Religion & Values » Nativity http://blog.newsok.com/religionandvalues Religion news with an Oklahoma angle Fri, 24 May 2013 00:20:50 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5 Technology to combat “Baby Jesus” thieves http://blog.newsok.com/religionandvalues/2010/12/06/technology-to-combat-baby-jesus-thieves/ http://blog.newsok.com/religionandvalues/2010/12/06/technology-to-combat-baby-jesus-thieves/#comments Mon, 06 Dec 2010 22:39:00 +0000 Carla Hinton http://blog.newsok.com/religionandvalues/?p=3125 Think twice before you steal “Baby Jesus” from the manger: Technology is now helping to combat a unique kind of thievery during the holidays.

]]> Think twice before you steal “Baby Jesus” from the manger: Technology is now helping to combat a unique kind of thievery during the holidays.

A company called Company Brickhouse Security is offering to place free GPS trackers on Baby Jesus statues to keep them from being stolen from Nativity scenes.

Apparently the company also has offered the devices to Jewish communities to keep their menorah candle holders from being taken during the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah.

A Boston Fox News affiliate reported that Company Brickhouse Security said the tracker means that if a thief makes off with the Baby Jesus statue or any other cherished item that it is attached to, a church, synagogue or other grop can log onto a computer or mobile phone to track the missing items. 

Here’s more about this latest blend of technology and faith: “Churches Fit GPS to Baby Jesus to Stop Nativity Thefts.” 

Carla Hinton

Religion Editor

 

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