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Church of Stop Shopping Puts Holy Spirit Back into Christmas
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A few days after a Wal-Mart employee was trampled to death by a crowd of over-eager bargain shoppers last month, a candlelight vigil was held outside the store to remember the man and to raise public awareness about the perils of excessive consumption and materialism in everyday life.
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The vigil was led by a charismatic performance artist named Reverend Billy and the Church of Stop Shopping, a long-running bit of political and education performance art let by New York City actor Bill Talen.
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“We’re addicted to shopping the way alcoholics are addicted to alcohol. We are stuffing a hole in our soul with things we are purchasing,” he says.
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Talen says the best response is to build healthy neighborhoods and relationships.
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“I don’t need to buy a product to talk to you,” he says. “Let’s just do it!”
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Reverend Billy sermonizes about core human values – and shopping isn’t one of them.
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