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Everyone is focused on how the money could be used better. David Green is worth billions and he can spend his money how he wants. This is a drop in the bucket for what he is doing for Christianity, which you don't have to support, but he has build something like 12 churches, donated properties for 50+ other churches to start up, supports Christian universities, and many other charitable causes. He is one of a few billionaires who wants to use his money for good, not greed and self

Well, WHO ELSE could be a savior? A refugee from the Middle East who preaches SOCIALISM in the form of free food and health care?!?! :P

It’s ironic, right? Especially since Jesus was not white 😂 I got a little bit of that vibe as well

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There's a latino and an indigenous man washing feet in the ad too 🤦‍♂️

Both, because magic.

SHOUT IT FROM THE MOUNTAINTOP!!!

Indeed... even before expensive advertisements, I've said that. The political influence alone demands they pay taxes, IMHO.

They want to save ALL people... but some of us don't need to be "saved" by their god. They do believe the money is well-spent and they will probably get some converts from that ad. But the ad is so offensive, I don't even know where to start.

Actually you are correct. The group behind this campaign had been linked to the Freedom Alliance which is a hyper conservative, fundamentalist group that believes women don’t have the right to choose and that queer people should not exist and need to be “saved” (ie- conversion therapy). I shared some links in one of my comments above. It’s actually pretty disturbing.

I wholeheartedly agree. After I moved here from the UK for my job (I have family in the U.S., UK, and Demarco), I remember just being so weirded out by the amount of Christian music and advertising on the radio. Some people here make religion and their politic party their entire identity which leads to a terrifying thing called nationalism.

Remember, non-Christians can read and the foot-washing story is in a lot of religious books. For example, Islam and Sikhism have ritual acts of foot-washing as well. It's not just a Christian thing. And yes, it is creepy and weird AF, I agree.

Ok, but to me, it still says "these people still need to be forgiven for their sins". To me, a Christian, do not believe any of the implied reasons for having their feet washed were sins in the first place.

I find the entire notion of a religious advertisement mostly annoying, but I can just choose to ignore it. This Superbowl ad, however, is beyond ridiculous and is absolutely symbolic of the preachy hypocrisy that Christians are becoming known for. This ad cost MILLIONS of dollars! Money that could have been spent to actually help real, suffering human beings. By the way, a major contributor to this campaign is the co-founder of Hobby Lobby, who is well known to fund anti-abortion groups and anti-LGBTQ groups. This is nothing more than an attempt to polish Christianity's image. Disgusting hypocrisy.

Cyber, no this is not good and all. This is extremely manipulative. The group behind the He Gets Us campaigns has ties to the hyper conservative group, the Freedom Alliance which hates queer people and don’t believe women have the right to choose. The group behind the He Gets US campaign has funneled millions of dollars to the Freedom Alliance which supports anti LGBTQIA+ legislation. No, this group doesn’t accept all people.Here’s links to learn more about them: 1) https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/Ad-Meter/2024/02/11/he-gets-us-super-bowl-commercials-jesus/72562492007/ 2) https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2023/02/11/us/he-gets-us-super-bowl-commercials-cec/index.html 3) https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-64493324.amp 4) https://www.npr.org/2023/02/11/1156344092/behind-the-he-gets-us-ads-for-jesus-airing-during-the-super-bowl

I agree! As a young, I guess you could say “modern” Christian, it’s sad how religion gets so much hate because of what people have turned it into. I mean, a lot of the hate is deserved; the Church is very corrupt nowadays, but real Christians just want to love and accept people and make the world a little better, which is a good message. However, I do think they could have chosen a better way to do that, because although washing feet held a lot of symbolism and was relatable back in the day, I’m not sure how well it translates/carries the message to modern audiences.

Isn't whataboutism fun? 🙄

Well, to be fair, the Scientologists aren't knocking on my door to ask me if I've been saved, nor are they leaving flyers on my car windshield that tell me I'm going to burn in hell.

what?!