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April 30, 2008

My sweet Lord: Top ten religious treats

Joanna writes: Scripture candy and Bible bonbons - were these what King Soloman was talking about when he wrote

"Fraudulent food is sweet to a man, but afterwards his mouth is filled with gravel" - Proverbs 20 v 17? Decide for yourselves with our list of the top ten religious treats available.

These soft peppermint puffs allow you to learn a verse while sucking on a mint.
Sweettruth_2

The seven foods of Deuteronomy, Wheat, Barley, Raisins, Honey, Figs, Pomegranates, Olive Oil, are packed into this Bible Bar providing "nutrition God's way".

Biblebar

Pass on the word with these breath fresheners wrapped in Biblical text


Testamints_2

Or chew over some scripture with Biblegum

Biblegum_2


You can reach the world one cavity piece at a time with these Heart pops encased in scripture.

Heartpops

David, Samson and Moses rule over a jelly bean tube each

Jbeans

This peanut bar is "inspired by scripture" its name perhaps is less well thought through

Nuggets

The sacred cross dipped in synthetic sugar

Crosspops
Assuage your guilt by indulging in this God is Love Chocolate

Darkchocholate

And these don't even look appetizing

Helivesucker_2







 

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Anything for a buck, eh!

Do the Deuteronomy bars cause fire and brimstone breath? Do they lead to adult ADD, and aggressive, violent, xenophobic behaviour?

Posted by: joshua | 1 May 2008 01:27:09

Indoctrinating children with this pernicious form of mind control before they are old enough to think for themselves borders on criminal child abuse. You need to stand back and look at yourselves. Bad enough being duped by this Mediaeval BS yourselves, but don’t impose it on others. Clearly you can’t handle the notion of mortality without inventing a comforting fantasy. Sad, sad, sad. Christianity is the greatest deception of all time. Makes 9-11 look like a game of charades where everyone got a little carried away.

Posted by: Andrew Milner | 1 May 2008 07:29:23

Hilarious - what's next? The Job Chocolate bar - temptation for all the family? The Mary bar - the bar you can't take out of the wrapper? The God bar - you may have no other bar but this one?

Bet they taste dreadful, like those non-branded easter eggs you used to get from Auntie Agnes' local newsagent. That is also very apt as religion itself tends to leave a bad taste in the mouth

Posted by: john | 2 May 2008 11:01:13

This is rather ironic. Not only are people fervently quoting verbatim the opinions and factual misrepresentations of a cult figure, but by doing so they exhibit the same characteristic indoctrination of which that figure accuses religious authorities. Fellow commenters, Dawkins has become your god! How does it feel to be religiously indoctrinated?

Posted by: Anthony OPL | 4 May 2008 17:04:26

Well said Anthony.

Posted by: Tom Painter | 6 May 2008 13:20:11

Dawkins doesn't prescribe a religion. Instead he advocates free thought and scientific enquiry, leaving rational individuals to make up their own minds. Atheism has been around much longer than Dawkins, and so too will it be around long after Dawkins.

Posted by: LUKE | 8 May 2008 00:48:36

wow - scratch the surface with an article about sweets and out pours incredible amounts of anger - talk about touching a nerve!
I'm a Christian and can laugh at this. I hope it's meant to be a joke.. if not, I apologise on behalf of Christians ;-)

Posted by: Sarah | 8 May 2008 17:17:06

No need to apologize, Sarah -- you didn't make these silly and (I'm sure) tasteless "goodies."

Can the vitriol, atheists -- the only rational position is agnosticism.

Posted by: Pete | 9 May 2008 01:53:22

I'd hardly call it indoctrination. Kinda stupid some of them but hardly brain washing. When other parents buy disney sweets and such like is that brainwashing? Often it's what ther kids ask for!
I don't think that they are all a good idea, but the kiddie stuff is different.

Posted by: Katie | 9 May 2008 14:36:00

These are AWESOME! They're hilarious! Where can I buy some??

Posted by: Suzie | 14 May 2008 08:41:05

I agree Sarah. Surely they have to be a joke? But don't think that they merit the kind of strong feelings that have come across so far..... I thought us Christians were the ones who were supposed to get het up over silly little things.........

Posted by: Vicki | 14 May 2008 11:20:24

Wow, I didn't think people would be able to get so angry about sweets. Even I can't muster up any. If anything I thought the die hard Christians would think it was blasphemous but I have to say the Atheists are making us look bad here.

They are JUST sweets.

Posted by: Jess H | 14 May 2008 14:45:48

As a primary school teacher I see the huge merit of marketing to children in this way. As a Christian I also see the huge merit of marketing to children in this way. If you want children to remember something- stick it on a sweet. If you're not Christian...just don't eat them. Im just wondering when we'll get maths, english and science chocolates to make my job a lot easier!

Posted by: Jane | 15 May 2008 11:54:13

Pete - strictly speaking, we're all agnostics because we "don't know" the ultimate truths of our existence in the universe. OK?
But - listen carefully - a belief in a god is just about as rational as a belief in Father Christmas, pink unicorns, green men on Mars or the Flying Spaghetti Monster.
So what does this mean? It means that atheism - lack of belief in god, godlessness - is the only rational position in purely practical terms.
You see, it's possible to be an agnostic and believer at the same time. Or an agnostic and atheist at the same time as well.
That is why I'm - strictly speaking - like everyone else an agnostic. But in my everyday life, for practical and logical reasons, I am (and happily remain) an atheist - without a god.
Pete - I hope I've put this concisely and politely for you. No vitriol, you see.

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