tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post1741461178176077489..comments2023-11-03T11:37:04.473+00:00Comments on nothing new under the sun: Exorcism at the Tate: BP and the pollution of the artsbyron smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-1803183639755376282013-07-23T01:12:19.909+01:002013-07-23T01:12:19.909+01:00Guardian: Rev Billy and the bankers.Guardian: <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2013/jul/21/banks-golden-toads-protest" rel="nofollow">Rev Billy and the bankers</a>.byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-30896729584393318972011-11-19T23:18:19.758+00:002011-11-19T23:18:19.758+00:00Mark Engler: Occupy the pulpit.
"On the one ...Mark Engler: <a href="http://www.dissentmagazine.org/atw.php?id=605" rel="nofollow">Occupy the pulpit</a>.<br /><br />"On the one hand, Reverend Billy’s routine is easy to understand. It’s a campy appropriation of the costume and vocal inflections of the old-time revival preacher, put in the service of anti-corporate street theater. And it works. The performances are fun to watch. [...]<br /byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-63789817605079096322011-07-20T21:02:45.346+01:002011-07-20T21:02:45.346+01:00Fascinating. Very provocative. While it made me th...Fascinating. Very provocative. While it made me think of 'The Poisonwood Bible' and plays on major misunderstandings of Christianity, it puts BP in the category of an idol/Satan and that's a helpful move.jessica smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12387186546476608523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-77890773520964174272011-07-20T15:54:03.352+01:002011-07-20T15:54:03.352+01:00Billy would be out of a job if our church leaders ...<i>Billy would be out of a job if our church leaders were doing theirs.</i><br />Amen.byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-89007713962056797162011-07-20T15:14:38.912+01:002011-07-20T15:14:38.912+01:00Billy is a true prophet - I read Tertullian's ...Billy is a true prophet - I read Tertullian's "Idolatry" today - Billy is in that tradition.I hope he (as the head of his church) gets to meet Rowan Williams.<br /><br />But I realize that some people won't like this - if they happen to be church types then they should ask themselves why their church has left it up to Billy to judge the rampant capitalization of life. Billy Richhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10261914647414145454noreply@blogger.com