Burning Hell: Pack up the kids, head to see some free movies at drive-in

[The Straight Story]

I am christian myself, but I just had to LOL when we saw this in the local paper. I can see Ned Flanders now: "Ok kids, let's hop in the wagon and spend a Saturday night at the movies!" "What are we seeing daddy? The Jesus sinner summer bbq?" "almost Rod, this one is 'Burning Hell'" "YAY!"

http://www.freechristiandrivein.com/

Showing Saturday: Burning Hell

This film is a scriptural interpretation of what the Bible
has to say about a literal hell. The film seeks to portray
in graphic terms all of the horror of hell and how to
escape its flames. Of central importance in the film is
the incident involving the rich man and Lazarus.
Millions of people have been saved in Spanish and
English speaking countries through this film. The film is
sixty minutes and in color. Preaching is by
Estus W. Pirkle.

[Lydia Leftcoast]

1. Estus W. Pirkle?

That almost sounds like a name that Matt Groening would make up.

[tanyev]

2. Sweet.

Just the thing for a 100 degree day in July. Maybe they'll give away free popcorn and refuse to sell any beverages.

[madrchsod]

3. here`s a couple of links

http://www.preacherscorner.org/estus-pirkle.htm
Sermons By Estus Pirkle
http://burninghell.com/eng/
The Burning Hell

[getmeouttahere]

4. Why is it that everytime I see something like this...

I think of Jane Curtin in "Coneheads" at the beginning of the movie she is lying on the motel bed, reading the bible and laughing...

BTW, I was baptized Catholic and grew up in a Christian household...for what it's worth

[beam me up scottie]

5. If you think that's bad,

check out this review of one of his earlier films:

*****
IF FOOTMEN TIRE YOU, WHAT WILL HORSES DO? (1971)

After the Reverend reminds us that "sixty years ago, there was not one Communist in the world," a bunch of soldiers stop at a house and put all the children in a truck before shooting the parents. In the funniest scene, a commie teacher brainwashes children by teaching them that Jesus can't bring them any candy, but the "glorious Fidel Castro" can! Then a guy gets shot for teaching his son about Jesus and the kid has his eardrums poked out with a sharp stick and vomits in close-up!

A nice blond woman sews a dress in her living room. Naturally, Scaife shows up drunk, knocks her husband unconscious and flings him out the front door. The crazed pinko advances on the frightened woman, no doubt planning unspeakable violations, as Rev. Pirkle asks us to imagine that she's our mother. As Ormond's camera pans over an altar covered with dead children, their throats slashed and bleeding on a Bible, the word "overkill" comes to mind.

More tortures follow: people are hung from their porches for days, a man has his mouth filled with large scoops of salt, and the community is forced to sit on cushionless benches as a tape repeats "Christianity is stupid" over and over. Finally, an entire church congregation is machine-gunned, leaving only a young orphan boy alive. Scaife orders the child to step on a picture of Jesus, but he won't do it, so Scaife cuts his head off and it bounces across a field! "Does this shock you?" Pirkle asks.

All of this is too much for young Judy, who starts weeping and picturing her poor dead momma in her coffin. Pirkle reminds the girl that her mother died without seeing her one wish - that Judy surrender her soul to Jesus. Judy (who wears way too much blue eyeshadow) repents as the film ends.
*****
:rofl:
more at:
http://www.adherents.com/movies/BurningHell.html

[NMMNG]

6. Ugh

I used to be a devout Christian (though never a fundie) and even then I wouldn't have stooped to that. :puke:

[Tux]

7. HEY!

A free film is a free film. Besides, it's good to see how they think hell will be. And some evangelical churches has hot girls as members.

[CatholicEdHead]

8. Oh brother

Well, I guess graphic violence is OK if you can really justify it. :sarcasm:

[Malikshah]

9. OMG--

The films shown at the drivein...wow...heavy stuff...