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sugapablo

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Tue Nov-14-06 02:54 PM
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Toys for Tots Rejects Jesus Doll

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/J/JESUS_DOLL_REJECTED?SITE=PAPIT&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=home.htm

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- 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."

And the war against Christians in America continues! :evilgrin:

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sugapablo

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Tue Nov-14-06 02:56 PM
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1. I know, I know...

...I'm legally obligated to include the following emoticon to my comment above:
:sarcasm:

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YellingTuna

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Tue Nov-14-06 08:46 PM
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44. Well I have to say this much though....

Edited on Tue Nov-14-06 08:47 PM by YellingTuna

Christmas is a Christian holiday (not a marketed one) like so many seem to think. Now I agree that sending a talking jesus would not be good if the child was not Christian, however I dont think you should ban a donation that does not hurt the children.

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central scrutinizer

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Tue Nov-14-06 02:57 PM
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2. War on Christmas and Christians

when will this privileged majority catch a break?

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VegasWolf

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Tue Nov-14-06 03:06 PM
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12. Time for O'Really and the Gibbon monkey to crusade again. nt

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NashVegas

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Tue Nov-14-06 02:58 PM
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3. Why Do the Marines Hate Jesus?

I don't get it.

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LizW

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Tue Nov-14-06 03:09 PM
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14. Freeper heads explode! n/t

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saigon68

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Tue Nov-14-06 02:58 PM
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4. Send an aggressive doll that kills Islamics

or guys who wear towels on their heads

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uppityperson

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Tue Nov-14-06 06:09 PM
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40. "guys who wear towels on their heads"?

Who might that be? Ken Foley getting out of the page's shower?

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JudyM

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Tue Nov-14-06 02:59 PM
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5. Donate them to the administration for its faith-based initiative

:sarcasm:

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carlydenise

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Tue Nov-14-06 03:00 PM
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6. good grief

If a Jesus doll mistakenly gets in the hands of a Jewish or Muslim family, tell the kid it's a talking "Hippy Ken" doll......they are really making too much of this..........
Carly

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adamuu

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Tue Nov-14-06 03:00 PM
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7. what a tasteless toy, anyway. n/t

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lvx35

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Tue Nov-14-06 03:01 PM
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8. I don't know, could be kind of fun...

I could imagine playing with a foot tall talking jesus as a kid...He would invade zartan's swamp palace and be attacked by missiles from the cobra airship, before the whole thing is acted out with bottle rockets and firecrackers in my sandbox.

On second thought.... :(

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LibertyLover

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Tue Nov-14-06 03:43 PM
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22. Now I would have had him meet and date Barbie,

kick Ken to the curb and marry her. They could have left the reception in the dream car or a chariot pulled by Barbie's horses. :evilgrin:

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MindPilot

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Tue Nov-14-06 03:56 PM
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24. That would be OK since Ken "turned" and moved to Hawaii

with GI Joe.

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lvx35

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Tue Nov-14-06 05:37 PM
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33. I heard it was He-Man, actually...

Ken always envied the short muscle bound types.... ;)

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lvx35

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Tue Nov-14-06 05:39 PM
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34. Hehehe. Wasn't that the somewhere in the DaVinci code?

sans the bit about the pink corvette being pulled by my-little-ponies...

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Dhalgren

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Tue Nov-14-06 03:04 PM
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9. This is unbelievable! A god doll? Really? A talking god-doll?

Edited on Tue Nov-14-06 03:10 PM by Dhalgren

Uh, does anyone else see the absurdity in this (I mean beyond the....well, I don't know how to finish this sentence...)?

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Judi Lynn

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Tue Nov-14-06 03:04 PM
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10. Even with the Ten Commandments, "not suggestions," you get the

instruction not to "make unto me any graven images." I would imagine this covers dragging around a lil' ol' Jesus dollie.

Don't devaluate "the Lord" by making "the Lord" dollies. That should make sense to a Fundie.

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BOSSHOG

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Tue Nov-14-06 03:05 PM
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11. The Marines do an outstanding job with this program

and the pragmatism behind not taking the doll is the right thing to do. gawd those poor christians are so persecuted. No one is allowing them to destroy the constitution and replace it with parts of the bible they find convenient. (The parts they pick and choose.) Poor, persecuted whiny ass motherfuckers.

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VegasWolf

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Tue Nov-14-06 03:08 PM
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13. What 5 year old wants a toy that says, "You're going straight to Hell unless

you believe in me!"

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OregonDem

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Tue Nov-14-06 05:54 PM
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35. Probably the same kid who wears Armor of God PJs

and has the Veggie Tales' Larry the Cucumber doll.

