Scientologists try to block ‘intolerant’ German feature film The following correction was printed in the Guardian’s Corrections and clarifications column, Monday 15 March 2010 Claus von Stauffenberg was shot for his failed attempt to assassinate Hitler and remove the Nazi party from power in 1944, not hanged as we say below. Germany’s state broadcaster is [...]

Vatican denounces Avatar movie VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican newspaper and radio station have called the film “Avatar” simplistic, and criticized it for flirting with modern doctrines that promote the worship of nature as a substitute for religion. L’Osservatore Romano and Vatican Radio dedicated ample coverage to James Cameron’s big-grossing, 3-D spectacle. But the [...]

Will more Americans shun Harry Potter? Daniel Radcliffe is atheist and likes Richard Dawkins It is no secret that people have long protested not only the Harry Potter books but the movies as well. Many of those people who protest do so with their religious conviction in mind. Back in 1999, an Associated Press writer reported that [...]

A Christian Perspective on the Morality of Punisher Warzone (‘Very Offensive”) vs Milk (“Extremely Offensive”). Apparently being a gay activist is far more offensive than throwing people in glass bottle grinders, decapitating women, shooting people with grenade launchers and blasting people point blank in the face with shotguns.

I just got back from seeing Religulous by Bill Maher. I have to say it was worth the time and was quite amusing/disturbing, and really highlights many of the problems of religion brings to the world. I would definitely suggest the movie to anyone who’s has been mulling the idea of seeing it.

‘Religulous’ a laugh-out-loud assault on organized religion Bill Maher is preaching to the choir with “Religulous,” a documentary that dissects organized religion, but he’s doing it in his laceratingly funny, typically sardonic way. The comic has touched on this topic often in his standup act and on his HBO talk show “Real Time With Bill [...]

Vicar supports Life of Brian ban A mayor’s plan to end her town’s ban on the 1979 Monty Python film Life of Brian are being opposed by the local vicar, who says it pokes fun at Jesus. Sue Jones-Davies, who played Brian’s girlfriend in the movie, was amazed when she became mayor of Aberystwyth that [...]

‘Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed’ (Ben Stein monkeys with evolution) Droning funnyman Ben Stein monkeys around with evolution with the new documentary, “Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed,” a cynical attempt to sucker Christian conservatives into thinking they’re losing the “intelligent design” debate because of academic “prejudice.” “Expelled” is a full-on, amply budgeted Michael Moore-styled mockery of evolution, [...]

For those who have yet to see this documentary, here it is on google video. Pretty disturbing. Jesus Camp (video)