What is stupid is to think that a $1.2B stadium is going to function only on Sundays, 30 hours a year. It'll be used for conventions, concerts, sporting events ( it'd also be the home of the Atlanta FC), private events, there are guided tours... the bars, restaurants, shops, etc in there are not going to be closed 6 days out of the week either... that would be stupid

As for Chick-Fil-A being "Bible thumpers", they are not. My younger son loves Chick-Fil-A. We have been getting chicken sandwiches just about twice a week for years now, and no one has ever asked me to talk about Jesus.

I actually appreciate what they do, closing on Sundays. Mr. Cathy, by all accounts, was a good man, who cared about people and his employees, so much that he decided to close his restaurants on Sunday to allow his employees to attend church and be with their families. I may be an atheist heathen, but I admire that.

Sure they will open for other things but a VAST majority of their sales potential is going down the drain. Sundays bring a packed house guaranteed 8 times a year or more (hopefully only eight).
They close on Sundays for religious reasons as much as family values. They have also openly criticized people whose "values" don't meet their political, social, and religious ideals.
If they want to make a statement about their values and sacrifice that much capitol I do however respect that. I just think it's dumb.
If they care so much give the extra hours to the single moms and dads who don't suck up welfare and can really use the money. Or donate it.
These social, religious, and family value thing is all part of their marketing strategy. Nothing more

I normally try to keep things civil, but you are making it really hard... so I'll leave you with this: you can't say you respect something, then in the next sentence say it's dumb. Clearly, you don't respect it.

So in order to respect something you need to agree with it? Wow.