The McPassion

I debated about whether to post this, but in the end I decided that I would. A lot of the controversy surrounding the release of Mel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ was how it was, in a way, taken over by a consumer culture mentality, even by pastors and churches, once it was seen that it was so well received. Thus, there are those who perhaps found it easy to make money off of the suffering of Christ, enough to make it marketable, in a way. At least that is what some assert. In contrast, other Christians objected to this, as this short video, The McPassion, written and produced by Christian Rik Swartzwelder, demonstrates

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But beware, as Goleta pastor Billy Calderwood warns, This is biting satire with a capital "B". It may offend, but I suppose that is what satire does to make its point.

What do you think?