Here is the full movie (140 minutes)

I learned some interesting facts and tidbits, but most of what Bill Maher finds out in these interviews around the world are not new to me. But combined with his commentary, it is interesting and provocative, to say the least.

I was afraid I’d hate this movie because I was afraid it would fill me with impotent rage, but somehow it didn’t. It frightened me, yes, but Bill Maher is masterful, helped by awesome editing, at telling us all something we need to know in a palatable format.

We’re on the road to nowhere with religion. It demands that people submit and remain ignorant and childish, it encourages people to hate and murder and kill for the stupidest reasons, it lies, and it is insidiously dangerous unlike any other threat in the whole world.

So whether you rent it, buy it, watch it here or however you manage to get a hold of it, watch this movie. Get your friends to watch it. It’s enlightening if you allow it to be, even for a cynical old atheist like myself.

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Apparently you don’t need intelligence or common sense to hold a government position in America these days. You certainly don’t have to adhere to the Constitution or the Bill of Rights.

The statement begins, “The safety and security of the Commonwealth cannot be achieved apart from reliance upon almighty god.”  Basically, Homeland Security’s religious duties come before everything else, including how to spend the millions of dollars ($28 million this year) they get from the federal government and whatever possible threats they might think they have in the middle of nowhere.
“This is recognition that government alone cannot guarantee the perfect safety of the people of Kentucky,” Riner, D-Louisville, said. “Government itself, apart from god, cannot close the security gap. The job is too big for government.”

So, if New York would have just payed homage to the christian god on their official letterhead, 9-11 would never have happened? Are you freaking CRAZY?

Why on earth do people sheeple vote for insane idiots like Riner? If you replaced “almighty god” with “invincible dragon”, Riner would be safely tucked away in a padded room, having happy pills shoved down his gullet. But because he clings to a commonly held fairy tale, Kentuckians happily put him in a position of power. Frightening.

This is such an outrage. What disturbs me deeply though, is that this was passed in 2006 and it’s just become a news story now. What other hideous little laws have been passed in the last 8 years that erode our basic rights, that passed completely under the radar?

Thanks, Richard Dawkins, for bringing this to our attention.

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