I heard that if you buy the Jesus Doll it also comes with a free toy...

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LeftishBrit

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Tue Nov-14-06 03:10 PM
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15. If I was religious...

I think I'd regard such a toy as blasphemous. "Taking the name of the Lord in vain", and all that.

As I'm not religious, I simply regard it as idiotic to the n'th degree.

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carlydenise

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Tue Nov-14-06 03:16 PM
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16. I imagine they had a hard time selling those dolls

Edited on Tue Nov-14-06 03:19 PM by carlydenise

that is why they are giving them away now. When I was a kid, that poor doll would have ended up with dreadlocks, probably dressed in barbie clothes........my ken dolls never did have any clothes, they just were not as cool as barbie clothes...so they ended up in a dress or in a bathrobe, I am more spiritual than religious, if I were religious I would probably be slightly offended by making Jesus an action figure.

Here is a picture of the action figure in question:
http://money.cnn.com/2005/04/12/news/midcaps/jesus_dolls/index.htm

Carly

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Hobarticus

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Tue Nov-14-06 03:22 PM
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18. 4,000 of 'em, up for grabs!

I'm no Trump, but something tells me, if you've got 4k units of product on closeout, you've flopped.

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kestrel91316

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Tue Nov-14-06 06:01 PM
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38. Why does the Moses doll have BLUE HAIR????

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AlCzervik

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Tue Nov-14-06 03:21 PM
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17. Father Frank Pavone is listed at a member, good enough for me to

just say no, plus check out their "Mission" page.

http://www.one2believe.com/endorsements/

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anotherdrew

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Tue Nov-14-06 03:26 PM
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19. sounds like one hell of a graven image to me - and a sickening concept

if you actually believe in Christ why would you so disgustingly trivialize Him by making a damnable talking doll out of our image of him. I hope the idiot company that made these dolls goes out of business soon.

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Charlie Brown

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Tue Nov-14-06 03:32 PM
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20. tickle-me-Jesus

what does it say? "May the Schwartz be with you?"

Kudos to the Marine Corps. for having the class and good taste to pass on this tripe. I don't think it's even necessary to get into Establishment Clause/Church/State issues here. It's just an absurd, classless toy that would be a ridiculous gift to a kid from a financially troubled family.

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burythehatchet

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Tue Nov-14-06 05:15 PM
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32. lmao

:rofl:

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DearAbby

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Tue Nov-14-06 03:38 PM
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21. Why would they cheapen their God

By mass producing him as a toy? :shrug:

The war on christmas has begun? US MARINES Reject JESUS!!

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MindPilot

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Tue Nov-14-06 03:53 PM
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23. Could be worse...

at least he doesn't come attached to a cross.

"Crucifixion accessories sold separately."

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IntravenousDemilo

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Tue Nov-14-06 04:00 PM
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25. Nails, cross, apostles, and crown of thorns all sold separately. n/m

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chat_noir

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Tue Nov-14-06 04:11 PM
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26. pic

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carlydenise

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Tue Nov-14-06 05:07 PM
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30. HEY, Jesus doll looks like Val Kilmer when he played Jim Morrison in "The Doors"

nfm.
Carly

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newyawker99

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Tue Nov-14-06 05:13 PM
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31. Hi carlydenise!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

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carlydenise

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Tue Nov-14-06 06:15 PM
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41. Thanks!!!!!!!

Cheers
Carly

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Viva_La_Revolution

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Tue Nov-14-06 08:15 PM
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43. they made him the wrong color

why am I not surprised?

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nini

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Tue Nov-14-06 04:22 PM
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27. Do Jews and Muslims celebrate Christmas?

?

This is actually kind of funny. The one time they actually try and separate Church and State - it's over a religious holiday.

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mondo joe

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Tue Nov-14-06 04:24 PM
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28. The toys are for "the holiday season" per the story.

That covers rather a few.

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nini

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Tue Nov-14-06 04:36 PM
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29. true..

I was a bit comatose there. :D

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gollygee

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Tue Nov-14-06 06:04 PM
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39. There's no requirement that children be Christians

to receive a toy from Toys for Tots.

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StraightDope

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Tue Nov-14-06 05:55 PM
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36. I think you mean Jay-sus doll.

He says, "Hey kids! Vote Republican and kill brown people!"

:sarcasm:

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baby_mouse

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Tue Nov-14-06 05:58 PM
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37. Good LORD. These people are ludicrous!

:rofl:

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gollygee

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Tue Nov-14-06 06:17 PM
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42. What happened to "Thou Shalt Make No Graven Image . . ."

or however that goes

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