Elsie Dinsmore

[ghoti_mhic_uait]

It's nice to leave the poor little Yanks in their bubbles, unmolested by clue-sticks, yes?

Elsie Dinsmore was the heroine of a set of books. Really boring books. They are generally held up as examples of how not to evangelise to children, because the lessons they teach can be summarised as 'Christianity is boring and will make you boring and unsufferable'.

A group of Christians (or, for all I know, pagans with a chip on their shoulder) has made a series of dolls called 'Life of Faith' They're hideous and freaky, and all about the evangelisation. Whatever.

I just found out that they're also based on the Elsie books.

Comments

[ghoti.livejournal.com]

I don't think that's the *main* benefit. I think ringbark was suggesting it as a side benefit. And one which, as alison_lees points out, I don't suffer from.

[alison-lees.livejournal.com]

Did I? I'm getting confused. Anyway, seems like it was a good thing, so it must be okay?