PrintOctober 3, 2008
A Review of Bill Maher's Religulous
I saw Bill Maher's Religulous with a fellow Christian who occasionally offers to get me into press screenings. My first instinct was to take a pass, I prefer my faith to be mocked and derided in the style of Monty Python. Friend Jim prevailed. He reminded me that the price of complaining about Bill Maher is actually hearing what the man has to say. Maher begins by talking about how the three monotheistic religions each have an end-of-the-world mythology and proceeds to tell the viewer how in the 20th century, it became possible for these prophecies to be self-fulfilling. From there he begins a rant showing how silly people who believe in God really are.As a piece of entertainment, I have to confess to getting a few good laughs out of it. Maher is at his best when simply asking fair questions. To an outsider, talking snakes and virgin births must be quite fantastic, and I see no harm in having sport pointing out how this...(Read Full Article)
