Christians Reject Canadian Company’s ‘Sweet Jesus’ Ice Cream

A Toronto based ice cream company known as ‘sweet Jesus’ has been charged by Christians to change its name as it is perceived disrespectful to their religion.

One of the petitions from an activist group read “Choosing the name of our Lord for a brand of soft-serve ice cream is totally offensive and revolting”.

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The Christian group claimed that even from the brand’s promotional materials and menu selection, it is plain to see that they have every intention of mocking Christ and Christianity stating that “If anything could qualify as hate speech, this is it”.

Those against the brand are calling for an apology and a name change.

The owners of the company, however, reacted to the development in a statement, saying they have no plans on changing the company name as requested by the Christian group.

“We are conscious of the fact that, to some, our name can be off-putting,” Richmond said.

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“That fact is something we struggle with because we sincerely do not wish to give offence or show disrespect in any way toward anyone’s personal beliefs.

“After a lot of thought, we have decided that we will not make a change”.

“Sweet Jesus is an honest reflection of our experiences and that of our customers and how they react when they try our product.

“In our experience, the majority of people understand that we’re not trying to make a statement about religion,” said the company.

The company, which was founded in 2015 by Andrew Richmond and Amin Todai now have 20 locations, mainly clustered in the Greater Toronto Area, and is known for its decadent frozen desserts.

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