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School blocks Chick-fil-A as dining option, cites values

4 years 9 months 3 weeks ago Tuesday, November 27 2018 Nov 27, 2018 November 27, 2018 8:35 AM November 27, 2018 in News
Source: Associated Press

LAWRENCE TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) - Students at a private university in New Jersey can eat more chicken as long as it's not Chick-fil-A.

Rider University removed the restaurant from a survey of dining options "based on the company's record widely perceived to be in opposition to the LGBTQ community." The fast-food chain was included in previous surveys. Chick-fil-A says it has supported Christian values.

Its corporate purpose is "To glorify God by being a faithful steward of all that is entrusted to us." Rider says it understands some may view the decision as a "form of exclusion." But the school says it wanted to be "faithful to our values of inclusion."

The university plans to hold a campus forum so that all voices can be heard. Chick-fil-A has not returned a message seeking comment.

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