Christspiracy

After viewing Christspiracy at my local theatre, I googled numerous reviews, and the one from a Roman Catholic publication had nothing negative to say about the film. This tends to negate the sensational suggestion that "the church" will not stop at any nefarious act to keep the message of "Christspiracy" from spreading. If there is a conspiracy to stop the message of Christspiracy, and if the film producers are being surveilled, it is most likely by animal agribusiness.

Overall, I found the film inspirational and provocative, although it totally misrepresented Mohammad's view of meat-eating. The film implied that Mohammad wanted his followers to stop eating meat, which is false. Mohammad did institute "halal" slaughter, which like kosher slaughter was intended to cause animals as little suffering as possible (though the rules are almost always ignored); and there are many beautiful passages about animals in the Quran, including about animals being nations to themselves and all of them worshiping Allah. However, Mohammad only wanted his followers to stop eating meat sacrificed to idols, and Mohammad himself was not a vegetarian or vegan. The filmmakers should have left out erroneous claims about Islam.

They also included specious stories about Leonardo da Vinci and quotations from Leonardo for which there are no source documents that I have been able to find.

I was pleased that the filmmakers called out certain prominent Buddhists for their self-serving misinterpretations of the First Precept of Buddhism, which is not to kill any sentient being. And I was glad to hear Maneka Gandhi's critique of the hypocrisy of Hindus being against cow slaughter but consuming vast quantities of dairy products - enabling cow slaughter to the magnitude that India is the world's largest exporter of leather and one of the largest exporters of beef (much of it to the Middle East).

The filmmakers' claims about Jesus being against animal sacrifice and the consumption of meat were well-researched and revealing. Revealed by a scholar is that the word translated from ancient Hebrew as "thieves" or "robbers" in the passages that describe Jesus driving out the sacrificial animals for sale and the sellers from the Jerusalem Temple actually mean "the violent ones." This is a critical piece of information.

A closer examination of the miracle of the loaves and fishes indicates that Jesus fed the loaves of bread to the assembled multitudes but not the fish. How do we miss such things, except that we are conditioned to believe as we are taught.

There was also something about the Last Supper, with Jesus describing the bread as his "body" and the wine as his "blood" that deserve further scholarship and analysis. It seems to confirm that Jesus consumed no meat or blood sacrifice. It might be taken as a refutation of the idea that Jesus gave himself as the "last sacrifice" as the "lamb of God," but as I see it, Jesus wanted animal sacrifice to end (as did Isaiah and some other prophets) and he was willing to die for it. Some may think there is an implied threat to the integrity of the sacrament of the eucharist, but I don't think it needs to be viewed in such a light. One can think of the eucharist (communion) as a holy and supernatural ritual of transubstantiation OR as a ritual that has been sanctified by its practice going back 2,000 years in the way of morphic resonance as described in the theories of Rupert Sheldrake. According to Sheldrake, when we repeat a ritual long enough, it is ingrained with a spiritual meaning.

The portrayal of Jesus rang true to me. Hopefully the film will cause serious discussion of the ideas presented. At the very least, it should create controversy that might cause individual Christians and others to re-evaluate their beliefs and conditioning about animals.

Comedy, drama, information and revealing hidden truths - a perfect package for me!!

This may be the most powerful film I've seen. It takes you on an emotional rollercoaster, that you'll want to ride again. Just saw it the second time and already looking forward to the third!

I had high expectations as well as some suspicion for this film, as I am not a religious person (used to be). I was not sure if this documentary would be interesting to me... After the first watch I was blown away, with so much new information and new thoughts in my mind. I immediately felt like I need to see the film again.

I feel like there is something, or actually several things, to everyone in this movie, and it needs to be seen by everyone!

Great film. Covered a lot of hidden truth about Lord Jesus Christ and how important translation is.

"It is better not to eat meat or drink wine or to do anything else that will cause your brother or sister to fall." Romans 14:21

"The multitude of your sacrifices- what are they to me?" says the Lord.

"I have more than enough of burnt offerings, of rams and the fat of fattened animals; I have no pleasure in the blood of bulls and lambs and goats."

Isaiah 1:11

There also many more issues and perspectives shared, it is not only about Christianity or spirituality. It covers also topics such as morality, relation of animals to human violance. Discovers myths about other religios or spirtual leaders as well as for whole big country.

This is the most powerful I've ever seen - a true MASTERPIECE that's exceptionally crafted. From the first moment to the last, it grips you with an intensity that's impossible to forget. Meticulously researched and breathtakingly executed, this film reveals shocking insights that will completely transform your understanding. The storytelling is razor-sharp, with revelations that caught me totally off guard and challenged everything I thought I knew. This is truly an unmissable experience that goes way deeper than you'd expect - a must-see documentary that will challenge, inspire, and completely reset your perspective. I cannot recommend this enough; it's the kind of film that doesn't just inform you, it changes you.

I have now seen this film twice, as there is certainly an awful lot of information to take in. It flows very well and I didn't get bored. The ending was also inspiring and hopeful.

The film looks at most of the main religions and was interesting to me even though I am not personally religious! In particular I found the interviews with the Buddist monks very enlightening indeed and not what I was expecting at all.

The film-makers took 7 years to make it and decided NOT to release on Netflix as originally planned as they did not wish to censor any of it so recommend you give it a watch!

Do watch this film and make up your own mind on how Jesus would have ethically killed an animal.