Apparently, Chick-fil-A’s delicious chicken sandwiches and friendly service are all part of an insidious plot to infiltrate New York City on behalf of “Christian traditionalism.” Or at least that’s what a piece published last Friday (April 13) by The New Yorker seems to argue.
Entitled “Chick-fil-A’s Creepy Infiltration of New York City,” the article faults the restaurant chain for being too Christian and the NYC franchise for trying to be part of the local community, but not really fitting in.
This did not sit well with the many fans of Chick-fil-A on social media.
As of this morning, The New Yorker‘s tweet of the article garnered less than 3,000 likes, but almost 13,000 replies—most of which criticized the story and praised the restaurant.
Chick-fil-A’s arrival in New York City feels like an infiltration, in no small part because of its pervasive Christian traditionalism. https://t.co/wnhMrMBN6z
— The New Yorker (@NewYorker) April 13, 2018
Here are a few of the best retorts to the article.
https://twitter.com/lachlan/status/984864803222179843
People, we were this close to getting Christendom back. But they're on to us. https://t.co/8Cm9nunNaj
— Derek Rishmawy (@DZRishmawy) April 13, 2018
https://twitter.com/theroyalacorn/status/984873131377504256
https://twitter.com/sarafeed/status/984865991543799808
"@#%#/=&!!!"
"My pleasure!"
"Creep!" https://t.co/3dpc2Huybz
— Church Curmudgeon (@ChrchCurmudgeon) April 13, 2018
https://twitter.com/NoahPollak/status/984861321303937027
Substitute "Christian" for any other religion in the world, and what would the reaction to this be? https://t.co/5zYaUtlLW7
— Barrett Sallee 🇺🇸 (@BarrettSallee) April 13, 2018
Wow this is just amazingly unapologetic about its bigotry isn't it. https://t.co/lOoASIyjiV
— Jeff Blehar is *BOX OFFICE POISON* (@EsotericCD) April 13, 2018
https://twitter.com/lkoturner/status/984866678474330112
It may be news to The New Yorker, but there are actually Christians and churches in New York City.
Almost 6 in 10 New Yorkers identify as Christian and the city actually has a lower percentage of religiously unaffiliated than a Bible-belt city like Nashville.
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