Skye Jethani

"Advertising has formed us to give our affection not only to the products we consume, but also to the personified corporations that supply them."

"Self-denial, the surrendering of immediate desires, is a prerequisite of the Christian life. This is noticeably absent in the gospel of Consumer Christianity."

"To believe that employing consumer methods in the church will produce spiritually mature Christians is delusional thinking akin to expecting a dog to hatch from a chicken's egg."

"By conducting a media fast - turning off the television, radio, and computer - we stop the influx of poison that keeps us buying and desiring more."

"We must learn to exist in a consumer empire but not forfeit our souls at its altar."

"We do not desire too much, but too little."

"Jesus is offering us a holiday at the sea, but we must be willing to abandon our mud pies in the slums."

"Consumerism has created a culture that values style over substance, image over reality, and perception over performance."