Campbell's Soup Runs Ads Depicting Homosexual 'Family'

By Thaddeus M. Baklinski
1/9/2009
LifeSiteNews (www.lifesitenews.com)

One of the ads features two female restaurateurs and a young boy, identifying the women as "partners".

CAMDEN, New Jersey (LifeSiteNews) - The Campbell's Soup Company has placed double-page ads, promoting their Swanson line of broth, in the December 2008 and January 2009 issues of The Advocate, the US's largest homosexual magazine.

One of the ads features two female restaurateurs and a young boy, identifying the women as "partners," with the boy presumably being the son of one of the women.

The American Family Association (AFA), a pro-family advocacy group, condemned the ads, saying they "send a message that homosexual parents constitute a family and are worthy of support," and that Campbell's Soup is giving "their approval to the entire homosexual agenda."

The AFA has begun a campaign to encourage the company to remain neutral in the culture wars by not supporting homosexual publications and same-sex �marriage� with advertising dollars.

Campbell's spokesman Anthony Sanzio was quoted in the Media Daily News as saying that the company will continue to support the homosexual agenda.

"Our position on this is pretty straightforward," Sanzio said. "Inclusion and diversity play an important role in our business, and that fact is reflected in our marketing plan.

"Our plans for the Swanson brand include additional placements in The Advocate."

A similar campaign was launched by the AFA against McDonald's restaurants last year when it was revealed that the hamburger giant had put an executive on the board of the National Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce (NGLCC) and was listed on the group's website as a "Corporate Partner."

A five-month boycott ended successfully in October when McDonald's announced that it had severed its ties to the homosexual business group and declared neutrality in the culture wars as per AFA's request.

In an email to its franchise owners, McDonald's said, "It is our policy to not be involved in political and social issues. McDonald's remains neutral on same sex marriage or any 'homosexual agenda' as defined by the American Family Association."

To express your concern to the Campbell's Soup Company:

President Douglas R. Conant
Campbell Soup Company
1 Campbell Place, Camden, NJ 08103-1701
Phone: 800-257-8443
Email: douglas_r_conant@cambellsoup.com

The AFA Campbell's Soup Action Alert may be found here:
http://www.afa.net/Petitions/Issuedetail.asp?id=339

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1 - 2 of 2 Comments

Wes Lisitza
4 years ago
Wow...Campbell's Soup is still around?

Honestly, I really don't eat out at fastfood, and I'm a vegetarian (sorry McDonald's), and to be truthful, I make homemade stews (too bad Campbell's).

I'm curious about which companies are supporting the Homosexual Agenda, as well as which ones are support FOCA. I heard that Starbucks is pushing most of their profits to legislators who can get FOCA off of the ground (I've been told by people at my parish to boycott them).

Hey, Deacon Fournier. If you could steer us in the right direction, I'm sure a number of other companies who are more deserving of our business would appreciate us knowing who NOT to give business to. I'll understand if you can't post that (as it might be an endorsement) but a link to a webpage extolling this would be nice. Thanks!
Holly
4 years ago
I just e-mailed this story and a little note to the Campbell Soup Company peacefully and respectfully asking them to remain neutral.
Its up to them but Im not buying any Campbell products until I hear this is so.
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