The activism side – Carl’s Jr.

By: American Decency Staff

The activism side – We’ve been discussing the great failure of the body of Christ to hear the Word of God and obey it. Personal note: The Bible tells us we aren’t to be hearers of the Word only but doers. Hearers and doers. Bill Johnson

======================= Some have articulated the concern that John MacArthur is suggesting that it is all over, and there’s no use in doing/action. See email alerts: https://americandecency.org/main.php?f=updates_new/2007/August/8.29.07 https://americandecency.org/main.php?f=updates_new/2007/August/8.30.07 Whether John MacArthur would promote the action below I do not know. (I do know that John MacArthur does take action – he proclaims the Word of God mightily and faithfully calling out believers to hear the Word of God and obey it – faithfully and powerfully. And, he calls unbelievers to repent of their sins and believe on the Lord Jesus Christ that they would be saved.) I know what I am compelled to do. That is to take action upon being made aware of another unbelievably inappropriate Hardy’s ad. (This is an understatement by the way.) Yesterday I received a call from a Dayton, Ohio Christian ACTIVIST who saw the ad and took time to let me know of the hotness of it. I use the word HOT because it is. Here’s how a writer described it recently: Bill, I was wondering if you have seen the new Carl’s Jr. ad for their Patty Melt being aired … It’s in a High School classroom and the teacher begins doing a raunchy dance as the boys join in and talk about flat backsides, or something like that . There are several variants of the commercial. With all of the female teacher / student sex going on, it is not only vulgar but highly irresponsible. … J.H.K. A side note — In earlier years you would seldom to never hear news accounts of sexual things between teacher and student. I agree so much with J.K. above. It is no longer a rarity. Why? I recall a DISNEY/ABC show of a few years back called “Life as We Know It.” One of its regular themes was a teacher and a student and their steamy relationship. “Desperate Housewives” featured a then 17 year old and a desperate housewife. Any of you still do business with Hardy’s (Carl’s Jr.)? Is aligning your hard-earned money with a company that places steamy thoughts in young men pleasing and honoring to God? Stand up and be counted. Don’t let this corporation think nobody cares any more. The coast is clear, they may think, “now we can promote our burgers with sex, sex – sex – because no one is offended by our sex sells ads.” Call. Write. Email. Boycott – Hardee’s. And pass this email on to your email list. Contact information for Hardee’s: Some of you will recall that the CEO, Mr. Andrew Puzder, was personally responding to our emails regarding the pressure that he was experiencing over their Paris Hilton ads. Try his email address below. pr@ckr.com Contact CKE Restaurants Call and leave a voice message at: 1-877-799-STAR (7827) CKE Restaurants, Inc. Andrew Puzder, CEO and President 6307 Carpinteria Avenue, Suite A Carpinteria, CA 93013 Toll Free: 800-422-4141 Email: pr@ckr.com In review: (1) Hardee’s (Carl’s Jr.) featured Hugh Hefner as a poster celebrity. Despite numerous communications from numbers of you in late 2003, they obviously haven’t been impacted (long term) by our expressions of concern nor that of other pro-decency organizations who also have shed light upon Hardee’s pornographic advertising trends. (2) Hardee’s also used an erotic ad featuring a mechanical bull and a scantily clad female. (3) In 2005, Hardee’s used a pornographic ad featuring Paris Hilton exerting sleazy movements to market hamburgers at their “family” restaurants. (4) February 28,2006, A friend of this ministry notified us of yet another sexualized online Hardee’s ad (also a television ad). The ad features a very scantily clad erotic waitress and a young male leering at the waitresses body parts. The waitress, of course, moving provocatively as the camera focuses on her body parts. (5) June 12, 2007. Hardee’s pornographic ad featured a scantily clad blond rolling on the floor “advertising” patty melt featuring sexualized movements, eroticized chewing, the invitation to run your fingers through her hair, to touch her …. Pornography, again, is defined by Websters as material created for the purposes of eliciting a sexual response. Thus, the description of the ad as a pornographic ad. American Decency Association Bill Johnson, President P.O. Box 202 Fremont, MI 49412 PH: 231-924-4050 www.americandecency.org

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