Friday, December 14
Reverend Billy and “The Church of Stop Shopping”…
What Would Jesus Buy? is the title of a documentary film released about a month ago. The film apparently focuses on some of the issues I expressed in my previous ‘Grinch post’.
The film focuses on the issues of the commercialization of Christmas, materialism, the over-consumption in American culture, globalization, and the business practices of large corporations, as well as their economic and cultural effects on American society, as seen through the prism of activist/performance artist Bill Talen, who goes by the alias of "Reverend Billy," and his troupe of activists, whose street theater performances take the form of a church choir called "The Church of Stop Shopping," that sings anti-shopping and anti-corporate songs.
Below is an interview from Image Deo community and their pastor Rick McKinley with the producer Morgan Spurlock.
Mark Nelson at 8:29 AM 2comments
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at 12:34 PM
Nicole said... Kevin and I want to see this. I've been rather Grinchy myself the past couple of seasons.
I'm trying to focus on the anticipation aspect of Advent, with so much anticipation in our own lives right now of where the next year will take us.-
at 2:32 AM
Seeker said...
Overconsumption in our American society is indeed a problem. And for the first time, nature is fighting back with global warming. We need to cut down our extravagant lives and share with the world.