LOS ANGELES ? A company that sells Bible-quoting Jesus dolls said it was surprised and disappointed that the Marine Reserves’ Toys for Tots program turned down its offer to donate 4,000 of the talking dolls.”I believe as a churchgoing person, anyone can benefit from hearing the words of the Bible,” said Michael La Roe, director of business development for Valencia-based Beverly Hills Teddy Bear Co. and its one2believe division, which makes the line of Bible character dolls.Bill Grein, vice president of Marine Toys for Tots Foundation, in Quantico, Va., said the offer was turned down because Toys for Tots doesn’t know anything about the religious affiliations of the children who receive its gifts.”We can’t take a chance on sending a talking Jesus doll to a Jewish family or a Muslim family,” Grein said Tuesday. “Kids want a gift for the holiday season that is fun.”According to one2believe’s Web site, the button-activated, bearded Jesus doll recites Scripture such as “I tell you the truth, no one can see the kingdom of God unless he is born again” and “Love your neighbor as yourself.”
I wonder if we could get the Jesus Dress Up people to give TFT a toy! Somehow I love the idea of a whole bunch of kids dressing Jesus up in Barbi clothes.Seriously, though, EVERYONE could benefit from hearing that crap? Toys for Tots is right — kids want fun, not fantasy, and believe it or not, not everyone is a Christian.
It appears that this particular TFT unit has changed its minds and decided to accept the Jesus.
http://cbs4boston.com/topstories/local_story_319145558.html
Wonder if they’d mind if I send them some books to include with their gifts?
wow… what a great gift….getting one of these dolls as a kid would be about as much fun as having to eat your brussel sprouts.
I’ll have to donate more than usual to TFT this season just for getting this right.
betcha that blindfaith xtians, like our Disruptors, are shaking their heads trying to figure out why TFT would take such a position.
well on second thought, maybe i’ll find a more secular charity to donate to instead.
the least that TFT can do now is try and place the dolls with known xtian families. it would be bad juju and plain rude to do otherwise.
I’ve already made one TfT donation and plan to make a couple more while the campaign is still going on.
Even though one unit is accepting the jeebus dolls, I would rather donate fun toys to TfT, so that a child may not have to get stuck with a crappy christ.
I’ve donated a toy on the toddler level. I still want to donate some things for older kids too. Just can’t decide on the toys.
If you don’t want to donate to TfT because of the Jeebus doll, look around for the giving trees that some stores provide. Sometimes they’re called “Angel Trees” and have names and gift ideas for kids who elsewise won’t get anything for the holiday. Usually, you get to wrap those presents and bring them back to the store with then child’s name on them. It’s a lot of fun.
kudos to everyone who tries to put a little joy in a childs life.
Except the catholic priest.
“Well, does anyone have suggestions for an atheist doll or action figure?”
Pat Tillman was an atheist. One hell of a brave and outspoken young man.
Here is another xian family role model, this time from a Rethug Congressman.
“With a Bible in his hand and looking haggard from two nights behind bars, Rep. Mark Olson, R-Big Lake, walked out of the Sherburne County jail Tuesday seeking forgiveness from his wife, the public and God after being charged with two misdemeanor counts of domestic assault after an incident Sunday at his home.
Olson, 51, who was just elected to his eighth term in the Legislature, stopped short of acknowledging guilt for the charges.
“I have failed terribly in my family affairs. I’m grateful for my wife’s strength to speak up. First of all I need God’s forgiveness and I need my wife’s forgiveness and my family’s. Then I need the public’s forgiveness and all other officials I’ve done harm to.” Olson was released without bail. He was ordered to stay away from his wife and children and from their home.”
http://www.startribune.com/587/story/810526.html
Get a load of the picture with the story.
“The only miracle of Christianity is how people can swallow that shit”
bernarda,
“Get a load of the picture with the story.”
Nothing says crazy like those eyes.
Dagny3,
I just checked out your blogsite. VERY NICE! I like all the sparkly stuff! And the piano music – my son is a pianist. Just one depressing thing about your blog – I see you were born in 1978 – that’s the year I graduated from high school!
*sigh* *tear slowly rolls down face*
I don’t like the idea of an atheist action doll. Too much of an idol for me. Its bad enough that so many religious people invest so much energy and emotion into images of phantasmagoric idols. I would prefer to remain away from that practice. FYI there are Nietzsche and Einstein dolls. But the point is, there was only one Jesus, there are many atheists. One image or one idol is not representative. Especially as we are essentially conceived as a group over and against another group (theists)
Looks like Toys for Tots has changed their mind:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15753237/
I was reading some of the comments on the Toys for Tots MSNBC link—before the decision was reversed and the dolls were accepted.
There were Christians saying they’d no longer support TFT because of the rejection of the Jeebus doll, and were crying about Christmas being all about christ.
Some folks pointed out that xmas is a pagan holiday stolen by the xians, but I didn’t read far enough to see if anyone pointed out that the toy gift-giving is all about Santa.
To their credit, some xians pointed out what a drag it would be for a kid to get this doll as his/her only holiday toy/gift.
The Marines say they’ve found a place for the dolls that’s appropriate. Maybe with the Quiverful families? Or maybe just a large dumpster out back.
For creepy christians, look no further than Borat’s new movie. He goes into an authentic southern preach-festival, and it’s some of the most horrifying footage I ever did see.
Is it just me or did anyone else think “Borat” sucked? It had it’s funny moments but mostly it was just repetitive toilet humour and shock. I don’t get why everyone found it to be so funny…and I’m not a movie snob.
Don’t feel too bad Pixel, I too graduated HS in 1978. Middle age is attacking us with a vengance!
Yeah, Christmas is a stolen holiday.
***OFF TOPIC***
Do anyone know there is a bible-man show? It makes me sick…
We won’t get Borat for a few more weeks here in germany, but the previews made it look retarded. I have no desire to see it, and it seems like alex confirmed my fears, that it would just be “toilet humour and shock”.
Deadly-
When I was down in mississippi, everytime you went to see a movie in the theaters, one of the commercials that played was for a church. It was playing rap music and had all these people in black robes and white, faceless masks dancing around a cross. Scared the crap out of me the first time I saw it.
Karen-
dang…one of the first times I’ve seen the marines buckle under pressure. I do hope to place they found is a dumpster.
The History Channel plays a great show every year called “The History of Christmas”…it’s good stuff. Wish all the xtians would watch it, but they’d probably just say it wasn’t a credible source of information. They do that a lot when something contradicts god.
I’m with Dangerman – Borat just opened here in Australia and I really really have no intention of seeing it.
It is funny that some people are suing the producers though. Nothings says “He portrayed me all wrong” like suing the people making the movie [/sarcasm]
OH NO! TFT has changed its mind and will now accept the dolls!
http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/11/17/jesus.doll.ap/index.html
cjn
We could always have a little doll that looks like Dave. Hehehe. No, I’m kidding, even that seems a bit creepy. If my parents would have given me a Jesus doll as a child it would have quickly been put the the side as I reached for my Baby Alive. hehehe.
Lacy, I loved my Baby Alive…until I forgot to flush out her digestive tract with water, like you were supposed to, and she’d get real stinky.
Lol. I remember that too.
Wouldn’t it be fun having one those and modifying it to spew out some of the better bible quotes, like Luke 19:27 and Numbers 31:17-18? Oh, the hilarity that would ensue upon a True Believer? discovering such a doll, innocuously situated at a work place or other suitably public location.
For those who (like me) don’t know the bible that well:
Luke 19:27
Numbers 31:17-18
I agree great quotes for a Jesus doll to say!