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local6.com out of Orlando is reporting that Wal-mart is going to sell Jesus, religious action figures. From the article, “more than 420 Wal-Mart stores nationwide will begin carrying the faith-based toys that include Jesus and Samson action figures“. Yes, that’s right, religion + retail = greatness. /* END SARCASM */

I feel a bit uneasy about faith based toys being sold at Wal-mart, but anything to make a buck. When I was a kid we had G.I. Joes and Transformers. Are toy companies out of ideas? I guess so.

I’m not sure about the credibility of this story, because the company One2Believe has a webstore, but it is a Yahoo! store front [here]. A company with a Yahoo! webstore that is selling to Wal-Mart? I just don’t know what to think, their mission statement includes the following: “to find a way to help children learn vital Bible lessons via Scripture and to ultimately come to faith in Jesus”. Are toys the way to salvation? And bundle this with the religion + retail. Interesting to say that least.