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"  The Boy Scouts have been in the news a lot lately, mostly due to controversy over its anti-gay policy, which extends to both members and leaders. While the Boy Scouts have received a lot of backing from companies and celebrities in the past, that support is now wavering, especially after the Scouts postponed addressing a possible policy change until May. One of the companies that will no longer sponsor the Boy Scouts is Chipotle. According to Think Progress, Chipotle was slated to sponsor a Boy Scout event in Utah this May. However, with all the controversy surrounding the Boy Scouts due to the organization&amp;#039;s anti-gay policy, Chipotle ultimately terminated its sponsorship. More From Delish: Wrapped and Rolled: 11 Burrito Recipes In fact, the burrito chain has a policy of its own, one that promises not to support companies that discriminate. The company&amp;#039;s own guidelines state that it will not support &amp;quot;organizations that discriminate against a person or a group on the basis of age, political affiliation, race, national origin, ethnicity, gender, disability, sexual orientation or religious belief.&amp;quot; More From Delish: 12 Low-Fat and Healthy Mexican Recipes The Huffington Post reports that at first, despite the fact that LGBT advocates were compelling Chipotle to terminate the sponsorship, the restaurant chain continued its support for the Boy Scouts. Apparently, Chipotle didn&amp;#039;t want to let the children who were participating in the event down. However, shortly thereafter company spokesperson Chris Arnold stated, &amp;quot;this decision is not consistent with our own values, and we have used this opportunity to reinforce those values with the team that makes those decisions for us.&amp;quot; One day after Arnold&amp;#039;s statement, Chipotle ultimately decided to pull its sponsorship. Arnold released a new statement, which reiterated that terminating their sponsorship kept the company consistent with its own policy. This decision comes just weeks after Chipotle did sponsor a Salt Lake City Boy Scout event in early March. Do you think Chipotle made the right decision to end its sponsorship? Find more great food content on Delish:  Search for the perfect recipe from our homepage Find out the latest food news Get a recipe book to save your favorite dishes Sign up for our free newsletters Check us out on Facebook, Pinterest, and Twitter  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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