Film & Theology

Religulous & Expelled

Pastor James Harleman 49mn:21sec Viewed 4,576 times in almost 3 years

God. War. Religion. Intelligent Design. Evolution.

Just a few issues that everyone agrees on.

Riiiiight…

Two documentaries came out grappling with these from differing perspectives on religion, evolution, atheism, and the source of human conflict. Comedian Bill Maher is so adamant about the views in his film Religulous that he had to continue taking potshots at God during the Oscars (or maybe just using the platform to further promote his DVD sales). Dryer in delivery but equally passionate, Ben Stein interviews Richard Dawkins and leading men in the scientific community with his film Expelled. While not targeting the same subject, they definitely spiral around many of the same debatable questions. How did we get here? What is the primary source of human conflict? Is life random and meaningless, or designed and destined?