What do you think? Would you buy them? Avoid the store? Just shake your head?
http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/retail/2007-07-15-walmart-religion-toys_N.htm?csp=34
Here are the toys:
http://store.messengersoffaith.net/
What do you want to bet some kid would treat Esther like a Barbie, or Samson like a regular action figure?
2007-07-17 03:29:57 · 14 answers · asked by GreenEyedLilo 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I remember listening to Don Imus 35 years ago. He did a character named Reverend Bill Saul Hargass, pastor of the First Church of the Gooey Death and Discount House of Worship in Del Rio, TX.
He was always hawking religious merchandise such as the styrofoam glow-in-the-dark 10 commandment tablets which could be used in a swimming pool as a kick board.
2007-07-17 04:41:41 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, if it'll start getting kids to ask questions about people in the Bible then I don't see why not. Esther (won a beauty pageant which is what made her the queen) and Samson (was the strongest guy around) so they are actually pretty cool people in the Bible. I don't disagree with anything that could arouse interest in the Bible... sometimes the most unconventional way does the trick.
2007-07-17 10:36:07 · answer #2 · answered by Me 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think it's cute. There are some interesting stories in the Bible that you could translate into action figures, but I wouldn't see that as particularly sticking to the religious side.
I have a Little People nativity scene that my friend really liked, but she wouldn't buy one because she didn't want her kid throwing baby Jesus around like a football. I don't really see how having religious toys could be all that enriching beyond teaching kids the stories. It seems a little silly, but I guess I would get them for my kids if they wanted them. It would just be a way to teach them about other religions.
The one comment is right, though. It's not like W-M is doing this to support religion - it's doing it to support profit.
2007-07-17 11:11:40 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
If I don't like the toys, I can make the choice not to buy them.
However, I will say that Wal Mart is shameless in trying to bilk people of faith out of more money by catering endlessly to that quarter. Just like them only saying "Merry Christmas", when there are loads of other faiths celebrating holidays around that time (Hanukkah, Solstice, Kwanzaa, etc). Makes me not respect Wal Mart at all.
2007-07-17 10:44:00 · answer #4 · answered by Mi Atheist Girl 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think there are much better reasons to avoid Wal-Mart than a few religious toys.
If there's a market for them they'll sell them, regardless of religious issues.
2007-07-17 10:34:19 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't know. It's sad that they're franchising faith, but it is getting kids interested. Remember the Bible verse: "Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these." However, when these kids grow up, will they think of God as some toy? It's a difficult question, and I don't claim to know the answer, but I think (I THINK) the toys are okay... Heck, if the person who made them tried to do good, s/he did good.
2007-07-17 10:38:22 · answer #6 · answered by Charlie 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
why do they call Samson, Samson Spirit Warrior? Why not Samson, P***y Whipped Moron?
Isn't that the part of the story that made him famous?
2007-07-17 10:34:24 · answer #7 · answered by NONAME 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Live with it and maybe buy one for comical purposes.
Oh and BTW Action fighter Jesus with attachable nuclear missiles rox some serious sox
2007-07-17 10:33:46 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't care what they sell at that store. I try to avoid Wal-Mart anyways.
2007-07-17 10:34:02 · answer #9 · answered by KS 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
They're kinda cute, actually.
And I'm sure that kids WOULD do that. It matters not a whit to me.
Would I buy them? Nah. Probably not.
2007-07-17 10:34:03 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