MOVIES: Religulous - Bill Maher

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I didn’t see it and won’t. I probably couldn’t sit through. Nothing makes me squirm more then someone like Ma hers attitudes against Christianity especially Catholicism.
 
I don’t take him seriously, I just don’t take him at all. What concerns me is the harm that he is doing to those who may be having problems with their faith and what his “sayings” can do to these people. The answer again for all of these, is sincere prayer that they may recognize truth, as the truth will set them free.
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Deacocn Ed B
 
Blade_and_Blood said:
I just got back from the movies. I saw that comedy/documentary “Religulous” with Bill Maher…

My God, that was a great movie! It’s a great movie that really makes you think and question yourself about society and humanity and its relationship with religion–general Christianity, mostly.

I highly recommend this movie for a bit of laughs and insights… but I have to admit, it sounds very much like a rant in some points. Either way, I’d seriously want to debate just like Bill Maher one day. It’s gonna take a lot of research. 😉

Ironically Yours, Blade and Blood
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You want to be a bigot one day?
 
RobbyS said:
One ought not to have to take Mahan seriously since he is the archetypical professional scoffer, He makes a living at this stuff, a kind of malicious clown.
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i agree with what Deacon Ed B said above.

ben stein came out with expelled and there was a segment talking with a popular atheist about the spaghetti monster. i thought if only he had on a Catholic philosopher to counter!

i am very green with debating skills and have so much to learn, but one day i do hope to create media that will intelligently counter the garbage that is being spread around.
 
Religulous is a film written and directed by comedian Bill Maher. The documentary examines and satirizes organized religion and religious belief. I recommend you don’t watch this movie, as I found it very insulting. But, here’s the trailer anyway:

youtube.com/watch?v=-Gxc0XEoQpQ

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I watched it a while back and liked it. All his questions were valid and logical, nothing wrong with asking them. And don’t get me started on his sense of humor, I laughed all the way through it.

I will say if someone doesn’t have super strong faith they shouldn’t watch it. It can easily make you question everything you thought you believed in.
 
Lorrie said:
I watched it a while back and liked it. All his questions were valid and logical, nothing wrong with asking them. And don’t get me started on his sense of humor, I laughed all the way through it.

I will say if someone doesn’t have super strong faith they shouldn’t watch it. It can easily make you question everything you thought you believed in.
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I agree with you!

I never saw it, but I wanted too. I try to make it a point to watch/read atheist works, just to refute them. I think Bill Mahr can actually be quite funny, and I loved his show Politically Incorrect. Where else could you see the leader of the US Communist part debate a John Bircher?
 
youtube.com/watch?v=ApSrl-I-jHE

I wish to remain civil, and I am absolutely disgusted. To dare to refute a knowledgeable priest without logical arguments. I laugh at him because he basically proves that the Church is and always will be right.

What lenses to wear? The Church’s of course! People are always wrong because they interpret without the Church’s guidance. Dear Youtube user, you probably do not know enough about the Church because we have specific guidelines on how to interpret the Bible.

Oh my, I just feel so angry (God forgive me) seeing his arrogant face, thinking that his arguments make sense when all he does is point out irrelevant facts. It wasn’t even a good argument!
 
Just got through watching it on Netflix.

This is an entertaining documentary if it fails at all else. He interviews many people across the world, from the truck stop pew-sitter to the televangelist wearing a $2,000 suit. While it is interesting to watch people try and defend what they believe, Maher could have really attempted to cast doubt into organized religion by interviewing respected apologists like Tim Staples. Staples would be able to hold a serious, intellectual debate with Maher. But like most the interviews, it would probably be heavily edited. A few of his interviewees seemed to be picked due to their advanced age (see: Dementia), including Father Reginald Foster, a Senior Vatican Priest. Fr. Foster, in plain clothes, denounced the extravagance of The Vatican, the “old Catholic things”, “nice stories”, and Midnight Mass.

Ultimately, “Religulous” is entertainment. There is minimal serious debate about the credibility and benefit of organized religion; the majority of the time is spent with bottom-of-the-barrel believers, clips from old religious movies (circa “The Ten Commandments”), and hearing Maher laugh at his own jokes. If you are not steadfast in your faith, don’t watch it; it’s geared toward luring the unsure and giving water-cooler jokes to anyone already skeptical about organized religion.
 
Those who struggle to force a distinction between faith and ‘blind’ faith are doomed to miss the real thing.
 
EmergencyOps said:
Just got through watching it on Netflix.

This is an entertaining documentary if it fails at all else. He interviews many people across the world, from the truck stop pew-sitter to the televangelist wearing a $2,000 suit. While it is interesting to watch people try and defend what they believe, Maher could have really attempted to cast doubt into organized religion by interviewing respected apologists like Tim Staples. Staples would be able to hold a serious, intellectual debate with Maher. But like most the interviews, it would probably be heavily edited. A few of his interviewees seemed to be picked due to their advanced age (see: Dementia), including Father Reginald Foster, a Senior Vatican Priest. Fr. Foster, in plain clothes, denounced the extravagance of The Vatican, the “old Catholic things”, “nice stories”, and Midnight Mass.

Ultimately, “Religulous” is entertainment. There is minimal serious debate about the credibility and benefit of organized religion; the majority of the time is spent with bottom-of-the-barrel believers, clips from old religious movies (circa “The Ten Commandments”), and hearing Maher laugh at his own jokes. If you are not steadfast in your faith, don’t watch it; it’s geared toward luring the unsure and giving water-cooler jokes to anyone already skeptical about organized religion.
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I’m sorry but I think it is absolutely HILARIOUS that you believe that Reginald Foster has dementia because his views don’t line up 100% with Catholic teaching. He seemed pretty sharp to me in the interview.

Also I like that you recommend someone struggling with their faith to not watch it because it might lure them to agnosticism or something like that. Are you going to try to shield these people forever?

Anyway, I have seen the movie a few times and think it is quite funny and Maher is reasonably convincing at pointing out the flaws in some of the beliefs of different religions.
 
commoncents said:
I’m sorry but I think it is absolutely HILARIOUS that you believe that Reginald Foster has dementia because his views don’t line up 100% with Catholic teaching. He seemed pretty sharp to me in the interview.

Also I like that you recommend someone struggling with their faith to not watch it because it might lure them to agnosticism or something like that. Are you going to try to shield these people forever?

Anyway, I have seen the movie a few times and think it is quite funny and Maher is reasonably convincing at pointing out the flaws in some of the beliefs of different religions.
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Foster may not have Dementia, but He does NOT Hold to Catholic Teaching. A such, he is Worng. His Participation in Maher’s Film only increased His “Wrongness.”😦

I would recommed this Movie to some of my Agnostic/Atheist Friends, Believe it or not----I would also, though, point out the Flaws in the Movie which Maher deliberately leaves out to bolster His “Case.”😊

I would also point them to a Movie proposing the Opposite of What This Movie Does.For “Balance’s” sake.👍
 
I watched the film yesterday. I have to say that as people of Faith we need to have a good defence of our belief (1 Peter 3:15). Watching this film will definitely open your eyes to the tough questions being asked of us. I feel it’s very fair for society to be asking questions. It’s very fair for us to be asking questions also.
He obviously only showed the clips that backed his points with every person he interviewed. You have to go in there knowing that. I agree with someone’s earlier statement in that I wouldn’t recommend this to someone already struggling with faith. However, if you are sound in your beliefs, I believe this will give you a window into modern society and the challenges we face. At least Maher is brave enough to say it to our faces, I have to give him that.
 
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