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US chicken chain official grilled over remark
President of fast-food chain Chick-fil-A draws criticism for airing opinion opposing same-sex marriage.
Last Modified: 29 Jul 2012 05:16

The US fast-food chain Chick-fil-A is getting grilled for the anti-gay marriage stance of its president.
 
Following Dan Cathy's remarks to a Christian news organisation that he supports "the biblical definition of a family unit", politicians in Chicago and Boston have taken action against his business.
 
Al Jazeera's Roger Wilkinson reports.

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