Struttin’ Your Stuff

Cutesy Christianity

A few years back, we forfeited getting new struts on our hooptie in order to get exhibitor space at a local sunday school conference in the Chicago area.  I usually like this local conference, being a two day shindig and in my own back yard.
But this time, TastyFaith’s booth was right next to someone selling a born again version of the American Girl Doll. This doll was high tech and had real eye lashes. She sang the books of the New Testament and could recite over 16 verses, which I heard no less than four hundred and thirty seven times over the course of two days thanks to two DD Duracells.
While people mobbed the doll booth, listening to the cutesy recording of her internal computer chip, TastyFaith materials were barely noticed. Bible Studies for teen moms weren’t as popular as a battery operated outreach tool. Nor were lessons dealing with issues commonly associated with Jerry Springer.
I hated that doll. I hated her voice. I hated her eyelashes. I hated that children in China probably assembled her under unthinkable conditions.

Sometimes, it’s not always the lesson we prepared that reaches people with the love of Christ. It could be a doll assembled in China. It could the car rides home week after week that lead to broken struts.

That’s’ why TastyFaith is expanding our services. We’re offering more ways to reach the world with the life changing message of JC. Give us a holler, we’ll help create a solution that’s right for you. 
It might be a fundraiser. It might be an outrageous outreach event. It might be something you get in the mail. But it won’t have real eyelashes.

You heard mine. Now let’s hear from you.

What cutesy Christianity products, events or practices make you want to pull a Peter and deny knowing  Christ?

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Comments

[Amy]

Geez, Ginger, there's so many...

I'd have to say that the "Your Best Life Now" board game is the worst Christian product I've every seen (or anything with Joel Olsteen's face on it).

The worst "cutesy" thing would have to be these generic "My Little Ponies". They're called "Praise Ponies".

You can see them here:
http://www.touchofheavenapparel.com/Products/toys/typpsh_hope-praise-pony_toys.html

There are three different ponies--Faith, Hope, and Love.

Blah.

BTW, I own you an e-mail.

[Chris Forbes]

Congrats on your new work Ginger!

How about those "Testamints" at the counter in the Christian bookstore?

Personally, I don't like the new testamints, they only come with 27 mints. At least the old testamints had 39!