"Reverend Billy" is about to produce his controversial doccy on consumerism, called "What would Jesus buy". As he alone could put it, "The Shopocalypse is coming! Who will be $aved? Let me exorcise your credit cards! Changellujuah!"

Through circumstances, we lost our house and downsized to a home about a third of the size of our former home. We also wrote off all our debts. Are we better off? You bet we are. I feel far better travelling lighter through a world in crises. Perhaps now I can spend some of our savings on memories.

Billy is particularly scathing about seasonal consumerist behaviour. I fail to see how any of it reflects on the birth of Jesus, but seeing as Jesus was born in September I propose that the Christian world reclaims its honor, renounces Christmas, as such, and reverts to a separate, more relevant day in honour of the birth of our king: without the gifts of course, but maybe a meal of thanksgiving would be good as would consideration for those less fortunate than ourselves.