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.
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
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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!