ROFLMAO!!! Ohhh, this is too funny. The scary thing is that people actually buy such merchandise.

The whole idea of Jesus competing in team sports against a team of children doesn't exactly "inspire" me to think of him in terms of "Jesus 'as friend' ". Brrrr.

I've gotta say that I don't understand Phil's assumption that Jesus was a white American, just from looking at that T-shirt "art". Who says all American Catholics are white? A lot of them, to be sure, but all of them? (Guess it depends in part on whether one considers Italian-Americans to be "white".) Note, on the Jesus Inspirational Sport Statues page, the following statement: "Many customers have requested these Jesus Sport Statues depicting children other than Caucasian and playing other sports; we have expressed these requests to manufacturers and importers. When and if other statues are available, CatholicShopper.com will carry them." So there are definitely non-Caucasian Catholics out there seeking inspiration from this sort of kitsch. Funny thing, though; the page doesn't mention any requests from customers of any nationality (not just American customers) for a Jesus of color.