The CougarEat was thrown into chaos last week when religious studies major Gordon Jacobsen unexpectedly began flipping tables and attempting to “cast out” the employees of Chick-Fil-A and other establishments.

“To defile the Lord’s campus in such a way is nothing short of an affront to God,” said Jacobsen. “Jesus overthrew the seats of those who overcharge for doves in Matthew 21:12. Those who overcharge for chicken deserve the same treatment.”

According to eyewitnesses, Jacobsen proceeded to declare the Wilkinson Center “cleansed” before sitting down at an empty table to write an essay for his New Testament studies class about the experience.

“Just to clarify, when we encourage our students to live like Christ, we don’t always mean emulating every single detail,” said a BYU spokesperson. “Especially when living like Christ means we have to explain something like this to the Chick-Fil-A franchise operators.”

Gordon’s professor Hyrum Lambert, however, was not entirely unimpressed. “The dove/chicken thing was pretty good,” he said. “When you think about it, both of them are, indeed, birds.”

When interviewed, Gordon showed little remorse for his actions. “I have no regrets whatsoever,” he said. “It needed to be done, both for the spiritual and financial well-being of the student body,  and for my grade on that essay. ”

Unfortunately, Gordon’s cleansing may ultimately prove to have been in vain. According to Professor Lambert, Jacobsen will not be getting full credit on the assignment due to his failure to use a whip in the process.