Genesis 2:2
New International Version (NIV)
2 By the seventh day God had finished the work he had been doing; so on the seventh day he rested from all his work.
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| S. Truett Cathy |
Cathy was born in
Eatonton, Georgia in 1921. He attended Boys High School, now Grady High School, in
Atlanta, Georgia. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II.
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Cathy began the chain in the Atlanta suburb of
Hapeville, Georgia,
in 1946 with a restaurant called the Dwarf Grill, named because of its
small size. It was there that he, along with his brother and business
partner, Ben, created the chicken sandwich that later became the
signature menu item for Chick-fil-A.
Cathy is a member of the First Baptist Church in Jonesboro, Georgia, and
also has taught Sunday School there for more than 50 years. He has
testified that the Bible is his guide-book for life.
[3]
As an extension of his convictions, all of the company's locations,
whether company-owned or franchised, are closed on Sundays — a rare
policy within the food-service industry — to allow its employees to
attend church and spend time with their families.
[4] This is a policy that began when Cathy was working six days a week, multiple shifts. He decided to close on Sundays to relax,
[5] and this policy remains
