Skip Mohegan Sun Chick-fil-A; eat at Foxwoods.

You would have to have been in a news blackout bunker back in 2012 to miss the crushing condemnation of fast food chain Chick-fil-A and its president, the son of the founder, who took sides against gays over the issue of gay marriage.

Dan T. Cathy and his family for years funneled millions of dollars, the gains of fast food profiteering, into a variety of anti-gay causes, including political groups and others that advocate therapy to make gays straight.

"I think we are inviting God's judgment on our nation when we shake our fist at him and say, 'We know better than you as to what constitutes marriage,'" Cathy told a radio interviewer at the time.

In an interview with the Biblical Reader, he said: "We are a family-owned business, a family-led business, and we are married to our first wives (take that, Donald Trump) ...  thank the Lord we live in a country where we can share our values and operate on biblical principles."

The day after the Supreme Court struck down the Defense of Marriage Act, Cathy tweeted about what a sad day it was.

Politicians were swift in responding, even suggesting Chick-fil-A bans in Boston and Chicago.

Northeastern University's Student Senate passed a resolution canceling plans for a Chick-fil-A on campus. Davidson College in North Carolina blocked Chick-fil-A food from the school.

The Jim Henson Company, which sold toys for kids' meals to the chain, ended its relationship.

The company and family eventually ceased most of its anti-gay giving and said it would refrain from supporting organizations with political agendas.

The chain has continued to grow like a juggernaut, including an announcement last week of a new Chick-fil-A at Mohegan Sun, our own local hate vendor.

The controversy has cooled nationwide but hardly subsided.

The opening of the third Chick-fil-A in New York City this spring brought fresh calls for boycotts from Mayor Bill de Blasio and Councilman Danny Drumm.

"I'm certainly not going to patronize them and I wouldn't urge any other New Yorker to patronize them," the mayor said.

Students at the University of Florida have been lobbying this summer to block a Chick-fil-A expansion on their campus.

The availability of Chick-fil-A food at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia brought some protests from delegates.

Chick-fil-A runs its business on a religious model, closing on Sundays, requiring new franchisees to be churchgoers, according to news accounts, and having prayers during business meetings.

That had me wondering about a news release from Mohegan Sun which included one sentence with a bold underline: "Their commitment to their team members and top quality guest service is in alignment with our culture and values."

I wonder if Mohegan Sun also requires gambling executives to be churchgoers and if they hold prayers at business meetings.

I asked a Mohegan Sun spokesman if anyone wanted to comment about the ongoing protests of Chick-fil-A.

I got back a statement from Bobby Soper, president of the Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority, that said, essentially, people like the food.

"The popularity of Chick-fil-A is undeniable, with enthusiastic fans driving miles out of their way to enjoy the Chick-fil-A experience," the Soper statement said.

Who cares if it is run by a homophobe, he might have added.

It's a crime for Donald Trump to make disparaging remarks about American Indians, as he once did about some here in Connecticut, but bring on the gay bashers.

I find it curious that an American Indian tribe that has built its success on a public policy of righting past wrongs against its people would be so insensitive to civil rights complaints.

Maybe some Connecticut lawmakers with an interest in civil rights will be paying attention when the Mohegans come back to the General Assembly asking for the special privilege of opening a third Connecticut casino.

This is the opinion of David Collins.

d.collins@theday.com