Over a billion dollars collected at the box office, record after record broken, possible nominations for major film awards. Barbie in the cinema it was a success. Yet not everyone seems to share the enthusiasm of the many people who flocked to cinemas this summer to see the iconic Mattel doll being brought to the big screen. Among those who cannot define themselves as an admirer of the character played by Margot Robbie there is Greg Lockeself-proclaimed evangelical pastor and born-again Christian from Tennessee.
The Shepherd’s Sermon
In recent days it has become a pastor’s sermon goes viral, known for his non-traditional tirades and for positions in favor of former President Trump, in which he (literally) attacked Barbie and her whole world. During an evening service at the Global Vision Bible Church in Nashville on June 15, Locke delivered a sermon with the evocative title, “Take down the fortresses”. “I want to be thorough and I want to be theological tonight,” the pastor told the congregation before digging into the concepts of «unclean spirit” and to “cast out demons”.
Barbie’s house torn apart
He could have ended the discussion there, instead Greg Locke discovered a Barbie dollhousetook one baseball bat with a bible taped to it and started mercilessly destroy the game for children. For humans, it would be a symbol of the devil, the hold that temptations such as pornography would have on some people. Shock and disbelief? Not at all. From the crowd of pastor’s followers there was a roar of jubilation. In the country that created the most famous doll in the world, her (mad) nemesis could also be born.
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2023-08-24 11:23:52
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