Stephen Colbert's conservative
character on Comedy Central's The Colbert Report on Monday
declared Jesus the winner of Chick-Fil-A Appreciation Day.
Fox News' Mike Huckabee called on
conservatives to show their support for Chick-Fil-A CEO Dan Cathy's
opposition to gay marriage by dining at the fast-food chain last
Wednesday. According to the company, Chick-Fil-A recorded record
sales on the day.
On the program, Colbert came out
straight in solidarity with Cathy.
“Today, I say guilty as charged. And
I am proud to shout, 'We're straight, we're great, you're used to
it,'” he told his audience. “But as good as this is for us
Chick-Fil-A'ers and chick lay-ers, the real winner in all of this is,
of course, Jesus.”
“I mean just think about how happy he
is. After Huckabee called for his eat-in, churches bussed in
parishioners and congregations posted photos of themselves holding up
bags of fried chicken at the altar.”
Colbert thanked Huckabee for reminding
him that “Jesus, the only son of God, gave his life to redeem
mankind by suffering torture and death then rose from the dead in
forgiveness of our sins, ascended into heaven and is seated for
eternity at the right hand of the father in fulfillment of the
scriptures … you know, chicken.” (Watch
the entire segment at Comedy Central.)
(Related: “Good
God, Oreos are gay!” Stephen Colbert exclaims.)