Since opening in March of 2005, Chick-fil-A Downtown Decatur has been dedicated to serving our guests with honor, dignity and respect. We work our hearts out to make sure every guest receives amazing food and service regardless of belief, race, creed, sexual orientation or gender. Nothing about our agenda has changed.
My wife and I are the owner/Operators of this restaurant, and our commitment to the city goes back many years. My wife has been in the Decatur area since 1990 when she began college at Agnes Scott and then worked for the College for several years after graduating. When we learned of the Chick-fil-A opening in this city we jumped at the chance to open up our business here. We are not a corporation - we are real people and taxpayers as each Chick-fil-A franchise is independently owned and operated.
We are a family and a business dedicated to serving our community. We have consistently been generous donating food, money and coupons to the local Decatur community including DCM, CSD, the DBA, Bulldog Boosters, Decatur City Hall and Economic Development, and local churches. The list goes on and on... This weekend we are feeding the artists and volunteers during the Poverty is for Real benefit at Eddie's Attic and next month we are donating food for a Volleyball Tournament at Decatur High School (DHS) and feeding the Decatur Book Festival volunteers.
We employ more than 70 people -- many of which are DHS students. We have provided more than 20 college scholarships to team members in our restaurant alone with many of those awarded to DHS students. Our passion is building leaders for future generations, regardless of sexual orientation or beliefs.
We know that some of our guests are upset by comments made by Dan Cathy, president of Chick-fil-A Inc. He has made it clear to me those were his personal views, and that his intent was not to speak on behalf of every Chick-fil-A owner. We hope those who are upset will look at their relationship with our restaurant and allow us to continue to serve them. If you have questions or concerns, please come into the restaurant and speak with me personally.
Until then, we will continue to serve our guests in the only way we know how – with great food, exceptional service and a lot of fun.
Thank you.
John and Cristina Crays
Owner/Operator and Director of Customer Service
Chick-fil-A Downtown Decatur
I just want my waffle fries and sweet tea, y'all!
As you probably know various members of the homosexual community are calling for a boycott of Chic filet because Chic filet's President expressed his Christian belief that marriage is between a man and a woman. He quickly added that he welcomes homosexuals into his restaurant and that they are always treated with dignity and respect .....and good waffle fries. Governor Mike Huckabee is asking people to go to a Chic filet on Wednesday August the 1st and buy food from Chic filet in answer to the homosexual's boycott. I think we should all go Wednesday August the 1st and take a friend with us and order as much food as you can reasonably afford. I approve of this message and I approve of Mike Huckabee; however, I don't approve of Jesse Jackson's Tactics. These are my "Personal Opinions" which I have a Constitutional Right to Express, the same Right that "Dan Cathy" has and everyone of you have.
Had the Crays said that they are "dedicated to serving our guests with honor, dignity and respect," AND we also believe in the rights of all people to be treated equally under the law, I would go there for lunch today in appreciation of their courageous stance, and I would encourage everyone else to do the same. Of course, that is not what the letter says. They argue that Dan Cathy "has made it clear [that] those were his personal views, and that his intent was not to speak on behalf of every Chick-fil-A owner," but they never renounce his beliefs. I'm sorry, but it seems the Crays simply are towing the company line.
Which of these types of biblical marriage do you support? http://www.religioustolerance.org/biblemarriage.jpg
10:17 am on Friday, July 27, 2012 Yes, bulldogger. And you also have the right to overuse or misuse The Capitalization Of Commonly Used Words, "quotation marks," and......ellipses WOW, Scott, is that the only thing you can find to criticize this old 8th grade graduate for? I know I probably ended that sentence "wrong", but that's my "right"
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