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I hope my brothers and sisters in Christ will avoid being manipulated into buying this water<\/a>. I hope that he bombs so completely no one will try this again. I hope this but I don’t trust the church to have the wisdom to reject this as the blasphemy that it is.<\/p>\n

Spiritual Brands Inc, a start-up company from Florida, is hoping to make a splash in the competitive bottled water market, worth over $11 billion a year in the United States alone, with its new Spiritual Water.
\nAvailable in 10 varieties, one flavor “Balance” features a picture of Jesus on the front with The Lord’s Prayer on the back in both English and Spanish while “Focus” carries a likeness of the Virgin Mary.
\nWhile the labels are different, all 10 kinds of Spiritual Water, which made its official debut this week at a trade show in Miami, are the the same — purified water — with a suggested retail price for 16.9-ounce bottles of up to $1.99.
\n[…]
\n“I tried to figure out … something that people have access to all the time, and if they’re losing their focus, or feeling negative or sad, they can see it and get back on track,” the Israel-born entrepreneur told Reuters on Friday.
\nHe said the company chose Christianity first, since it is so prevalent in the United States, but has plans to expand.
\n“We are working on covering everyone, from Muslims to Jews to Buddhists,” said Taieb. “Hopefully by next year we will begin to launch those products, by right now we are working hard on getting distribution.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I hope my brothers and sisters in Christ will avoid being manipulated into buying this water. I hope that he bombs so completely no one will try this again. I hope this but I don’t trust the church to have the wisdom to reject this as the blasphemy that it is. 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