{"id":11141,"date":"2019-11-25T14:00:16","date_gmt":"2019-11-25T19:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailysoak.com\/?p=11141"},"modified":"2026-01-03T08:04:36","modified_gmt":"2026-01-03T13:04:36","slug":"youre-fired-chick-fil-a-no-longer-hiring-christian-chickens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailysoak.com\/index.php\/2019\/11\/25\/youre-fired-chick-fil-a-no-longer-hiring-christian-chickens\/","title":{"rendered":"You&#8217;re Fired! Chick-Fil-A No Longer Hiring Christian Chickens"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ATLANTA, GEORGIA&#8211; Chick-fil-A made a major announcement this morning on their Twitter account saying that, due to pressure to be more inclusive of other groups that don&#8217;t support Christian beliefs, they will no longer be serving their customers chickens that practice Christianity.<\/p>\n<p>The fast food restaurant company went on to say that after facing backlash from non-Christian groups, they made the simple decision to immediately fire the millions of Jesus-worshiping birds and replace them with either atheist <a href=\"https:\/\/dailysoak.com\/index.php\/2016\/06\/08\/new-poll-says-chicken-tastes-like-chicken\/\">chickens<\/a> or those that practice other forms of religion as long as it wasn&#8217;t a Christian denomination.<\/p>\n<p>Many in the non-Christian community who initially protested the restaurant chain&#8217;s use of Christian birds are now saying that, even though this is a step in the right direction, terminating the employment of &#8220;fowl Christian chickens&#8221; is not enough and more needs to be done before someone can safely patronize the fast food business.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s not enough,&#8221; said Stew Panderson who heads GLACC, Guys and Ladies Against Christian Chickens. &#8220;If Chick-fil-A is serious about their pledge to stop holding the claws of these divisive Bible-thumping chickens, then they need to go after the Christian pigs next that they hire to serve us bacon and sausage.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11144\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11144\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11144 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/dailysoak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/ChickFilA2-min.png\" alt=\"Two white and one orange chickens standing in front of brick building.\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" title=\"\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11144\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Due to the recent firings, millions of now unemployed Christian chickens are seeking work. Some desperate birds are even taking work as turkeys for Thanksgiving.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Even though members of GLACC say they will start eating at Chick-fil-A once they also fire any Christian pigs employed by the company, other anti-discrimination organizations say that firing all chickens and pigs is still not enough.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;What about the buns and lettuce working at Chick-fil-A who also practice Christianity?&#8221; Asked Bill Bangkok of CAACBL, Community Action Against Christian Buns and Lettuce. &#8220;So what if they&#8217;ve fired all those chickens and pigs. That means when I get my sandwich I still have to be served those nasty buns and lettuce who hate people like me.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Due to the recent firings, unemployment offices across the country have been inundated with millions of chickens looking for work.<\/p>\n<p>With so many birds out of the workforce right before the 2020 presidential election, many right-wing groups are now speculating that perhaps getting all these chickens terminated was a ploy to sink President Donald Trump&#8217;s low unemployment numbers.<\/p>\n<p>Because most chickens identify as Christian, Chick-fil-A is having difficulty finding enough birds to fill the vacancies, so the once beef-free chain has been interviewing cows for the chicken sandwich positions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ATLANTA, GEORGIA&#8211; Chick-fil-A made a major announcement this morning on their Twitter account saying that, due to pressure to be more inclusive of other groups that don&#8217;t support Christian beliefs, they will no longer be serving their customers chickens that practice Christianity. 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