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To: jlallen who wrote (3400)	9/22/1999 9:42:00 AM
From: greenspirit	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 6418

To be a liberal you have to believe that.... The next big threat is Holy-bears! :-) Article... Beanie-baby maker sues Holybears HOUSTON, Sept. 21 (UPI) Using teddy bears to help spread the word of God apparently does not sit well with the maker of Beanie Babies products. Ty Inc. said it has filed a lawsuit against HolyBears Inc. asking for all HolyBears teddy bears to be "impounded for destruction." HolyBears makes bean-bag teddy bears that it says honors religious themes, sacraments, life-cycle occasions and family values. The 14 current HolyBears designs include "Allegiance," the God Bless America Bear; and "Sheldon," which honors Charles Sheldon, the founder of the WWJD (What Would Jesus Do?) movement. Each HolyBear teddy bear has many features including unique embroidery on the chest and a Bible-shaped hangtag containing an appropriate verse. Robert S. LeClair, founder of HolyBears said "Our teddy bears were independently developed and do not infringe on anyone's copyright. Our bears are little messengers of God's word, and we will fight to protect them from destruction even as we pray for their aggressors." LeClair said the lawsuit will not deter HolyBears from its mission of spreading the word. "We are committed to providing our teddy bears to authorized HolyBears dealers, and to churches and other religious groups who want to use our bears to raise funds," he said. LeClair noted that some collectors of the bears are investigating a possible defense fund to help HolyBears repel the well-financed team of lawyers retained by Ty Inc. "Ty's lawsuit is baseless and frivolous and defending our teddy bears could be an expensive undertaking. With all the potential good deeds that Ty, Inc. could pursue with their vast resources, they chose instead to ask the courts to impound and destroy all HolyBears teddy bears," LeClair said. HolyBears was launched in March 1999 to provide churches, schools and religious organizations with a means of raising funds. The suggested retail price for the bears is $8.