Chick-fil-A
Fish sandwiches, Lenten discipline and the spirituality of consumerism
By Jacob Lupfer — April 6, 2023
(RNS) — Lent still has the power to modify some of the most scrupulously managed menus in the sector.
From Super Bowl ads to Kentucky revivals, stop the Christian cannibalism
By Christian Pinkston — February 27, 2023
(RNS) — This habit of attacking 'our own' on peripheral topics — especially in public — is obstructive to the spread of the gospel.
Billy Graham’s grandson Jonathan Lotz, son of Anne Graham Lotz, in hospital with COVID-19
By Adelle M. Banks — July 26, 2021
(RNS) — ‘Pray he will not have to go on a ventilator,’ his mother asked on social media, ‘and that his health will be fully restored.’
After canceling public services, this megachurch is feeding hungry families
By Alejandra Molina — March 19, 2020
LOS ANGELES (RNS) — Angelus Temple in Los Angeles has handed out 5,000 meals a day to kids out of school and others in need. Among the donors has been Chick-fil-A.
Giving thanks for Trump
By Mark Silk — November 26, 2019
A pre-holiday call from my court evangelical.
As the Chick-fil-A flap shows, the brands we buy are increasingly a values proposition
By Tara Isabella Burton — November 22, 2019
(RNS) — Chick-Fil-A may have capitulated to market forces by ending its support of conservative groups. But its about-face says less about “cancel culture” than about the American spiritual marketplace.
Glamour and unattainability is out. Spiritual refreshment is in
By Tara Isabella Burton — August 23, 2019
(RNS) — Today’s advertisements are designed to evoke different and more numinous emotions: spiritual well-being, an inward journey, a moral sensibility. We’re buying the very things that organized religion used to provide us for free.
Evangelical retailer John Wanamaker built fortune by blending faith with business
By Mark A. Kellner — December 4, 2018
(RNS) — John Wanamaker saw his legendary department store — one of the first in the nation — as a pulpit, according to a new book.
5 faith facts about Mike Huckabee: Southern Baptist pastor-turned-politician
By Adelle M. Banks — May 5, 2015
WASHINGTON (RNS) Being a pastor is “the greatest preparation that a person can have for public service,” Huckabee said in a 2007 interview.
Chick-fil-A wings in new direction after gay flap
By Bruce Horovitz — April 9, 2014
ATLANTA (RNS) CEO Dan Cathy’s comments condemning gay marriage set off a social media firestorm. Now he has backed away from such public pronouncements and is recalibrating the chain's moral and culinary compass.
Conservatives say censorship has increased on Facebook, iTunes
By Katherine Burgess — October 3, 2013
A panel discussion hosted by the National Religious Broadcasters considers incidents of “viewpoint censorship,” when new media companies block conservative Christian speech.
Family Research Council accuses Southern Poverty Law Center of sparking shooter’s hatred
By Chris Lisee — August 16, 2012
WASHINGTON (RNS) The head of the Family Research Council accused the Southern Poverty Law Center of sparking hatred that led Floyd Lee Corkins II to shoot a security guard at the conservative Christian lobbying group’s headquarters. By Chris Lisee.
Chick-fil-A to draw crowds – and not for its food
By Adelle M. Banks — July 31, 2012
(RNS) It could get pretty crowded at Chick-fil-A this week - and not because of the fast-food restuarant's famous waffle fries. By Adelle M. Banks.
In gay marriage fight, some companies take a stand
By Laura Petrecca — July 30, 2012
(RNS) In an unconventional move, a number of high-profile business executives have come out on the issue of gay marriage. By Laura Petrecca.
Evangelical author Jonathan Merritt reveals he had homosexual encounter
By Adelle M. Banks — July 26, 2012
(RNS) Prominent evangelical author Jonathan Merritt has revealed in an online interview that had an encounter with another man that “went beyond the bounds of friendship.” By Adelle M. Banks.
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