The Rev. Franklin Graham has strongly condemned Mayor Bill de Blasio’s call for a boycott of popular fast-food chain Chick-fil-A, which is opening a new location in the New York City borough of Queens, just because its Christian owners believe in the biblical definition of marriage. “Can you imagine a city where a popular, successful business is singled out and attacked by the mayor who calls for a boycott — all because the business owners let it be known that they operate by Christian principles and believe in God’s definition of marriage?”

Graham, the president of Samaritan’s Purse and Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, wrote on his Facebook page. “That’s exactly what just happened to one of America’s most successful businesses. Chick-fil-A has almost 2000 restaurants and sales of more than $6 billion annually. You’d be hard-pressed to find anyone that doesn’t like their chicken sandwiches — and their high quality service,” Graham adds. READ MORE


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