{"id":32514,"date":"2024-02-12T12:10:06","date_gmt":"2024-02-12T17:10:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/?p=32514"},"modified":"2024-02-12T12:10:06","modified_gmt":"2024-02-12T17:10:06","slug":"travis-kelce-taylor-swift-themed-candles-spark-protest-at-wisconsin-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/2024\/02\/travis-kelce-taylor-swift-themed-candles-spark-protest-at-wisconsin-business.html","title":{"rendered":"Travis Kelce, Taylor Swift-Themed Candles Spark Protest at Wisconsin Business"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_32517\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32517\" style=\"width: 1180px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/87\/2024\/02\/taylor-swift-travis-kelce-candles-credit-mixed-bag-mke-facebook.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-32517\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/87\/2024\/02\/taylor-swift-travis-kelce-candles-credit-mixed-bag-mke-facebook.png\" alt=\"sacrilege\" width=\"1180\" height=\"750\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-32517\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mixed Bag MKE\/Facebook<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A small business in Wisconsin recently sparked protests after selling prayer candles featuring Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift that a concerned group felt were making a mockery of Jesus and Mary. The Whitefish Bay business, Mixed Bag MKE, celebrated the &#8220;Swiftie Super Bowl Eve Party&#8221; by selling products to commemorate the Super Bowl but was met with some controversy over the items being sold.<\/p>\n<p>The group gathered outside the store with signs mentioning love for God, as well as &#8220;sacrilege&#8221; and &#8220;blasphemy.&#8221; The business also posted several direct messages they received from upset customers on their Facebook page. One message read, &#8220;I just learned of your disgusting celebrity&#8217; prayer candles.&#8217; Depicting immoral celebrities instead of Our Lord Jesus Christ and His Holy Mother. How low can you go?&#8221; Another message read, &#8220;Please stop selling the blasphemous candles with celebrities!!! I truly take offense by mocking my faith! &#8221;<\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"border: none; overflow: hidden;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fpermalink.php%3Fstory_fbid%3Dpfbid02jbJtD2kdXMyF43v45UKJEqguvC7iu3HUBaBKaepMWMN9rezXCjqbBfa6pwMfFtk7l%26id%3D100071336466054&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"799\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The company didn&#8217;t let the messages or the protest stop them from selling the candles. The business wrote, &#8220;If you&#8217;re part of this group, and you see this, please know you aren&#8217;t changing anything by this harassment. I will still sell these candles, and I don&#8217;t care if you think it&#8217;s sacrilegious.&#8221; Despite all the uproar, the store posted it had one of its busiest days ever, sharing a picture of nearly empty shelves that once held the Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce candles after less than two hours of opening.<\/p>\n<p>The business added that they also raised $360 for Street Angels, a Milwaukee homeless outreach organization. The business posted, &#8220;You guys turned out, and it was amazing! Thank you so so so so much for the support, and for helping raise $360 for Street Angels. I&#8217;m cleaned out of any and all Taylor Swift merch but I&#8217;ll be getting more in the next week or so if you missed out. Thanks again for being awesome!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>According to the website, they also sell other high-profile celebrity-themed candles, including Keanu Reeves, Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love, actor Ryan Gosling, and late &#8220;Jeopardy!&#8221; host Alex Trebek, along with many others.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A small business in Wisconsin recently sparked protests after selling prayer candles featuring Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift that a concerned group felt were making a mockery of Jesus and Mary. 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