Pünktlich zum alljährlichen Weihnachts-Shopping-Wahnsinn kommt die Doku “What would Jesus buy?“, von und mit dem Shopocalypse-Prediger Reverand Billy und seiner Church of Stop Shopping, ins Kino (ab 16. November, zunächst nur in den USA). Produziert wurde der Dokumentarfilm von Morgan Spurlock (“Super Size Me”) und Rob VanAlkemade. “Bill Talen (aka Reverend Billy) was a lost idealist who hitchhiked to New York City only to find that Times Square was becoming a mall. Spurred on by the loss of his neighborhood and inspired by the sidewalk preachers around him, Bill bought a collar to match his white caterer’s jacket, bleached his hair and became the Reverend Billy of the Church of Stop Shopping. Since 1999, Reverend Billy has gone from being a lone preacher with a portable pulpit preaching on subways, to the leader of a congregation and a movement whose numbers are well into the thousands. Through retail interventions, corporate exorcisms, and some good old-fashioned preaching, Reverend Billy reminds us that we have lost the true meaning of Christmas. What Would Jesus Buy? is a journey into the heart of America – from exorcising the demons at the Wal-Mart headquarters to taking over the center stage at the Mall of America and then ultimately heading to the Promised Land … Disneyland.” Den Trailer gibt’s hier und hier, mehr Kirchen hier. Via: Laughing Squid