Of course they have the right
to say whatever they want, but they shouldn't expect to not hear an
uproar when funding the programs and organizations they do. I would
never eat there because I don't want my money going to those things.
Officials also have the right to say that Chik-fil-a will not be welcome
in their cities. They aren't disallowing them from building a store,
they are just saying, "hey, we think you suck, so if you build a
restaurant here, we won't support you/eat there." Chik-fil-a is also a
dirty company. They fired a muslim employee because he wouldn't join in
on an "employee prayer" (which is rediculous to even have, let alone
discriminate based on). Also, to say they don't hate gays would be
wishful thinking at best. They also donated $25,000 to an organization
which supports the KILLING of homosexuals in Africa. This is what the
uproar is about, and they sure as hell deserved it. Yes, they can say
and fund (as long as it's legal) whatever they want, but don't expect
people to eat there, or stop protesting for that matter. I would be very
happy if they went out of business.