Comments on: The McPassion http://www.mattglover.com/wordpress/wordpress/2006/03/03/the-mcpassion/ Thoughts from Australian cartoonist and pastor, Matt Glover Fri, 18 May 2012 01:48:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Matt Glover http://www.mattglover.com/wordpress/wordpress/2006/03/03/the-mcpassion/#comment-239 Matt Glover Fri, 10 Mar 2006 11:37:31 +0000 http://www.mattglover.com/wordpress/wordpress/?p=101#comment-239 Excellent thoughts Joy. The Christian merchandise phenomenon has all the hallmarks of what i think 'McPassion' is trying to point us too. In the Christian book store near where I live I can get lollies that have a Bible verse printed on them, up to five (i think) writbands with different acronymns to keep me faithful, pencils that tell me to pray and about a thousand different stickers that I can put on my car to tell the world how good (or forgiven) I am. Maybe McPassion is closer to reality than we think... Excellent thoughts Joy. The Christian merchandise phenomenon has all the hallmarks of what i think ‘McPassion’ is trying to point us too. In the Christian book store near where I live I can get lollies that have a Bible verse printed on them, up to five (i think) writbands with different acronymns to keep me faithful, pencils that tell me to pray and about a thousand different stickers that I can put on my car to tell the world how good (or forgiven) I am.

Maybe McPassion is closer to reality than we think…

]]> By: Joy http://www.mattglover.com/wordpress/wordpress/2006/03/03/the-mcpassion/#comment-238 Joy Thu, 09 Mar 2006 17:56:18 +0000 http://www.mattglover.com/wordpress/wordpress/?p=101#comment-238 I appreciate your thoughts and comments on "The McPassion." I find it both highly entertaining and highly disturbing because of the relationship between image/icons and marketing as demonstrated in the film. I wonder if much of the marketing directed to Christians is partially problematic because of the Evangelical focus on words and not on image? We hold the Word sacred. But images? We hardly know anything about them. Only when a crucifix is immersed in urine do people begin to respond. No one complains of the proliferation of cheap Christian merchandise (or WWJD tiny tank tops and thongs) the way they did about Andres Serrano's 1989 photograph. I appreciate your thoughts and comments on “The McPassion.” I find it both highly entertaining and highly disturbing because of the relationship between image/icons and marketing as demonstrated in the film. I wonder if much of the marketing directed to Christians is partially problematic because of the Evangelical focus on words and not on image? We hold the Word sacred. But images? We hardly know anything about them. Only when a crucifix is immersed in urine do people begin to respond. No one complains of the proliferation of cheap Christian merchandise (or WWJD tiny tank tops and thongs) the way they did about Andres Serrano’s 1989 photograph.

]]> By: Alison http://www.mattglover.com/wordpress/wordpress/2006/03/03/the-mcpassion/#comment-226 Alison Fri, 03 Mar 2006 06:53:02 +0000 http://www.mattglover.com/wordpress/wordpress/?p=101#comment-226 looks like something that COULD happen. scary. I think that Christians need to take a stand- look what happened to Christianity when Constantine made it state religion- it became widespread, but the important basic values were not transmitted- eventually, after a long downhill slide, Martin Luther decided to do something about it- it's sad that the church had to be split. I guess the point to be emphasised would be: it's a relationship, not a religion. looks like something that COULD happen. scary. I think that Christians need to take a stand- look what happened to Christianity when Constantine made it state religion- it became widespread, but the important basic values were not transmitted- eventually, after a long downhill slide, Martin Luther decided to do something about it- it’s sad that the church had to be split.

I guess the point to be emphasised would be:
it’s a relationship, not a religion.

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