What would Jesus do?

...throw all the money-lenders (shoppers) out of the temple (shopping malls) for a start. I am repulsed by retail pornography this Christmas: the tizzy, jingle-jangle smugness of it all. Yeah, we're prosperous, but come Boxing Day, we'll feel about as good as the crumpled pieces of wrapping paper we discarded. What we need usually can't be put in a box with a bow on it. Better, I think, to avoid the whole lot of it and donate to a charity like Medecins Sans Frontiers in the name of family and friends or, if they really insist on having something to unwrap under the Christmas tree, at least give ideas in the form of books or subscriptions to independent magazines like The Monthly. And, if you really must give something in a box, then have a look at Aussie brand Aesop's witty gift packs, such as The Republic of Hedonism, which includes six luscious skin-care products, a facial treatment gift voucher and a copy of Summer in Algiers by Albert Camus.