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G_j

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Wed Feb 22, 2012, 11:50 AM Feb 2012

What Would Jesus Buy? - Shopocalypse Song

From producer Morgan Spurlock (Super Size Me) and director Rob VanAlkemade, "What Would Jesus Buy?" examines the commercialization of Christmas in America while following Reverend Billy and the Church of Stop Shopping Gospel Choir on a cross-country mission to save Christmas from the Shopocalypse (the end of humankind from consumerism, over-consumption and the fires of eternal debt.) The film also delves into issues such as the role sweatshops play in America's mass consumerism and Big-Box Culture. From the humble beginnings of preaching at his portable pulpit on New York City subways, to having a congregation of thousands -- Bill Talen (aka Rev. Billy) has become the leader of not just a church, but a national movement.



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What Would Jesus Buy? - Shopocalypse Song (Original Post) G_j Feb 2012 OP
Step away from the product! Bluenorthwest Feb 2012 #1
Watched this a few weeks ago, hard hitting and spot on. Go Rev Billy! n/t Mnemosyne Feb 2012 #2
+1 Here's the documentary BrendaBrick Feb 2012 #3
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