
management
to
the
employees
at
the
restaurants.
Customers
are
becoming
angry
at
Chick-­‐fil-­‐A
due
to
difference
in
personal
opinions
and
stopped
visiting
the
restaurants.
The
dispute
between
the
rights
of
same-­‐sex
unions
now
is
taking
a
toll
on
the
employees.
Several
events
of
harassment
of
the
employees
occurred
at
numerous
locations.
In
Atlanta,
an
irate
customer
pulled
up
to
a
drive-­‐thru
window
and
yelled
at
the
employee
at
the
window
for
supporting
Chick-­‐fil-­‐A
by
working
there.
In
three
different
locations
in
Arizona,
drive-­‐thru
customers
threw
food
at
employees.
The
Chicago
City
Council
also
threatened
to
deny
permits
to
build
new
locations
in
the
city.
Position

2. Chick-­‐fil-­‐A
begins
to
broaden
its
views
since
the
media
and
others
began
to
attack
the
company.
Dan
Cathy,
president
and
chief
operating
officer
of
Chick-­‐fil-­‐A
is
now
friends
with
Shane
Windmeyer.
Windmeyer
is
the
leader
of
a
national
gay
rights
group.
Cathy
contacted
Windmeyer
to
learn
more
about
gay
rights
and
get
an
understanding
of
the
opposing
views.
Dan
Cathy
increased
his
knowledge
on
the
topic
of
gay
rights,
which
resulted
in
the
redirection
of
funding
to
organizations
outside
of
the
anti-­‐gay
community.
Benefits
Cathy
is
now
establishing
a
relationship
with
the
gay
community
put
aside
his
personal
opinions,
which
is
attracting
customers
back
to
the
restaurant.
This
relationship
is
causing
the
harassment
rate
to
go
down.
Chick-­‐fil-­‐A
is
working
with
the
city
of
Chicago
to
continue
with
the
opening
of
a
new
restaurant.
Chick-­‐fil-­‐A
is
leaving
the
debate
over
same-­‐sex
marriage
to
the
government.
Chick-­‐fil-­‐A
is
focusing
on
customers
to
continue
to
serve
great
food,
provide
hospitality,
and
provide
a
positive
influence
to
all
those
who
come
in
contact
with
Chick-­‐fil-­‐A.