Fair's fair, since we often rightly critique Roman Catholics for liturgical misadventures (clown, puppet,polka, you name it masses) I thought this cynical marketing ploy by Warner Brothers merited attention.
"Warner Bros. Studios is aggressively marketing "Man of Steel" to Christian pastors, inviting them to early screenings, creating Father’s Day discussion guides and producing special film trailers that focus on the faith-friendly angles of the movie. The movie studio even asked a theologian to provide sermon notes for pastors who want to preach about Superman on Sunday. Titled “Jesus: The Original Superhero,” the notes run nine pages. “How might the story of Superman awaken our passion for the greatest hero who ever lived and died and rose again?” the sermon notes ask."
http://religion.blogs.cnn.com/2013/06/14/superman-coming-to-a-church-near-you/Apparently, the movie was sermonized in more than a few places
But RNS' blogger Jonathan Merritt isn't buying what they are selling. Thank God.
"And yet, the whole ordeal makes me a little uncomfortable because it represents another step forward in the commodification of Christianity. In a land of profit and greed, these trends illustrate once again that unchecked capitalism can leverage anything—even faith, even Jesus—to turn a buck. As one comic blogger said, the effort “comes off like a money grab.” It’s hard to disagree with him." -
http://jonathanmerritt.religionnews.com/2013/06/18/is-hollywood-manipulating-christians/#sthash.WaSDUNF7.dpufSigh. The movie, by the way, was loud, long, tedious and violent. There was little humor as in the prior Superman movies and little to really humanize the hero. In other words, it took itself seriously. Thank God for Ironman - they know it's just stupid fun.