Film night: What Would Jesus Buy?

cork | arts and media | event notice Sunday April 03, 2011 23:37 by anarkitty - wsm

in Solidarity Books, 43 Douglas Street, starts at 8pm, free! all welcome! :)

An examination of 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.