While the mission of the BofG is primarily to celebrate spiritual adornment, we are always open to the voice of prophets exhorting us to reflect upon our sins.  Especially when the prophets are funny.

Above is a screenshot from The McPassion, a short parody of religious commercialism by award-winning filmmakers Rik Swartzwelder and Benjamen Hershleder.  The premise:  imagine if McDonald's had a done a tie-in with Mel Gibson's Passion of the Christ, a film marketed to Christians in much the same way as a secular commercial blockbuster.  

The McPassion shoots at several targets, from the implicit anti-semitism of Gibson's blockbuster (McM's knife-wielding mohel is a blend of Friday the Thirteenth and the Protocols of the Elders of Zion) to the ubiquitous use of kids as a marketing gimmick reminder of Christ's love for his little ones to--ta da!--our universal penchant for religious tchotchkes.  Above, a happy child wearing a McCrown of Thorns enjoys french fries in the shape of a eucharist . . .

while these two images tout a DaVinci Code Decoder Ring and a McDonald's version of the trendy Kabbalah red string bracelet.  Want to see more?  Until April 15, it's available for free viewing at themcpassion.com.

And while you're there, you might want to check out the discussion section, where the filmmakers generously include critiques that the film is simply anti-religious & anti-Christian.  I'd post my own thoughts on this, but I have to go buy some Narnia jewelry before it sells out.