File this one under "My, how the world has changed." From Baptist News:
Three years after evangelical Christians designated a day to eat more chicken in support of Chick-fil-A's defense of traditional marriage, the Southern Baptist-owned fast food chain is taking heat online for sponsoring what is billed as the world's first faith-based LGBT film festival.
Here's the petition now making the rounds at change.org.
UPDATED AT 11:35 A.M.: The Advocate, an LGBT news outlet, explains that, while the development may be noteworthy, it doesn't signal a corporate shift:
A Chick-fil-A representative told Eater, "The operators make decisions on local sponsorships."
One difference, however. The film festival in question was in Nashville, headquarters of the Southern Baptist Convention. And an SBC researcher participated.
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