Kickstarter Tried to Cancel Jesus, But They Couldn't Succeed

Chris Queen-Opinion : Mar 22, 2022
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One of the great things about a toy like this, Mauro told me, is that it personifies Jesus in a way that kids can't get from a book, a video, or an app on a phone or tablet. Another advantage to a toy like the Talking Jesus Doll is that when kids play with it, they have exposure to the words of Jesus straight from the Bible, which will benefit them when they get older...

[PJMedia.com] Crowdfunding websites have become a unique and innovative way for inventors, non-profits, and concerned citizens to raise funds and find new fans of their products and causes. (Screengrab image)

But lately, we've seen these crowdfunding sites take political stances, and they naturally lean left. Remember back in February when GoFundMe froze donations to Canada's Freedom Convoy based on Justin Trudeau and his government-funded media's disinformation about the convoy? GoFundMe eventually returned the donations, but they made their battle lines clear.

Kickstarter is now engaging in some similar political and religious censorship. Recently, the site for artists and inventors to fund new projects canceled a previously-approved fundraiser for a product called "Talking Jesus Doll."

I'll have to admit, the doll idea sounded sacrilegious to me until I dug deeper. It turns out, the doll actually teaches kids some of Jesus' words directly from the Bible.

The company responsible for the Talking Jesus Doll explains on its website that "in the last few years, toys have been weaponized with wokeness. Now, almost every product from Big Toy aisle is pushing a gay, trans, anti-white, anti-police or anti-family agenda to separate your child from their family and from their Creator."

"The only salvation this world has is in Jesus Christ," the site continues. "And because children form their religious and moral beings as young as age 2, it is essential to introduce ... your children to Jesus and His teachings at the earliest age. That is why we built The Talking Jesus Doll."

I spoke with David Mauro, the founder of Live for Good, Inc., maker of the Talking Jesus Doll, on Monday afternoon, and he told me that his inspiration for the toy came from the stuffed animals that his three girls cherished. He realized that their toys had educational and sentimental value, but none of them had spiritual value. In fact, nothing like that existed, so he decided to make something that would fill that gap.

One of the great things about a toy like this, Mauro told me, is that it personifies Jesus in a way that kids can't get from a book, a video, or an app on a phone or tablet. Another advantage to a toy like the Talking Jesus Doll is that when kids play with it, they have exposure to the words of Jesus straight from the Bible, which will benefit them when they get older.

Mauro explained on the company's blog how the process of having a project approved on Kickstarter works.

"To get on Kickstarter, you have to go through a thorough evaluation process where they collect lots of information and review your project," Mauro writes. "After we submitted our project, story, photos and funding goals to Kickstarter, they approved it."

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A few weeks after the project got underway, and as the Talking Jesus Doll had backers paying their hard-earned money to help get the product off the ground, Kickstarter sent Mauro an email stating that the project didn't fall within Kickstarter's rules... Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here

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