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Storify: Locals Flock to Roseville Chick-fil-A for Appreciation Day

Lunch lines were out the door at the Chick-fil-A in Roseville Wednesday, Aug. 1.

If you search "Roseville" in Twitter today, you'll likely see multiple photos and tweets about . At least I did.

Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee has called for Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day today, Aug. 1, and has set up a Facebook page to draw attention. The call-to-action has taken hold at Chick-fil-A restaurants around the area and elsewhere in the country. Similar packed dining rooms and quarter mile drive-through lines have been reported on social media sites.

See our Storify story above for local reactions.

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On the other side, the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation is backing a call for a National Same-Sex Kiss Day on Friday, Aug. 3, to be held at Chick-fil-A restaurants nationwide.

The controversy comes from a statement by Chick-fil-A executive Dan Cathy, who supports the view of marriage as between a man and a woman. Dan Cathy, son of company founder Truman Cathy, said the fast-food giant was “guilty as charged” of supporting “the biblical definition of the family unit.”

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Chick-fil-A is located at 912 Pleasant Grove Blvd. in Roseville.

How do you feel about the controversy? Will you patronize or avoid Chick-fil-A on these days because of the so-called "calls to action?" Tell us in the comments below.

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