Kirk Cameron Christmas Movie - MERGE

[Loveday]

Kirk Cameron, could be the Student Relations Coordinator at the Tool Academy.

I've always considered Dougie to be President of said Academy. :lol:

[doggie]

it is sad when the reviews are more entertaining then the movie.

[Jana814]

it is sad when the reviews are more entertaining then the movie.

Haha!

[ViolaSebastian]

I've always considered Dougie to be President of said Academy. :lol:

Trust me, there's plenty of tenured positions at the Tool Academy.

[thoughtful]

At least today's ad gave me a Handel earworm, which is OK:

https://www.facebook.com/kirkcameron/ph ... =1&theater

Comments are still mostly humpers and fundies fighting, and not one person who says they liked the film posted any details.

[Snarkle]

One of the reviews said that Kirk made the movie not for non-believers, but for believers who were against the trappings of Christmas (trees, decorations, etc.). It's almost like he made the movie for no one at all, because schlock like this will not convince believers to suddenly raid Target and literally buy into the rampant commercialism of Christmas, and it also won't persuade non-believers to jump on the Christianity bandwagon. At least Left Behind and even Fireproof had a ministry and theme running through them - do something before it's too late - this is just ironically Christian Commercialism at its worst.

[formergothardite]

Has this video been posted here?

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10 ... =2&theater

I am really leaning towards him being on some sort of drugs.

[thoughtful]

Has this video been posted here?

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10 ... =2&theater

Yes, it has -- I have not been slack in my duties to bring all of the weirdness that is Kirk's desperately pushing this sack of cinematic shit here to FJ! :D

viewtopic.php?f=8&t=23025&start=260#p840962

And here is today's contribution:

https://www.facebook.com/kirkcameron/ph ... =1&theater

The graphic has this caption:

You will never look at a Christmas tree the same way after seeing Saving Christmas!

Well, except that it's ALL CAPS!!!!! and some words are in RED!!!! And, of course, the movie logo is at the bottom.

Kirk adds, in his post:

God filled the earth with trees of all different sizes and shapes and colors. God made trees that were full of delicious and beautiful fruit. God uses trees to beautify, to decorate, to light the world, and to accomplish his purposes.

Comments are the same old same old -- none of those who claim it was good give any details telling us why they liked it.

[formergothardite]

I should have known you would have never let a video that bad not make it to FJ. :lol: Someone in his life needs to stage an intervention. There seems to be no real audience for this movie and his desperate and poorly thought out attempts to bribe people into watching it are just sad. I almost feel embarrassed for him.

[thoughtful]

Today's graphic is all about lights.

Oh, and the movie logo, of course.

https://www.facebook.com/kirkcameron/ph ... =1&theater

Nothing funny in the comments yet. Well, unless you count this one, which actually got 5 likes (probably from people who think capitalization and punctuation come from Satan -- er, excuse me -- satan).

You know tony men need to have criticism to show what Christmas is all about people have made Christmas about who can out do who greed rules the world once more satan is all around but jesus is all around shining bright making miracles kirk Cameron i think you are doing ab awesome thing keep up the good work

[Trynn]

Whoa... Word salad much?

[Rebelwife]

Today's graphic is all about lights.

Oh, and the movie logo, of course.

https://www.facebook.com/kirkcameron/ph ... =1&theater

Nothing funny in the comments yet. Well, unless you count this one, which actually got 5 likes (probably from people who think capitalization and punctuation come from Satan -- er, excuse me -- satan).

I like this one, though. Especially the bolded part:

"I would never ccondemn (sic) or judge someone based on their spiritual beliefs. That's wrong to me. I will however condemn and judge those who like this movie. This movie makes Christians look bad, it makes movies look bad. If you like this movie, god is probably disappointed in you, he created the human mind so that it could do wonderful things, and make wonderful things, and yet this massive pile of excrement exists, along with an army of undereducated dunderheads that will literally"love" and defend ANYTHING no matter how awful and insulting to their own intellect it is; so long as it is vaguely"Christian". :lol:

[thoughtful]

According to this picture, from the comments on Joe. My. God., Kirk now has something in common with Lauren Fisher and Doug Philips -- sparkling!

http://joemygod.blogspot.com/2014/12/ki ... -free.html

[Coco]

According to this picture, from the comments on Joe. My. God., Kirk now has something in common with Lauren Fisher and Doug Philips -- sparkling!

http://joemygod.blogspot.com/2014/12/ki ... -free.html

Send in the rescue ferrets! i've fallen into the eyes and can't get out! :lol:

[thoughtful]

Send in the rescue ferrets! i've fallen into the eyes and can't get out! :lol:

They are creepily appropriate for Kirk's mind-set, aren't they?

