A new toy Moses doll. Didn't he say something about graven images?
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The BBC has a great story about a new line of faith-based toys that's about to hit Wal-Mart. One2Believe Toys is launching its new "Tales of Glory" line of action figures, featuring Samson and Goliath action figures, a Moses doll accompanied by a story book, and a 12-inch high talking Jesus doll. As company founder David Socha explained to BBC News, "If you go in a toy aisle in any major retailer, you will see toys and dolls that promote and glorify evil, destruction, lying, cheating." Surely this is why a Goliath doll was included in the range. As of blog posting time, the company's theologians have not yet concluded their due-diligence review of whether the toys constitute "graven images" or "false idols," in violation of the First and Second
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