Frito-Lay Chips Away at Christianity

By: American Decency Staff

When Christians seek to use the freedom of speech to express our beliefs within the culture, we’re told – sometimes not so nicely – to keep our views within the walls of the church.

As one person recently wrote us:  “… Your so-called “God’s Law” has no legal standing and is meaningless outside of your beliefs. You can’t even show that your god exists much less has any authority over humans. If you want to bow down to some imaginary being, go ahead, but you cannot use your belief to impinge on others.  …”

There are very real efforts to reduce the freedom of religious expression to the “free exercise of worship” – two very different things.  Yet while Christians are being muzzled, corporate America is taking to the bully pulpit to push their agenda.

We saw it last spring when companies such as Apple and Angie’s List brought the full force of their clout to trample Indiana’s Religious Freedom Restoration Act.  Wal-Mart did the same in Arkansas.  Scores of companies, such as Target and General Mills to name just two, have long pushed for the redefinition of marriage and the homosexual agenda.

And as Breitbart reports:  … Kraft foods created a rainbow-colored Oreo for a print ad campaign, while fast-casual food chain Chipotle created the ‘Homo Estas’ campaign in June to capitalize on the Supreme Court decision to legalize gay marriage nationwide. Greek yogurt maker Chobani put an LGBT-themed twist on its advertising earlier this year, when the couple eating yogurt in bed in a TV ad is revealed to be lesbians.

Ice cream maker Ben and Jerry’s also celebrated the Supreme Court’s decision with new ice cream flavor ‘I Dough, I Dough.’

Now Frito-Lay is the latest to pile on.  Yesterday the company unveiled their new Gay Pride Doritos chip.  The rainbow-colored chips are designed to show support for the LGBT movement and are being released just before a Dallas Gay Pride event this coming Sunday of which Doritos is a corporate sponsor.

These chips, symbolic of the gay pride rainbow flag, will only be available for purchase online and sales of these specialty chips will go to the group, It Gets Better.  It Gets Better is a non-profit organization to support lesbian, gay, bi-sexual, and transgender teens who are being bullied.

The ironic thing is, the non-profit, It Gets Better, is founded by one of the biggest bullies of them all, Dan Savage.  Savage is a gay rights advocate who makes it his mission to malign Christians and anyone who doesn’t share his agenda.  I won’t repeat the foul and hate-filled verbal attacks he’s launched at people such as Mike Huckabee, Ben Carson, Rick Santorum, and other conservative Christians.  However, if you need proof click here and here.

Savage doesn’t stop at hurling his venom at politicians and other Christian leaders.  For one who is supposedly concerned about young people being bullied because of their sexuality, he has had no qualms about bullying young people because of their faith. 

In 2012 when speaking at a high school journalism convention supposedly about bullying, he instead chose to berate Christianity and the Bible.  His diatribe was so offensive and vile that a number of bold young people stood up in the midst of their peers and walked out.  As they left the auditorium, Savage lambasted them, calling them names such as “pansy—ssed.” 

So who is the bully?   The Christian standing up for his beliefs, or the so-called “anti-bullying activist” who bullies anyone who disagrees with him?

Frito-Lay is not only using their product to push the LGBT agenda, but is also choosing to align which a man such as Dan Savage who makes it his mission to excoriate Christians.

Frito-Lay chief marketing officer Ram Krishnan said in a statement. “… With Doritos rainbow chips, we’re bringing an entirely new product experience to our consumers to show our commitment toward equal rights for the LGBT community and celebrate humanity without exception.”

However, Frito-Lay does seem to make one exception to their “celebration of humanity” – Christians.

Contact Frito-Lay to let them know how you feel about their partnership with Dan Savage and his bully tactics toward Christianity.

Frito-Lay North America, Inc.
7701 Legacy Dr
Plano TX  75024
972-334-7000

Tom Greco – CEO
FLNAFrito-LayMediaServices@pepsico.com

PepsiCo (parent company of Frito-Lay)
700 Anderson Hill Road
Purchase NY 10577
914-253-2000

Indra Nooyi – Chairman & CEO
pepsicomediarelations@pepsico.com

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