Sweet Jesus..

[aidan80 9]

Churches find 'chocolate Jesus' tasteless

Germany's churches criticised a businessman this week for selling thousands of Jesus chocolates. Frank Oynhausen set up his 'Sweet Lord' chocolate Jesus business saying he wanted to restore some traditional religious values to Christmas in Germany.

But the German Protestant Church rebuked the idea as 'tasteless' and the Roman Catholic Church was not amused.

'I started thinking about how I could reintroduce traditional religious values into this commercial world,' said Mr Oynhausen, who had been unemployed since losing a recycling business two years ago.

Together with a friend, a local chocolatier, Mr Oynhausen, 54, developed the concept of 'Sweet Lord'. He says thousands of people have put in orders for the figures wrapped in gold foil....

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[msu17 0]

I like it! I want one!!! People take things way to seriously.

[Ms. Squirrel 11]

I think it's a sweet idea. I saw Jesus dolls at Walmart (it said "Jesus - Son of God' on the box), no one complains about them. People take things waaay to serious!

[LikeALadybug 2]

If the chocolate is good why complain?

That's a really sweet idea though, I don't see how it could hurt anyone what's he's doing. Maybe the haters just don't like chocolate - those heathens!

It really sounds a little like when people are not allowed to call Christmas trees for, well, Christmas trees. It should instead be holiday tree?

[mox 298]

Just so I'm clear: Transforming bread and wine literally into the body and blood of Christ to be consumed: Not gross or tasteless in any way.

Chocolate in the shape of Christ: Tasteless.

I will never understand religion.

Edited November 28, 2008 by mox

[Scott & Lai 12]

A chocolate Jesus is a "traditional religious value"?

[rebeccajo 14]

As long as they make 'em in Dark Chocolate, I'm all for it.

*tastier*