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Name: Molly McCarthy on Jun 1, 2007Comments: the "Soldier of God" Product line by th eOTC is in poor taste and is disturbing. They shouldn't be supplying the market for these things.Flag
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Name: Corey Habbas on Jun 1, 2007Comments: No corporation should supply extremist market segments. OTC knows that this issue is offensive to people. They know the controversy surrounding it, and yet instead of pulling it. They are still selling it. It's a violent product that combines the Christian faith with military paraphernalia and camouflage colors. The OTC is huge, and it's like they are sanctioning a holy warrior mentality. This is an issue that spans all faiths, cultures and backgrounds. I ask OTC to stand for respect and peace between all people. There are people in this world who are filled with prejudice, bigotry and ignorance. Why make products that encourage themFlag
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Name: Jessica Ahmed on Jun 1, 2007Comments: I am an American of Native American and Irish decent, My family is christian and my GrandFather is a NightsTempler. I do not think that a crusade in the contexed of war should be selebrated.........Flag
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Name: Anonymous on Jun 2, 2007Comments: No company should be promoting war materials - especially to children!Flag
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Name: Raisa on Jun 2, 2007Comments: Frankly what you are doing is disgusting! Why would you want your children to grow up thinking that God is war Personally I don't understand. I think you people should think twice before you sell products like these but this time I don't think you even thaught once.Flag
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Name: Rosemary Irwin on Jun 2, 2007Comments: War is not something that should ever be promoted to children. It is sometimes a necessary thing, but it is never a game and it should not be trivialized or twisted into a religious duty and promoted to children as such. More often wars are about politics, money, power, land - basically greed. They are not about protecting the oppressed or providing safety to innocent people. There is no reason for children to be pulled into this reality of life and no reason to glorify war to them. They should be prepared to be peacemakers, not peacebreakers.Flag
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Name: Pamela Taylor on Jun 2, 2007Comments: In a day and age when religious differences are contributing factors in intercommunal violence and international warfare, the sale of products which promote violence in the name of religion is not just "fun and games." These products reinforce attitudes that people of different beliefs cannot get along. They also promote the idea that Christianity must inevitably defeat and destroy other religions. Such ideas are not only unpalatable, they are downright dangerous.Flag
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Name: David L. Hoffman on Jun 2, 2007Comments: As an evangelical Christian, I consider this toy product line and the message it conveys to children to be a blasphemous distortion and misuse of the sacred, compassionate message and ministry of Jesus. I was astounded to learn about the "Soldiers of God" toys. The entire concept seems more like a nightmafish joke, than an actual product that anyone would really manufacture or sell. I urge Oriental Trading to completely discontinue this dangerously prejudicial and violence inducing business conduct. -- David L. Hoffman Coordinator Humanity Check interfaith peace and reconciliation project No. 560, 122 Calistoga Road Santa Rosa, CA 95409 U.S.A. humanitycheck@earthlink.netFlag
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Name: Mohammad on Jun 2, 2007Comments: Please remove the product from the market. We need to teach children unity not division.Flag
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Name: Anonymous on Jun 3, 2007Comments: I can find many destructive messages hidden within the products. It is one world and we want our children to respect religion and not violence for a better life for us all.Flag
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Name: Marcia Lynx Qualey on Jun 3, 2007Comments: This concept--children practicing to be a militarized "soldier of God"--is terrifying to me. Especially when the U.S. is involved in an aggressive war, Oriental Trading should be responsible enough not to promote more war--and not to associate it with what can be (at its best) a positive, pacifist faith. I used to love Oriental Trading products for my son and my pre-K class. No more.Flag
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Name: Rachel Bethany Carter on Jun 3, 2007Comments: No company should be doing things like this.Flag
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Name: L. Delgado on Jun 4, 2007Comments: The toys/products serve no pood purpose. They are not items children should be given.Flag
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Name: Nicole Bovey on Jun 4, 2007Comments: If we expect peace on the global front, then on the national front we cannot sell toys and products to our children which promote war. Pull those toys!Flag
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