"Religulous" Trailer

[cqb101]

http://www.worstpreviews.com/trailer.php?id=1014&item=0

This look hysterical, I can't wait.

[Drtooth]

This seems like a pretty good movie, yes, but Bill... yer about 2-4 years TOO LATE for this movie to have any impact.

[Canadian Turtle]

This is already my ALL TIME FAVE movie!! I can't believe I didn't do this movie! I would have if I had money!!!

I have an issue with organized religion. NOT spirituality, anyone practicing their own spirituality on their own time, I LOVE IT!! but not organized religion... sorry.

[Drtooth]

Originally Posted by Canadian Turtle

I have an issue with organized religion. NOT spirituality, anyone practicing their own spirituality on their own time, I LOVE IT!! but not organized religion... sorry.

Agreed. I have nothing against religion... just organized religion on a whole. Of course, I think the best movie that questions religion ever made was Monty Python's Life of Brian...

"Yes! We are all Induviduals."

[Jester]

Yeah, I see this ending well.

[poiuytre]

Never liked Maher and this movie looks like the kind of video teenagers make to rebel against their parents on youtube, but with a bigger budget. If I'll ever watch it depends on if it's going to be aired on television, or if I can stream it online for free.

[GK Punk]

As much as I hate Bill Maher, that actually does look kind of interesting.

[cqb101]

Originally Posted by Canadian Turtle

I have an issue with organized religion. NOT spirituality, anyone practicing their own spirituality on their own time, I LOVE IT!! but not organized religion... sorry.

That's basically how I feel. Believe what u want to believe, just don't shove it done my throat.

[ToTheNines]

I know the trailer was made to be particularly funny, but I hope the whole thing isn't just crazed zealots and redneck freakshows.

[Jester]

Oh but Nines don't you know, all people of faith are like that. There are not sane people of all faiths, they are all zealots who hate people who are diffrent and all pray to their own invisible man in the sky....

[Drtooth]

Seriously, does it sound like a "I want to open the eyes of people who won't watch this film anyway" type deal or what?

I see religious types getting pissed off, and not suicide bombers and zealots thinking for themselves, as they clearly intended.

[PAAATE]

Uhm.. I dunno, I am an atheist, but there's a very fine line between being funny & kinda mean and just being very rude...

I'll probably... see it... But I'm still not sure what I'll think about it...

As others have said, I don't mind people having a faith as long as they don't try to save me from anything...

Well, actually.. Sometimes I do.. People who just blindly follows something, without questioning it... That's stupid... But I mean, non-extremist believers, them I don't mind..

[poiuytre]

That's the thing. I don't mind anyone's beliefs as long as they can stay respectful. Respect includes resisting the urge to push your beliefs onto others, as much as you think it is right, and there certainly is room for criticism. I know some people consider criticism is disrespectful, but that's just silly as clearly the perspectives are relative. As long as organized religions play by those rules, I think they're fine too.

These kinds of movies are often kind of hypocritical in that sense. They find the attempts at conversions very annoying, and yet they respond by doing the exact same thing. An eye for an eye is old-testament kind of thinking and clearly not a sensible idea. I know Maher is trying to be funny, but I'm all too aware he is trying to turn people off from their beliefs.

*Christian with an atheist girlfriend*

[Mr._Mutant_Man]

Why Bill Maher? They couldn't find someone who was actually funny?

I mean, I'm not a big fan of people trashing religion, but at least when George Carlin does it he does it with some personality.

I think this documentary is a waste of time. Everyone knows that there are some odd people who take their religious views too far. Doesn't seem to really be covering new ground.

[Drtooth]

Originally Posted by Mr._Mutant_Man

Why Bill Maher? They couldn't find someone who was actually funny?

I dunno... maybe Moran Spurlock (or whatever his name was) was too busy bullying the local pizza place for making kids in the town fat to do this sort of film? (in response to his directionless effort about finding Bin laden. Come on. We get the idea. If you had the grapes to do that film instead of "Fast Food makes you Fat" when it was an actual issue, you would have had something there)

I mean, I'm not a big fan of people trashing religion, but at least when George Carlin does it he does it with some personality.

Goerge Carlin has a lot more class than to make a cheap documentary film like this. I can agree with what Mayer is trying to say, but it's not going to open any eyes. And the only people who will watch this film are people that already think likewise.

I think this documentary is a waste of time. Everyone knows that there are some odd people who take their religious views too far. Doesn't seem to really be covering new ground.

