A cosmetics range with cheeky taglines that extol the virtues of "Looking Good for Jesus" has been pulled from stores after complaints from Catholics that they were disrespectful, it was claimed.
The products are made by American makeup company Blue Q and they were sold in three Topshop outlets in Singapore.
The range includes a "virtuous vanilla" lip balm, hand and body cream and a mirrored Jesus statuette. They feature a drawing of Jesus flanked by two adoring women and carry slogans such as "Get tight with Christ", "Get His Attention" and "Redeem Your Reputation and More".
Blue Q also carries other tongue-in-cheek items such as a "Believe in God Breath Spray".
Wing Tai Holdings, which manages the Topshop brand in the city-state, pulled the items off its shelves late last month after some customers complained, according to the Straits Times newspaper.
A company spokesman told the paper: "We don't want to offend our customers."
Nick Chui, 27, a Catholic, spotted the items in a Topshop outlet and then wrote a letter to Wing Tai last month saying that the products trivialised Jesus Christ and Christianity.
He said: "There are also sexual innuendoes in the messages and the way Jesus is portrayed in these products."
And Grace Ong, a 24-year-old accountant who is also Catholic, told the paper: "Why would anyone use religious figures to promote vanity products? It's very disrespectful and distasteful."
Christians make up about 15 percent of multicultural Singapore's population of 4.5 million people.
About half of Singaporeans are Buddhist, Muslims account for another 15 percent, and Hindus around 5 percent.
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