Friday, January 11, 2008

I know I haven't seen it yet, but...

I think I have an idea of how First Sunday will go. The basic plot: two guys try to rob a church after a big fundraiser. My prediction: a little bit funny, a lot of almost-jokes, and then finished off with a serving of second chances. ( I am cheating, since I've already read one review)

Anywho, I think a movie like this raises lots of fascinating questions. First, is this a new low in the esteem people hold for churches? What makes someone think of a church robbery as a key to a movie's plot?

Second, how crazy is it to think that a church would have that much money in it? My church has been broken into three times in the last year and a half, and I don't think any of the robbers got more than $5 in cash. They did get a TV set on one occasion, but still.

Hmmm..... that's probably enough questions for now. Cheers!

2 comments:

Tara said...

interesting, because our vicar just raised the issue of having all of the offering counters bonded. but I think you're right, in the days of check writing and direct withdrawal for tithing, there's not nearly as much cash in a church as maybe there used to be. and i don't think that stealing from churches is a particularly new phenomenon. unusual, sure, but not new.

Amy Sens said...

Wow - bonded! It seems like having 2 or 3 people working together, and rotating pairs (and no married couples) ought to be enough. As Oscar Wilde said, "I can resist anything but temptation" :)