Religion has always been rooted in problems. Otherwise, what the heck was that Crusades stuff about? And then, let's forget about all that stuff the Romans did in Christ's times (even before that... look what they did to the poor Judians).

Yes, I feel people like Jerry Falwell and Pat Robertson are (were) both hypocritical snots that cared about as much as spreading the word of God as Mother Terresa cared about profit. I don't like dangerous people being false profits and warping religion to suit their political needs... and then forcing them onto others. But this movie isn't going to make anyone remember the Bakkers or Swaggert and how phoney they were.

Seriously, screw this film and rent Life of Brian.

[Canadian Turtle]

I'm glad people feel the same!! (here I thought all Americans were hard core Christians.... JUST KIDDING hahaha)

My biggest beef is that most people of faith WANT you to hear their "good news" or you to know that they are of faith. The problem is, I being agnostic am automatically not allowed to say ANYTHING about my own ideas because that would somehow be disrespectful... well guess what, I am allowed to voice my ideas (in a respectful manner) and they should not take offense or think less of me for my views, unless my views support hatred, or the lesser value of a group, sex or race. The fact that I believe blind following is a bad idea does not mean I dislike a person for doing so.

[Drtooth]

Originally Posted by Canadian Turtle

they should not take offense or think less of me for my views, unless my views support hatred, or the lesser value of a group, sex or race.

I have MAJOR problems with religious types that feel that offensive, hatred, and lesser value type IS part of the religion. Unless your in some crazy ass cult that supports that sort of thing, it's NOT religious. Of all the major religions, peace, love, and respect for others is a major recurring theme.

Personally, I still can't wrap my head around Anti-semitic Christians. Christ WAS a Jew. And even if he was betrayed and killed, it was the Romans (those Romans are crazy) that had a hand in it. And they've been against major religion at that point in history. They threw Christians to the lions, for crying out loud.

I think the problem is the more serious a religious follwer is, the less they actually pay attention to the actual historical part of their own religion. Unless you have read the Bible cover to cover, you can't tell people how to live their lives, and who to vote for.

I have the basic belief that everyone of every religion (and lack thereof) can live together, coexist in peace. The higer ups just don't want to. there's profits to be had.

[PAAATE]

Originally Posted by Drtooth

I have MAJOR problems with religious types that feel that offensive, hatred, and lesser value type IS part of the religion. Unless your in some crazy ass cult that supports that sort of thing, it's NOT religious. Of all the major religions, peace, love, and respect for others is a major recurring theme.

Yeah, I know.. I saw one comment on YouTube.. It went something like "Hate-Christians ftw" and then the person went on rambling about how homosexuals are bad, immigrants are bad blablabla and when I read that I just stared and thought "What... the.. ****...?"

Something's gone completely wrong there...

[poiuytre]

Originally Posted by Drtooth

I have MAJOR problems with religious types that feel that offensive, hatred, and lesser value type IS part of the religion. Unless your in some crazy ass cult that supports that sort of thing, it's NOT religious. Of all the major religions, peace, love, and respect for others is a major recurring theme.

Personally, I still can't wrap my head around Anti-Semitic Christians. Christ WAS a Jew. And even if he was betrayed and killed, it was the Romans (those Romans are crazy) that had a hand in it. And they've been against major religion at that point in history. They threw Christians to the lions, for crying out loud.

I think the problem is the more serious a religious follower is, the less they actually pay attention to the actual historical part of their own religion. Unless you have read the Bible cover to cover, you can't tell people how to live their lives, and who to vote for.

I have the basic belief that everyone of every religion (and lack thereof) can live together, coexist in peace. The higher ups just don't want to. there's profits to be had.

I agree with most of your points, just not with the profits part. Most problems stem from focusing on the little details that set them apart rather than looking at the similarities. I can only guess it's pride or a sense of insecurity that makes them do this? I don't know.

Almost every denomination and religion has supposedly peace and kindness as their most important tenet. If more people could put that into practice, most issues would solve itself. This goes for atheists too. They may not have it written down but I think we can all agree that it's generally a good idea, regardless of your worldview.

[Mecha Cow]

This seems pretty redundant to me. Poking holes in and 'exposing' theology has been done to death, and it's more stupid and vindictive than it is funny. I disagree with the concept of organised religion, but smart-ass atheists are just as annoying as religious fanatics.