#656. Arguing about whether heaven will serve Chick-fil-A or In-n-Out (Part 2)

3 Reasons Chick-fil-A will be served in heaven.

(See Part 1 about In-n-Out right here)

1. They really take care of the shortys.

After my kids eat a Chick-fil-A kid’s meal, they read the book that came with it, and then quietly clean up the table and give me a big hug because they’ve just learned a lesson about the value of thankfulness. After my kids eat a McDonald’s happy meal, they throw the American Doll miniature toy that came with it on the ground, tell me they need a different one because “Julie is a hippy,” and then proceed to throw rocks at cars driven by old ladies. OK, slight exaggeration, but Chick-fil-A does put a tremendous effort on teaching kids great life values, including working with thousands of schools across the country and as a dad I really appreciate that.

2. They are closed on Sundays.

I really wrestled with the idea of not posting something new each week on Sunday on this blog. And we’re talking about just a silly blog. How hard was it for Chick-fil-A to decide to stay closed on Sundays? They’ll tell you it was easy. In an Internet driven world where we are all conditioned to expect and demand instant access to everything we could ever want, (I consider Tweet Deck not loading quickly on my iPhone to be a tragedy of the highest order) a fast food restaurant staying closed on one day of the week is a bold move. And you’d be shocked how often employees get to share their faith when friends and family members ask about why they’re closed on such an important day.

3. The Cathy Family

I don’t know Truett Cathy, but recently I met his son Dan, the COO of Chick-fil-A and his heart for the Lord blew me away. He shared some Bible verses that are rocking his world right now and was far more curious, humble and honest than I expected an executive at his level to be. (I think I thought he’d be all “tycoony.”) Sometimes when I find a nickel on the ground I become a conceited jerk. This guy runs a billion dollar company and puts sharing the gospel over everything else. Just insane.

Looking at the facts, it’s hard to make a decision on which fast food restaurant will actually be served in heaven. Fortunately however, there is a tie breaker item …

Sweet Tea.

If there is a more heavenly drink invented I certainly haven’t had it. I’m pretty sure this was the only drink available in the garden of Eden and after the fall, unsweet tea came into the world. At my cousin Josh’s wedding, wicked cool producer of Halogen television, he had a fountain of sweet tea. I stood beside it for a few minutes just watching it continuously loop deliciousness. I was excited but also a little scared because I thought seeing the fountain indicated that I had died and already arrived in heaven. And as a purveyor of oceans of sweet tea, I have to believe that Chick-fil-A will be served in heaven. Granted, in full disclaimer, I live in Georgia, have eaten there a billion times, occasionally write stories for them, was called a “homer” yesterday as readers predicted I would cave to home town favoritism and may in fact be biased.

That’s why we need to settle this debate in the comments. Enter “Chick-fil-A” or “In-n-Out.”

So who gets your vote? Which will be served in heaven?