Chicago mayor defines city's 'values'

Rahm Emanuel supports alderman's plan to ban pro-family owned business from operating in city

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel

So General Mills, Google, Kraft, and countless of other corporate entities are allowed to as an organization stand for gay marriage. But if an owner of a company speaks about his own beliefs contrary to the pro-gay marriage stand that company is not allowed to operate in Chicago.

This is the problem the fast food chain Chick-Fil-A faces as a Chicago alderman is refusing to allow a new franchise to open in his area. Oh and that alderman is backed up by his mayor and former Barack Obama chief of staff Rahm Emanuel.

According to LifeSiteNews Emanuel said Chick-Fil-A's values "are not Chicago values:"

Rahm Emanuel told the Chicago Tribune Wednesday that he agreed with Alderman Proco “Joe” Moreno’s effort to stop Chick-fil-A from opening a new restaurant in his area of the city based on president Dan Cathy’s “bigoted, homophobic” views. Cathy, who is famously outspoken in his Christian beliefs, had said last week that he was “guilty as charged” for supporting traditional marriage, saying that redefining the institution meant “inviting God’s judgment on our nation.”

“Chick-fil-A values are not Chicago values,” Emanuel told the Tribune. “They disrespect our fellow neighbors and residents. This would be a bad investment, since it would be empty.”

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