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Por su collarín blanco y su cabellera rubia le conoceréis. Y por su defensa infatigable de las causas perdidas, desde la plaga de los Starbucks y los McDonald’s a la privatización los espacios públicos, como éste de Union Square desde el que acaba de lanzar su candidatura: "¡Votad al Reverendo Billy como alcalde de Nueva York!".

It was a long day for the good rev and choir, as they had been preeching in the behemoth commonly known as Westfield shopping centre all day and had encountered an unnecessary amount of static from under-trained heavy handed security guards.

Downing St was of course a key site at which to protest consumerism, which has been central to the expansion of our economy, but in many ways we now see to be a false God.

Reverend Billy started out as a spoof American preacher who railed against consumerism. Now he does real weddings and funerals. Brian Logan meets the prankster as he hits Britain

Spektakuläre Auftritte: Spiritualized errichteten Soundkathedralen, Reverend Billy ritterte mit Gospels gegen Konsum und Ausbeutung - auch in Wien

Church of Stop Shopping takes Helsinki!

Korståg. Diskussionen om köphets och överkonsumtion är ingalunda ny. Amerikanen Bill Talen har iklätt sig rollen som pastor och rest runt i tio år och predikat om shoppingens fördärvlighet. Humor är hans vapen, även i hans nya film.

Why not look for the independence in towns called “Independence”? Off he goes, from Independence to Independence, zigzagging into the continent.

So how would you have an ethical Christmas? You would buy locally made products, rather than bright, cheap junk ground out of Chinese sweatshops.