Chick-fil-A opens on Sunday
The earth likely shook when the chicken chain broke an ironclad tradition over the weekend and cranked out chicken sandwiches on a Sunday. But it wasn’t a matter of landing sales that are normally sacrificed for observance of the Christian Sabbath; the food was given away to travelers who were stranded at Atlanta’s Hartsfield International Airport because of a power outage.
The chain seemed completely disinterested in any positive publicity the move might have drawn. Asked why stores in the chain’s hometown had whipped up some 5,000 sandwiches, the home office explained that it had been asked by Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed to provide some relief to the crowds of people who were stuck at the airport with little available food.
It wasn’t the first time Chick-fil-A has bent its no-Sunday rule to feed people in need. In 2016, units in Orlando, Fla., fired up their fryers to provide free sandwiches to first responders and blood donors following the mass shooting of 49 people at Pulse, a nightclub with a predominantly gay clientele.