... follows Reverend Billy and the Church of Stop Shopping Gospel Choir as they go on a cross-country mission to save Christmas from the Shopocalypse: the end of mankind from consumerism, over-consumption and the fires of eternal debt!
The idea of a flamboyant televangelist (who, if it's possible, is even faker than the ones on TBN) warning his audience of the dangers of consumerism is ironic to the core. Why does it take a secular documentary film maker to point out the folly of storing up treasures "where moth and rust corrupt and where thieves break in and steal"?Spurlock's not the only one questioning American consumerism these days. Marketplace, a business news show I listen to on NPR, is exploring the consequences of what they call the "disease of greed" in a series titled "Consumed."
Of course, the reasons Christians should consider the benefits of living a sustainable lifestyle are usually different from those of an unbeliever. As a steward of Creation, I want to conserve the natural resources God has entrusted to me. As a steward of God's money, I want to leverage the financial resources God has entrusted to me for Kingdom activity. This is a particularly weighty responsibility as I (and most likely you) am a member of the top 1 percent of the wealthiest people in the world.
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