[2] Shortly after the release of Holy Shit, the band took criticism from American media and the Canadian Heritage minister regarding the album's physical content, with packaging and liner notes that imitate the bible and depict Jesus Christ as a turd.

What drew most criticism was that the liner notes acknowledge the support of the government of Canada through FACTOR (Foundation Assisting Canadian Talent on Recordings), with its logo displayed prominently on the back cover.

The Vancouver Sun reported that the album first drew attention of entertainment magazine L.A. Weekly, followed by Canadian Heritage Minister James Moore.

“The content of this CD is offensive and the fact that it is clearly designed to offend a group of Canadians based on their faith is simply wrong,” James Maunder, Moore's spokesman, said in a statement sent to The Vancouver Sun.

“The Minister has called Duncan McKie, president and CEO of FACTOR to express his profound disappointment with this content.” Black Box Music co-owner Ian Stanger said that the album is being taken too seriously, and pointed out that the actual lyrical content of the songs contain no references to the Bible or religion.