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The Fellowship of Christian Athletes requires a “sexual purity” policy for its employees, according toits job application, which states: “The Bible is clear in teaching on sexual sin including sex outside of marriage and homosexual acts. Neither heterosexual sex outside of marriage nor any homosexual act constitute an alternative lifestyle acceptable to God.”
Meanwhile, the Paul Anderson Youth Home allegedly “teaches boys that homosexuality is wrong and that same-sex marriage is ‘rage against Jesus Christ and His values,'” ThinkProgress reports.
PEOPLE has reached out to the Fellowship of Christian Athletes and the Paul Anderson Youth Home; neither immediately responded to a request for comment.
On Thursday, the Chick-fil-A Foundation releaseda statementappearing to respond to the ThinkProgress report, in which they asserted that they “do not have a political or social agenda.”
The statement continued, saying, “we have no policy of discrimination against any group. We do not have a political or social agenda and more than 120,000 people from different backgrounds and beliefs represent the Chick-fil-A brand.”WATCH THIS: Teen Organizes First-Ever Gay Pride Festival in Mike Pence’s Hometown
In their statement, the foundation did not deny that they had donated to the groups mentioned in the ThinkProgress report, but the statement also did not reference the groups’ alleged history of anti-LGBTQ behavior. The foundation added that, as of June 2017, they “no longer support” the Paul Anderson Youth Home.
The Chick-fil-A Foundation did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for additional comment.
source: people.com
