Bill Maher interviews Christ at the Holy Land Experience in Religulous (Lionsgate)
With nearly a dozen films and two festival to cover this week, I'll get to as much as I can today. Top of my list, though, is the Bill Maher -Larry Charles documentary Religulous (opening October 3 at Landmark's Hillcrest and La Jolla Village Theaters). Maher describes himself as a non-believer and he sets out to ask believers why they believe. Now this is not designed as a comprehensive, balanced exploration of faith and religion. It is a very personal take on faith and religion, and on the role they both take in American culture, society, and politics. Think of it like a humorous op ed piece, and as the funniest film so far this year.
Joe V from San Diego
October 03, 2008 at 10:25 PM
Having been through much Catholic indoctrination, I applaud Bill Maher and his courage to take on one of the most powerful institutions on the planet....the Religion Racket.
Some of faith orgs are nothing but Hypocrisy, Inc. Let's not even get started on the child abuse machinery that probably has been swept under the rug since the Middle Ages. Does everyone know they used to castrate choir boys so they could bypass puberty and maintain their high voices? Whoa.
And good to see that Maher rightly points out that the US was not founded on any religious principles. As a matter of fact, wasn't our Revolutionary War against Great Britain fought, in part, for freedom of religion....or non-religion, for that matter.
In any case, Maher's film is entertaining and thought provoking....no matter which basket you tithe on Sunday (or other holy day) .... or even if u choose to retain your tithing for your own or your family's use.
