I honestly thought that this advertisement was taking the piss when I came across it. Perhaps because it is almost 1am on a school morning, or maybe because it asks the question “Would Jesus shop at WalMart, should you?”. I read the site to find that it is in fact quite serious.
I think the issues listed on the site that has started this campaign sound serious enough, but I think we really need less religion infused with social commentary at the moment – not more. Look where it has gotten us so far, we have countries tearing themselves apart – all because they believe that their version of some higher being is “more right” then somebody else’s.
I find it so sad that fictitious characters like the ones depicted by many religions can cause such horrible atrocities. At least it gives me advertisements like this to brighten my Monday morning.
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