University blocks Chick-fil-A as dining option, cites opposition to LGBTQ community

Students at a private university in New Jersey can eat more chicken as long as it’s not Chick-fil-A.

Nov 27, 2018

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.