We get a bonus -- two posts today, including a video!

I enjoyed talking about Saint Nicholas and other elements of Church and Christmas history with historian and author William Federer, who has written a book entitled “There Really Is A Santa Claus.†Check out this video and then be sure to see Saving Christmas while it’s still in theaters!

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10 ... =2&theater

Lots of weirdness in the comments, for example:

and wow, aren't they talking about that the C-rist is the reason for the season? and BTW since you are saying all this, the C-rist's name was not, is not "Jesus" it is Yousha, or in English, Joshua.. & before you ask, I spell "Christ" C-rist to respect and honor Jewish Tradition, if you wish more info, google it or better yet ask a Jewish friend, if you have any. May G-d bless you this Christmas season, and open your eyes, ears and heart to His Truth.

We need to stop this eginorance of trying to prove there is a santa who cares that is not what Christmas is all about. Maybe we don't have the right date, but remember the birth of Our Savior. God gave his only Son, greatest gift ever given, born in a stable, and we have turned it into a fairy tale about Santa Clause, has nothing to do with a man that don good years ago. It is sin the sin God hated most is idolitry' the worship of anything but him, yes people are exhalting an idol, but guess what they are not going to stop.

The second post starts with this statement:

The best meal you’ll ever eat on earth is to do God’s will for you.

There's a picture of a loaf of bread, and a link:

kirkcameron.com/enjoy-jesuss-favorite-meal/

Which is someone else's article that he re-posted, about the real "bread" being Jesus' expectations of you, illustrated by a story about converting some Samaritans.

The big news is that neither of today's posts had the movie logo on them! You're slipping, Kirky boy!

[nomoxian]

Maybe bread is offered at the theaters the movie is playing at instead of popcorn and chocolate bars.....?

[thoughtful]

Maybe bread is offered at the theaters the movie is playing at instead of popcorn and chocolate bars.....?

Or Samaritans, ripe for the picking.

ETA -- the person from the first comment, above, got an answer:

Thom is right. Yousha is also referenced by Super Mario Brothers in the little dinosaur who is supposed to be an image of the Kr/st (as it's originally done by jews) in that he eats apples but Mario is actually saying that Kr/st is like Adam and that he is succumbing to sin which we now know through science is NOT true. Yousha never succumbed to sin or ate apples. Praise Yousha Mashack.

I hope that's supposed to be a humorous answer!

[Coco]

Or Samaritans, ripe for the picking.

ETA -- the person from the first comment, above, got an answer:

I hope that's supposed to be a humorous answer!

Just when i thought this could not get more awesome. :lol: :character-yoshi:

[Tdoc72]

For those headed to the movies.....

http://www.amazon.com/Booze-Tubes-Tampo ... B00CLBWRCA

I saw these at the mall last week (Spencer's) and was cracking up.

[browncoatslytherin]

[attachment=0]flask.jpg[/attachment]For those headed to the movies.....

http://www.amazon.com/Booze-Tubes-Tampo ... B00CLBWRCA

I saw these at the mall last week (Spencer's) and was cracking up.

that is brilliant. spencer's will be seeing some business from me soon...

[thoughtful]

Today's ad -- a post from Kirk:

Thank you, everyone, for your tremendous support of Saving Christmas. One of my favorite songs is "O Holy Night." These words stand out; "A thrill of hope, a weary world rejoices..." Yes! The "thrill of hope" is the heart of Christmas and Christ's birth is the beginning of that hope. So, these next three weeks my prayer is that each one of us, with our families, would experience in a new way the hope of Christmas and become carriers of hope to those around us.

then a graphic of wrapped gifts, with this text (and the movie logo -- it's back!):

ALL THE CHRISTMAS PRESENTS IN THE WORLD ARE WORTH NOTHING WITHOUT THE PRESENCE OF CHRIST.

Get it? Presents? Presence?

I bet nobody ever thought of that one before, eh?

Not much in the comments yet, but there is this:

Thank you Kirk for producing a film that can help to remind us and to educate us on The Bible and the teachings of Jesus Christ. I appreciate the fact that you and your family embrace Christianity in Hollywood where so many seem to forget their roots and become grounded in things that are not of The Lord. For many years I have been watching people become desensitized and would simply say "Happy Holidays." I had even been guilty at one time or another I am sure. Anyway your movie really reminded me that I shouldn't allow this anymore. In the last few days someone at Target uttered to me " Happy Holidays" and I looked at her in the face and said....no....please repeat after me...."Merry Christmas!" She smiled and said you are absolutely correct....."Merry Christmas!" Thank you!

