I never really understood this concept with Chic-fil-a. I get that they are a 'Christian' company, but not everyone that works there is a Christian, in fact, some might be Jewish and would rather have Saturday off and would happily work on a Sunday.
You said it yourself. They're a Christian company. Being closed on Sunday to observe the Sabbath is part of their Christian values. They aren't closed on Saturday for hypothetically Jewish employees because they aren't a Jewish company. They don't observe the Jewish Sabbath.
Sure, maybe not everyone who works there is a Christian, but if you work for a private Christian company, you play by some Christian rules when it comes to the job.
I don't think they should be closed on any days, especially as a fast food company. Even more particularly if they are going to be a food vendor in a stadium that has Sunday events. I'm not arguing that they don't have the right to be closed on Sunday. I'm stating that I think they are "virching." I think it's false virtue when we look at some of the very non-Christian things they seem to get involved in.
The founder of Chick-fil-A was a big Southern Baptist and all of his restaurants have always been closed on Sunday to observe the Christian Sabbath. If they were just virtue signalling, I don't think they'd have been doing it for 50 - 70 years. Sure, technically being closed on Sundays might cost a fast food restaurant some profit, but they choose to stick to a Christian principle there instead. A company probably isn't going to sacrifice millions - billions of dollars every single year if they are not sincere about that principle.
And by non-Christian things, what do you mean? If it's donating to anti-homosexuality groups, that's not really a non-Christian thing to get involved in.
Yeah, it is asinine to open a stand in a stadium that'll see most of its traffic on Sunday. The decision seems mind boggling to me.
You have a good point about virtue. I think I'm just left with a bad taste in my mouth about their strong Christian stance. It seems almost smug in a way.
Maybe you should stop being a bigot. You seem bothered by the fact they are Christian. ---
