He cries, he wees, he saves the world!

[Gob]

With the commercial clamour of Christmas growing louder over the years, Christians have often despaired of the true spiritual message of the Nativity being heard.

But a Church of England-backed campaign to raise awareness of Jesus Christ – by portraying him as a toy doll – seems to be trying to spread the word just a little too hard.

It has even led some worshippers to brand it as ‘tacky’ and ‘blasphemous’.

The image is to be emblazoned on bus stops, advertising hoardings and in newspapers in the weeks leading up to Christmas.

Another poster of the Godbaby carries the slogan: ‘The Gift that Loves You Back.’ They come with the words ‘not available in shops’ printed at the bottom.

Alongside the £100,000 poster campaign, radio adverts will tell the Nativity story in the style of a celebrity chef. The idea is, apparently, to make the birth of Christ seem more ‘modern’.

Church leaders admit the controversial campaign by Christian media group ChurchAds.net, previously known as the Churches Advertising Network, will not be to everyone’s taste, but hope it will make the Christmas story appeal to the younger generation.

The Right Reverend Nick Baines, the Bishop of Bradford and one of the favourites to become the next Archbishop of Canterbury, has given his enthusiastic support.

He said: ‘It’s another strong and arresting image. It will surprise some and disturb others. Which is exactly what the real Jesus did. And it forces us beyond the tinsel to the human reality of “God among us”.’

ChurchAds.net says the aim of the campaign is to get a ‘Christ-focused’ message at the heart of ‘seasonal consumerism’. Campaigns from previous years have set the Nativity in a bus shelter and featured a Jesus baby scan.

Arun Arora, the Church of England’s communications director, said: ‘We need to be re-telling the story of Christ’s birth in ways which engage creatively and positively with the public’s interest.



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The biggest boo boo they've made is the look of the doll. Everyone knows Jesus was a blue eyed blonde!

[dales]

You must be thinking of this person, Gob....................

[Gob]

edited to add;

titter!!

[Andrew D]

A dear friend of mine, an Anglican (Episcopalian) bishop, likes to recall one of his trips to Hawai'i.

It was Advent, so the shops (mistaking what is actually the Christmas season) had their Christmas decorations out. The bishop paused to contemplate an esecially lavish display. Mary, Joseph, the Magi, the livestock -- everything was there. And in the creche ...

a baby Santa Claus.

[MajGenl.Meade]

I shall of course in conjunction with the world-wide "No More Mr. Nice Emanuel" be assaulting the Norwegian embassy in London, burning the public library in Canberra and photographing several scantily clad ladies should the opportunity arise.

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[kristina]

[Lord Jim]

A dear friend of mine, an Anglican (Episcopalian) bishop, likes to recall one of his trips to Hawai'i.

It was Advent, so the shops (mistaking what is actually the Christmas season) had their Christmas decorations out. The bishop paused to contemplate an esecially lavish display. Mary, Joseph, the Magi, the livestock -- everything was there. And in the creche ...

a baby Santa Claus.

I have a true "aww moment" story along those lines...

We have a nice creche that goes under the tree, but we also have a "Santa and His Workshop" set up with little figurines that we also put out on the "snow" blanket around the tree...

One year, (I think it was when she was four) Tati took Santa and Mrs. Claus, and some of the elves and the reindeer, and moved them into the Manger scene....

When I asked her why she did this, she said, "because they want to be with Jesus too."

Needless to say, we left it just as it was....

(The next year, our Manger scene also included some My Little Ponies.....they got to stay too....)

[Gob]

Aawwwww.. all those imaginary people together, Santa, Elves, My Little Pony, Jesus.....

(Come on Jim, far too good a set up there mate!)

[Lord Jim]

all those imaginary people together, Santa, Elves, My Little Pony, Jesus, an exciting cricket team.....

Fixed....

[MajGenl.Meade]

For several years my wife couldn't figure out why the baby Jesus cradle in our Nativity scene was actually empty. As with any household chore, I preferred to comment from the couch rather than get up to take a look. "He went out for a wee". "He's practising being somewhere else simultaneously". "He's not actually born; everyone else got there early" and so on.

One bright Christmas Day I actually did look and pointed out that she'd been putting the ceramic, unpainted, hollow-cast crib upside down. Baby Jesus had been face-planted for a long time

Meade

true story

[loCAtek]

Christ the Child-King, nothing new;

[Big RR]

You sure that's not the cild queen--lpook at the dress and the lacy blouse. also, honestly, could you really expect a person who was cricified to wear a cross?

[MajGenl.Meade]

Not at the front, no.

[Sue U]

Ow!

[Big RR]

Touche, Meade!