Sounds like she should be a friend of Jill Rodrigues -- the "uttered to me" and need to confront clerks is right up Jill's alley.

Oh, and Kirk might have a hook-up -- er, professional contact -- with a fellow on his next cruise:

we loved your moving, we are in Cleveland and took a small group to see it. It was a hit!!! Thank You. We look forward to meeting you on the Love like you mean it cruise. We are Blended Family specialist that work in partnership with Family Life. Keep up the good work. I will attempt to introduce myself in Feb. Pool Side.

[browncoatslytherin]

In the last few days someone at Target uttered to me " Happy Holidays" and I looked at her in the face and said....no....please repeat after me...."Merry Christmas!"

someone tried to pull something similar with me last year (at a target, too...what the hell?). i had finished paying for my stuff and was getting handed my receipts when the cashier said "happy holidays" and i returned it, and this soccer mom piped up "jesus is the reason for the season, you can say merry christmas!". i smiled sweetly, but still said rather roughly..."ya know, i don't celebrate christmas, i celebrate yule...a completely separate holiday. so i of all people don't ASSUME people celebrate ONE holiday in this season, because that would make me an ASS. so merry fucking christmas to YOU, but i will keep saying happy holidays, thank you very much!" i think soccer mom was unprepared for that, she didn't have anything to say as i gathered my bags and left.

it was kind of bitchy of me, but i felt she deserved it. i had also spent what felt like an inordinate amount of time running errands that day and was just trying to grab some needed things before i finally went home and collapsed and it just set me off. meh. fuck that bitch. :nenner:

[eh02]

WTF is up with these people feeling like the ENTIRE MONTH of December is owned by Christians, who apparently are now entitled to being greeted with merry Christmas by every stranger trying to sell them something at Target?

Not to mention how inherently ridiculous it is to expect some kind of acknowledgment of spirituality from a for-profit monster store like Target to begin with. All Target cares about for the holidays is how they can make red and green versions of the stuff they already have and charge twice as much for it.

If you want to get angry when someone doesn't greet you with merry Christmas, go to your church or a Christian bookstore. When will people realize that some of us who DON'T give a shit about keeping Christ in Christmas do not do it by some sort of accidental oversight? I am very happy with my intentionally secular, spiritually empty Christmas, because it's a family tradition for me - and nothing more.

Gifts are more fun without the reminder that the savior you're supposedly celebrating rejected material wealth, anyway.

It is just so bizarre to get mad that people are intentionally trying to use inclusive language. Just celebrate your Christ-y Christmas on your own! Leave us alone!

[Vivi_music]

WTF is up with these people feeling like the ENTIRE MONTH of December is owned by Christians, who apparently are now entitled to being greeted with merry Christmas by every stranger trying to sell them something at Target?

Not to mention how inherently ridiculous it is to expect some kind of acknowledgment of spirituality from a for-profit monster store like Target to begin with. All Target cares about for the holidays is how they can make red and green versions of the stuff they already have and charge twice as much for it.

Bolded: completely agree with you! It's so stupid to think December is only about Christmas. Gosh!

Not to mention, I don't understand why the term ''Happy Holidays'' is so controversial in itself. The Victorians used to write ''Season's greetings'' (which doesn't mention Christ at all) on greeting cards, for goodness sake. The term referred to Christmas, New Year and maybe other celebration depending on your denomination - for example: St. Nicholas on Dec.6 or Epiphany on Jan.6. So it is also historically wrong to think the term is a result of 21st century political correctness. And even if it was indeed a modern terminology, does it really prevent christians from celebrating the birth of Jesus and going to church? Nope. Stop whining.

I'm not a Christian and I don't mind when people wish me a ''Merry Christmas''. It's certainly not inclusive. But most of the time, the other person is a complete stranger and just wanted to be nice. I answer ''Thank you'' and simply move on. People look for controversy everywhere. It's tiring.

[Mecca]

In the last few days someone at Target uttered to me " Happy Holidays" and I looked at her in the face and said....no....please repeat after me...."Merry Christmas!"

Nothing says you are keeping Christ in Christmas by acting like a condescending asshole to a stranger that was only trying to be nice in the first place. That commenter must be really fun at holiday parties.  :? 

Seriously though, how freaking uptight and rude can a person be when someone is trying to simply be nice? I would have gave that commenter a season's greeting they would never forget.  :lol: