When Baby Jesus disappeared last year from a Nativity scene on the lawn of the Wellington, Fla., community center, village officials didn’t follow a star to locate him.
A GPS device mounted inside the life-size ceramic figurine led sheriff’s deputies to a nearby apartment, where it was found face down on the carpet. An 18-year-old woman was arrested in the theft. [article]
In a parody I did two years ago.
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Do you know where you Baby Jesus in your Nativity set is? With the rash of Baby Jesus thefts across the country whether it be public or private land how can you be sure? Do your check your lawn often fearing some Nativity scene napper with who know what nefarious scheme? Or perchance that it will be stolen only to be returned later with glued on devil horns as happened recently in Norwalk, Connecticut. Have you considered even resorting to using a chain attached to the leg of the Baby Jesus regardless of the atheistic of this act?
This GPS loop transmitting antenna cleverly disguised as a halo will ensure that you can track your Baby Jesus no matter where it is taken
The provided GPS receiver will help you track down your property if it does come up missing. This small compact unit will give you an exact location at every moment. If it detects that it has been moved from the preset position an alarm is sounded immediately. Simply follow the onscreen and audible instructions to retrieve your Baby Jesus or to provide the police with its location. Jesus tells the parable of the lost sheep which he was willing to go look for and find. Return the favor and Find Jesus®.
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As members of a minority religion, Jews are probably hit harder when their religious symbols are vandalized, said Deborah Lauter, national civil rights director for the Anti-Defamation League.
“If Baby Jesus is removed, it tends to be seen as a prank,” Lauter said. “Vandalism or theft of a menorah is just more sensitive. You feel like you’re really being targeted for your religion.”
It’s nice see that it’s vandalism against other religions, but only a prank against Christians.
At this rate someone really should start marketing the FindJesus tracker!
Theft of the Baby is usually considered on the level of Gnome-napping, from what I hear. It’s never easy to determine what is a hate crime, as the menorah attacks usually are, and what is a stupid prank.
I do admit to smiling over the devil horns.
I did hear of a neighborhood cat who knocked the Baby out of the manger and crawled in there himself for a nap!
Well, it’s more of a prank if the thief brings it back, after sending the authorities postcards showing where Baby Jesus is in the world. (I suppose you could do a serious version of this with poor people, people in hospitals, etc.)
But generally, people don’t do this stuff as a harmless prank; they do it to be mean, out of odium fidei.
This device is especially effective on Mondays and Saturdays, since the Fifth Joyful Mystery of the Rosary is “Finding the Child Jesus [in the Temple].”
A device of this type was discussed on Fox News this a.m. Wasn’t listening closely; hope you got credit.