Christ's death is compared to Abraham Zapruder's film of the JFK Assassination during the "Winter of our Discontent,"<ref name="VH1.com"/> which Manson observed as, "the only thing that's happened in modern times to equal the crucifixion."<ref name="AP#148"/> He sarcastically described the historic home movie in an [[Interview:Dec 1999 Marilyn Manson Last Poll Of The Century|op-ed piece for ''Rolling Stone'']] as "[a] good clip of mankind's generosity to share his violence with the world in such a cinematic way".<ref>{{cite journal |last= Manson |first= Marilyn |date=1999-12-30 |title=Last Poll Of The Century |journal=Rolling Stone |volume= |edition=Millennium Special |issue=830 |type=op-ed essay |pages= |publisher=Wenner Media LLC |doi= |accessdate=2010-11-17}}</ref> Manson stresses the film's cultural importance and notes the irony of showing such violence on the news while complaining about violence in the entertainment industry.<ref name="CMJ Antichrist Cross"/> He watched the clip numerous times as a child, and finds it the most violent thing he had ever seen.<ref name="CMJ Antichrist Cross"/> Juxtaposing Christ and Kennedy, he posited,