Toys for Tots Rejects Jesus Doll

[Avatar4321]

Okay, having read through the whole thread I just have one thing to ask:

Am I the only one who thinks the fact that they made Jesus dolls to try to make money off of them in the first place is an insult to the Savior? Maybe Im just being super sensitive but it seems really disrespectful to make the Savior of Mankind a doll.

 

[rtwngAvngr]

For starters, you can refer to my signature quotes.

Those are just great and correct quotations.

 

[no1tovote4]

Okay, having read through the whole thread I just have one thing to ask:

Am I the only one who thinks the fact that they made Jesus dolls to try to make money off of them in the first place is an insult to the Savior? Maybe Im just being super sensitive but it seems really disrespectful to make the Savior of Mankind a doll.

Maybe it's just the perspective of a person who is not Christian who has been to a Christian Bookstore, but they make many, many items to make money on the image of Christ. Not the least of which is those pictures that you used to see in the 60s that follow you with their eyes. Then there are Crucifixes...

This isn't the only religion that has this. How many items do you see the Buddha in, even here where Buddhism isn't a very large portion of the religious...

 

[Gunny]

A talking Jesus doll has been turned down by the Marine Reserves' Toys for Tots program.
A suburban Los Angeles company offered to donate 4,000 of the foot- tall dolls, which quote Bible verses, for distribution to needy children this holiday season. The battery-powered Jesus is one of several dolls manufactured by one2believe, a division of the Valencia- based Beverly Hills Teddy Bear Co., based on Biblical figures.

But the charity balked because of the dolls' religious nature.

Toys are donated to kids based on financial need and "we don't know anything about their background, their religious affiliations," said Bill Grein, vice president of Marine Toys for Tots Foundation, in Quantico, Va.

As a government entity, Marines "don't profess one religion over another," Grein said Tuesday. "We can't take a chance on sending a talking Jesus doll to a Jewish family or a Muslim family."

Michael La Roe, director of business development for both companies, said the charity's decision left him "surprised and disappointed."

"The idea was for them to be three-dimensional teaching tools for kids," La Roe said. "I believe as a churchgoing person, anyone can benefit from hearing the words of the Bible."

According to the company's Web site, the button-activated, bearded Jesus, dressed in hand-sewn cloth outfits and sandals, 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." It has a $20 retail value.

Grein also questioned whether children would welcome a gift designed for religious instruction. "Kids want a gift for the holiday season that is fun," he said.

The program distributed 18 million stuffed animals, games, toy trucks and other gifts to children in 2005.


http://www.breitbart.com/news/2006/11/14/D8LD0V300.html

Gifts are not selected specifically for individuals. The US Marine Corps does not represent a religion. It represents the Constitution of the United States. Handing out Christians dolls is the same as the Marine Corps endorsing political candidates or a political ideology. It's a no-no.

The Marine Corps HATES controversy, and they'll deliver up a scapegoat quicker than Republicans will. This looks to me like nothing more than trying to avoid it.

 

[The ClayTaurus]

Those are just great and correct quotations.

Wrong again!

 

[rtwngAvngr]

Wrong again!

So which of your quotes illustrates a wrong position of mine? This should be good.

 

[red states rule]

Christians Ruining Christmas for Everyone
The folks here at Seattle Hemp Products are all in a titter over the holidays. There will be no tittering in my cubicle this year, though. As chairman of the company's morale committee, I've been charged with the dreaded task of planning an office "holiday party" that is both festive, and inclusive of all people of all faiths.

Except Christians. In past years, we've had problems with Christian extremists going nuts and wishing people a "Merry Christmas" despite being strictly warned not to, so we decided to exclude them entirely from this year's event. I had a cunning and quite hilarious plan to issue bogus invitations with phony dates and locations to any suspected Christian employees, but CEO Tony "Sherm" Sherman nixed it. Too risky, he said. Some clever Jesus freak might get wise to the scheme and crash the party. They might start singing "Christmas Carols" or mention Christ - a clear violation of the Separation of Church and State. So we all agreed it would be best to simply fire the Christians rather than risk them ruining anybody's Christmas.


I put human resources diva Christina Draper in charge of refreshments, provided she change her first name to something less offensive. Teena suggested we go potluck, but that never works because everyone always brings corn chips and twinkies. A few bad apples might even bring religiously-themed food, such as christmas tree cookies or egg nog, and then all hell would break loose. So after weighing the risks and costs, I decided to scrap the food this year. If anyone is hungry, there's a Denny's right across the street.


Entertainment posed another problem. We hired a lounge singer one year, but he freaked out in the middle of Bob Seger's "Hollywood Nights" and spontaneously segued into "O Holy Night". Several non-Christian employees were seriously offended before we were able to tackle the bastard to the ground and toss him out of the building. So no entertainment, either. Thanks, biblethumpers, for sucking even more joy out of the hoilidays!

Gone also is the traditional, yet highly offensive, arrival of Santa Claus and gift exchange portion of the evening. I can't begin to list all the religious connotations regarding jolly ol' "Saint Nick". So instead of Santa arriving on his "sleigh" and passing out presents to all the employees' children, I thought it would be neat to have a homeless person stagger in, lay a guilt trip on everybody, and then pass out. The boss put a kibosh on that one as well, unfortunately. What if the bum turned out to be a Christian? In his drunkeness, he might start proselytzing to the kiddies. They might get weird ideas into their heads. They might start voting Republican and beating up gays. So with heavy heart, we agreed to ban children from the party altogether for their own safety.

Lastly, and most importantly, was what to name the event. "Christmas Party" was out of the question for obvious reasons. "Holiday Party" implied that there was a holiday to celebrate, which pointed a gnarled finger right back at Christmas. So after much deliberation, we all agreed on "Mandatory Staff Meeting". It's simple, politically correct, and has the ACLU's seal of approval.

Seattle Hemp Product's first annual Mandatory Staff Metting will be held tomorrow, Thursday the 16th of December at 11:17 am. In the spirit of the season, all employees will be required to gather in the break room and jab forks into their thighs in pennance for 2000 years of white male hegemony.

Now before you start sending me hate mail, let me assure you that they're all specially made biodegradable forks crafted from fine hemp.

Complimentary, of course. What do you think I am, some sort of Scrooge?

http://blamebush.typepad.com/blamebush/culture/index.html

 

[dilloduck]

Okay, having read through the whole thread I just have one thing to ask:

Am I the only one who thinks the fact that they made Jesus dolls to try to make money off of them in the first place is an insult to the Savior? Maybe Im just being super sensitive but it seems really disrespectful to make the Savior of Mankind a doll.

Some would say that the capitalism is in itself immoral in addition to materialism and rampant consumerism. A Jesus doll is small potaoes compared to Americas lust for "things".

 

[dmp]

RWA - If you want to badger Clay about showing you how many times you've been wrong, do it in via PM - don't muck up this thread.