Nativity baby Jesuses are now armed with GPS trackers

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last updated 8 January 2015

Apparently stealing the baby Jesus out of the church's manger set-up is such a rampant problem that a security company has come up with a solution — plant trackers on the Son of God.

This holiday season, Brickhouse Security is reportedly providing GPS trackers for free to any church worried for the safety of its little plastic bundle of joy. The company has actually run the program for years, but demand has increased recently.

A GPS-equipped Jesus will alert the church's clergy via text if it moves in the slightest. Should it actually travel beyond a pre-determined location, another text is sent. At that point, the elected manger manager can pull up a map and either follow in Christ's footsteps, or call the police (Brickhouse recommends the latter).

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Lauren Hansen produces The Weekâ€™s podcasts and videos and edits the photo blog, Captured. She also manages the production of the magazine's iPad app. A graduate of Kenyon College and Northwestern University, she previously worked at the BBC and Frontline. She knows a thing or two about pretty pictures and cute puppies, both of which she tweets about @mylaurenhansen.