Hestia Homeschool for Young Wild Women

My Dear Readers may notice that I have been on a little jaunt around the Internet, examining (along with my children, I might add)  all the ways that Christianity is marketed. I wanted to demonstrate to them that not all uses of religion are good or holy or even in good taste. 

Some are basically harmless, like these Jesus Fish keychains on E-bay.

Some of the products are inadvertently hilarious, like the Jesus Soap on a Rope or the Jesus is My Homeboy T-shirt.  

I found this shocking the first time I saw some of the gorier Christian shirts.

Some are downright offensive (but sickly funny) like the Dress up Jesus Fridge Magnets (http://www.jesusdressup.com/ ). 

I don't tend to find art offensive. Religion is the greatest inspiration for art...

Some I am not sure about :   JESUS CHRIST ACTION FIGURE TV COMMERCIAL .

Then there are these Fat-free! Crosses.  While I could perhaps see their use at a Vacation Bible School, doesn't it seem a little, well, weird to eat a CROSS?  Maybe not. I eat Hot Cross Buns every Easter.  

Some seem gross to me.  Aggressively market Christianity?  Didn't Jesus drive the merchants from the Temple?  Seems to me He was anti-marketing.

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My sister loves the Virgin and is a devout convert to Catholicism. Maybe this dress from eBay for Christmas?

This tattoo reminds me of another huge moneymaker.

 I personally find televangelists like The Bakers to be so offensive that they drove me away from traditional right-wing Christianity years ago.  I find the marketing of religion to be hilarious at best, offensive most of the time, and downright dangerous at the worse, as when it is used topromote killing and war.

So we've spent a few months studying the ways a simple man like Jesus is used to make money.  Whether reverent or sacriligious, they have in common that they are using Christ to make money.

 

marketing Christianity: Jesus as a cat?   

 Marketing Christianity: I found Jesus bumper sticker  

 Black Light Baby Jesus: Marketing Christianity

 Marketing Christianity: Jesus Sandwich Baggies

 Marketing Christianity: Unsaved People Suck Teddy Bear

Marketing Religion: Abusive Jesus

Marketing Christ: Jesus loves you, but....

 Kung Fu Jesus? Marketing Christianity

 Jesus on a "Happy Trail"

 Marketing Christianity: Tattoos

Marketing Christianity: Glow in the Dark Mary

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• #8 Comment from waynes317 
  6/23/07 10:11 PM | Permalink

  Thanks for showing this stuff! I coined a name about 25 years ago for most of this merchandise..."Jesus Junk." I love my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and it breaks my heart to see such trash.
  
  There are many things that are made and even sold that don't bother me. I have seen what would be called 'folk art.' It is making art out of what a person has and it comes from a heart wanting to communicate something to another person. But I have been in Christian bookstores where there was stuff of bad taste and you would think they wouldn't touch that item with a ten foot pole.
  
  Besides being a minister of the Gospel of Christ, I am a poet and artist. And in expressing my artistic side I must be careful to not denegrate the Lord. I think those that do this to mock the Lord should think of other's feelings at least, if they do not believe in Christ.
  
  I just wanted to say thanks for showing some of this stuff that maybe people will think before they do!
• #7 Comment from jewellynn2 
  4/27/05 8:03 PM | Permalink

  You must be open-minded to view this kind of thing. I do not like the one about mary/anal thing. That to me is very blasphemous. I do keep an open mind at all times. This has helped me in many situations. Thanks for posting these. My husband and I had a good laugh.
  Hugs,
  Stace
• #6 Comment from cw2smom 
  3/19/05 11:41 AM | Permalink

  This is a very good entry, one I will share with my 13 yr old daughter, who right now is identifying herself as agnostic.  Thanks for sharing!  Lisa @ Wearin' My Heart
• #5 Comment from spurgins311 
  9/27/04 1:52 AM | Permalink

  What a TATOO!!!!!
  Interesting to see all this stuff. I didn't realize how they do MARKET Christianity. Some of it is alright, but some of it is sad!
  Sharon
  http://journals.aol.com/spurgins311/sls/
  http://journals.aol.com/spurgins311/lovingit
• #4 Comment from suzypwr 
  9/26/04 10:15 PM | Permalink

  Some of those things seem harmless, and some are downright crude! But I always enjoy seeing you post them and your vulva things. xoxo