Christmas Controversy

Today's film is not embed-able, but here are the discussion questions for it, which can stand on their own:

Do you wish people a “Merry Christmas” or a “Happy Holidays” at this time of year? 

Do you think the spiritual aspects of Christmas will still be prominent in mainstream Canadian culture in 50 years?

Have the negative influences of corrupt televangelists and other less-than-Jesusy expressions of Christianity contributed to the secularization of Christmas?

Should Canadian identity be found in a secular state model, a multi-faith mosaic or a Christian melting-pot?

Snap

How trusting are you with loaning your property to others? Have you ever been taken advantage of?

How much do our political and social systems influence the way we view property? How might different systems influence our connection to material things?

How would you react if you were the subjects in this film?

Does the end justify the means in this film? How do you weigh means against ends in your life?

Artists sometimes end up grappling with the legality of their work (for example: street art and vandalism laws or sexually explicit art and obscenity laws). Should artists ever be allowed to break the law?

Malignant

How has cancer impacted you or those close to you?

Does our society deal well with chronic disease or do those facing it end up marginalized?

Should cancer research funds be focused on the most common cancers or the most deadly cancers?

Have you ever had to walk alongside children dealing with trauma?

Is mortality something that occupies your thoughts or a topic you avoid? Do we avoid the topic culturally?