"They'll carry anything that sells," says David Croyle, president of FamilyLife, a non-denominational ministry of Campus Crusade for Christ. "This simply signals intelligent buying within Wal-Mart."Notably absent from the lineup: Sodom and Gomorra action figures.For David Socha, CEO of One2believe, it's a dream come true. "Our goal is to give the faith-based community an alternative to Bratz dolls and Spider-Man," he says.
The toys are based on biblical stories. For example, there's a set of 3-inch figures based on Daniel in the lion's den for about $7. A 12-inch talking Jesus doll is about $15. And 14-inch Samson or Goliath action figures are about $20.
Wal-Mart Gets Religious - Toys, That Is [USA Today]
(Photo: one2believe)
Thou shalt kick ass!!!
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@gtr225: Robot chicken is the best show ever. Even better than Firefly, Drawn Together, and Heroes.
Moses: God has given me ten commandments to live our lives by...
Some Peasant: Is there anything in there about not forcing your religion on others?
Moses: No!
Peasant: Figures.
BTW that clench is so mo.
]]>@gibsonic: I work in "the industry" so I see plenty of real chicks everyday. I dont need one of those creepy real dolls...heck some of the real girls are creepy enough....
]]>and this way it will remain, Till the day when all are one.
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Do the Adam & Eve Family Hut include instructions on committing incest (Mom's hawt!) in order to populate the planet?
Hope the Biblical Village Set has anatomically correct little girls (and boys!) since God's all about marrying (and boinking) 12-year-olds.
If two kids stack two Jesuses on top of each other, playing House or blasphamy? Better crush Lil' Timmy into broken, rent pieces with big rocks until dead just to be on the safe side...
LOVE the Bible. It's better than a Tarantino flick. With even MORE incest!
Just wait for the stop action "Last Temptation Of Christ", with Barbie playing Mary Magdalene.
]]>if you are going to bring dolls to work at least let them be the blow-up kind or "real dolls"
]]>@gibsonic: Well I wouldnt call them dolls but I have several Spawn and Mcfarlane Military figures on my desk. BTW the Mcfarlane dragons are awesome-o!!
]]>I'm so buying them all
]]>The meek shall inherit the earth, Argonauts, GET MEEK! *stab, die*
]]>And how is this news to start with? I had a David and Goliath set about 20 years ago (the Goliath pictured doesn't look all that different from that one, either). Plus, Robot Chicken ALREADY uses Biblical action figures for stop motion animation.
]]>A 12-inch talking Jesus doll is about $15. TALKING? "Math is hard!"
]]>Can't wait for the Darwin vs Jesus fight! =D
]]>@ironchef: The thing with idols is that they're only called idols when they come from other faiths. If it's your own religion, it's a "relic" or piece of "religious art."
BTW, Walmart also needs to sell Tom Waits' Chocolate Jesus around Easter. I bet the irony would be lost on the parents...
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Once again, you have made me laugh so hard I almost shot Diet Coke out of my nose. :-)
@Daemon_of_Waffle:
hahaha...
-Homer Simpson
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]]>@Steel_Pelican: Yeah those are the same ppl who spew thier drivel about purity and whatnot then show up on escort's personal customer lists. I would rather have my son play with GI Joe, Transformers even a block of wood than a Jesus figure..Good thing I don't go within 500 ft of a white trash mart..err Walmart I mean.
]]>i guess sarcasm and tongue in cheek don't convey well online sometimes.
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if you say so.
]]>Question: Since Wal-Mart has gone global, will their stores in Asia offer a Buddhist doll featuring Kung-Fu grip?
]]>And the problem with Bible action figures is that the kind of parents who buy Bible action figure are usually the kind of parents who FREAK OUT when Jesus starts having sex with Barbie in their child's playtime.
]]>@infinitemonkeys: You missed the Father McFeely catholic priest and altarboy playset, the Athiest's Jesus action figure (which is pretty much an empty box), the "Nazi's worshipped the same God playset" with 100 identical blonde-hair blue-eyed nazi action figures, and my personal favorites, the Religeous Bloopers Action Playsets... Dashing babies heads open on the rocks, persecution of the gays, persecution of the blacks, persecution of the protestants, persecution of the... Well, who didn't the christians persecute. EVERYBODY gets a playset.
Oh, the tickle-me-jesus should be out for Xmas.
@Steel_Pelican: ME! ME me me me. I want Jesus instead of Joe. He's bigger and I can melt more sticks into his corpse than a 6" GI Joe figure.
@Skiffer: Most popular villains series. Left-wing Liberal Man, Athiest Dude, Darwin (head of all antichrist forces), Pro-Choice Woman, The Abortionator, and Masturbates to images in Playboy guy.
@DeeJayQueue: T-800 Terminator style battle-damage Jesus, or you-tube's I Lit Tickle Me Elmo on Fire style battle-damage Jesus?
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@gibsonic: having grown up being smothered by christianity, it doesnt take much to fluster me. :)
]]>"faith-based" is just an associative/descriptive tag apply to the largest majority group in a particular environment. "faith-based" in Israel would mean Jews, "faith-based" in Iraq would mean Muslim, "faith-based" in India would mean "Hindu" etc.
Same reason why most people in the US say kleenex instead of facial tissue. Kleenex is just one brand but that brand in this culture/society has become synonymous with facial tissue.
no reason to get all flustered.
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Maybe a Samson doll with cuttable and "regrowable" hair, like those old Barbies.
"faith-based" community? i love how outspoken christians think their religion is the only 'faith' out there. that is, i dont see any vishnu or buddha action figures. geocentric and religion-centric at the same time. impressive.
]]>Who knew the consumerist was full of a bunch of cynical disrespectful hethens?! :P
Hopefully for you all they won't ever have to come out with historically accurate versions of "Rapture Jesus" or "Apocalyptic Jesus" or "Judgement Jesus".
You all seem to have to have the same mentality as the people who do tax evasion. Sure you "might" get away with it, but is that really a gamble worth taking?
]]>Man, Jesus was RIPPED.
]]>This is just Walmart going after the profitable 20-35 year old "irony-based shopping" demographic.
]]>That's one hot picture.
Anyway, Archie McPhee (woo Seattle!) has been selling better Biblical action figures for eons: mcphee.com
]]>The bible has some good action stories, so I don't mind the action figures to go with it. But once the kids recreate the bible story, what else will they do? If they're anything like I was, they're going to tape a few fircrackers to Jesus and blow his arm off. Or have Peter fight Cobra Commander (Cobra Commander would take Peter out in a second). Or run Paul over with a Tank...you see where I'm going. PS- If Christainity is the correct religion, I am so going to hell for this post.
]]>Goliath is an alternative to Bratz Dolls? How?
]]>ah, I thought that was recalled because the included flask of vodka turned out to be poisonous
]]>Isn't there a song about this?! Depeche Mode called this some time ago... "Your own personal Jesus" [www.lyricsfreak.com]
]]>i just don't like that most people will be buying them just for the novelty aspect
]]>I can't wait for the follow-up, equal opportunity religious cash-in dolls. An Abraham & Isaac 2-pack, and a special edition Muhammad figure. Wait. Maybe not the Muhammad figure.
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I already have the Ark of the Covenant from my Indiana Jones playset. I can't wait for the Muslim and Mormon editions which are sure to follow soon.
Thank you Wal-Mart!!!
Oh wait the real question is how long till a hacked cursing rapping Jesus appears on youtube?
]]>did they ever make communist party action figures? I'd love to rock Stalin in my glove compartment
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