Let's Buy Jesus!, Religion & Consumer Products Options

[Comptine]

I was shopping at Urban Outfitters and was browsing their non-clothing section. I look around and see a giant pink thing. Upon closer inspection, it was a giant, pink Jesus. The little place tag in front of the item said Eight Ball Jesus. So I shake it and flip it over. Sure enough, it was an eight ball. When I put it down, I felt as if I disrespected one of the most important religious figures in Christianity (I'm not religious). Also, when I browsed through the tees at Urban Outfitters a little later, I found a tee that proclaimed 'Jesus is My Homeboy!'

I've been noticing lately how much of our consumer products are geared towards religious people (Not just Christianity. There was an Eight Ball Buddha and a Jew Unit shirt). Starbucks even started to print phrases from the Bible on their coffee cups.

If you are religious, are you happy to see your religion on products or do you feel as if it's disrespectful? If you aren't religious, do you feel uncomfortable about the influence of religious views?

[sharpandcuddly]

i'm not religious, but it bothers me. i think mormons are the only ones who have it right. they don't sell religion, they give it away and suggest you read it. it's not force, you can say no, you don't have to pay for it, and nobody else has to know your views on it.
religion is supposed to be a sacred thing, and i see its cool that these christian/baptist girls where shirts with a bible verse on it. go them, that's great.
but people shouldn't profit off of it.
if someone makes a jesus doll, they should give it to a church.
and buddha statues. buddha isn't even a god. he never wanted to be, and people are exploiting him.
it is disrespectful to call jesus your homeboy. maybe your "pimp", i can see that, because jesus does have a lot of "hos" [not to affend any-christians out there, please!], but only as a jokingly manner.