Do you think the Jesus Doll would catch on over here.

[Gromit]

In the news today, large stores in America are stocking The Jesus Doll - Biblical character based toys. A foot-high plastic Jesus doll that quotes Scripture and a three-inch Daniel in the lions' den .

As well as Daniel, a Tales of Glory figure for younger children who comes with a lion and den and costs around �4, there are 12-inch Peter and Paul Messenger of Faith dolls that recite Scripture when a button is pressed.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml =/news/2007/08/01/wbarbie101.xml

Will you be ordering one from ASDA?

[mccfluff]

no

[sp1814]

Maybe if it looked like Jesus, as opposed to Barry Gibb!

[jno]

sweet

http://cutelittleangel.com/shop/images/817005o .jpe

but I suppose it won't do much to dent the sales figures of Action Man and Barbie

[WaldoMcFroog]

I already have a Buddy Christ figure, but my wife made me remove it from the dashboard of my car, in case people thought it was serious...

http://www.preisvergleich.org/pimages/Actionfi gur-Buddy-Jesus_41__H-691850_20.jpg

[LeMarchand]

No, because in the US they have a huge Fundamentalist segment of the population, whereas it's pretty small in the UK

[China Doll]

How did they get Jesus to model for that?

Is it a true likeness or is there some creative license involved?

Will you go to hell when they introduce Mary Magdeline (sp) dolls if you pose her and Jesus in to compromising positions?

Can they mix with Barbie and Ken dolls or do you think their views might be too oposing for them to be good neighbours?

Did anyone else think of the Small Soldiers film on reading this or was that just me?

[eyeshade]

Yes, and how will he get the royalties?

[jno]

China Doll, it's well known that people like Brad Pitt don't model for their own action dolls, and are quite often startled when they see them in Hamleys. Of course Brad Pitt couldn't call on his father to destroy the factory with a plague of locusts, unlike some.

[Theland]

Anything for a quick buck eh? I bet they considered a mohammed doll - for about a nano second, and then thought about the Danish cartoons!

[Booldawg]

If they released a prophet mohammed doll to get its ass kicked proper crusader style then it may just catch on.

[China Doll]

That's true JNO... But Brad may inflict yet a sequal to Troy on us. That could be worse.

[jno]

Booldawg, you might remember that all the crusades except the first ended in Muslim victories, so ass-kicking might not be advisable.

[LeMarchand]

Mind you, having completely read the article, I'd rather see kids with Jesus dolls than those "*****" dolls that seem popular with young girls.

[China Doll]

It's only China Dolls that are any good anyway.

All other dolls are just pretenders. ;0)

[LeMarchand]

Apparently a word that rhymes with "hut" and is used to describe a woman of low moral character is in the swear filter...

[Goodsoulette]

SP what did Jesus look like? Im all for modelling him on Jim whatshisname from Passion of the Christ. I was under the impression that he was a redheaded jew, although I was only ever told this and never found that part out for myself.

That would be the sh1ttest toy ever at Christmas woudnt it? Given to you by your great aunt and only the Flanders kid could pretend to look happy about it.

[sp1814]

There is so much marketing potential in 'Holy Dolls'.

I mean, you could collect all 12 disciples for a start. Brilliant.

And then there's the accessories - Judas with his bad of silver and John the Baptist with his...errr...river.

With regards to what Our Lord looked like...I thought it was agreed that he resembled Robert Powell?

[China Doll]

'Holy Dolls'

I've never wanted to change my user name so badly!

'Holy Dolls Batman....'

Major case of the giggles this end.

[MrBen5]

Hmmm, they wouldnt allow it over here, in case it upset certain minorities...

[China Doll]

I'm in awe Mr Ben... utter, speechless awe....

'Hmmm'

Tell me, do you come with an organ grinder?