I just got my "The God Who Wasn't There" DVD

[Dr.Phool]

Awsome, very provocative, and it all made perfect sense.

The showed clips from "The Passion of the Christ" (used without permission)
including a minute by minute tally of the bloodletting. Gruesome.

Highly recommended.

Now I'm going back to watch the extended interviews.

[catmother]

1. i saw it last week. in fact i posted a thread recommending it.

glad you enjoyed it.

[RebelOne]

2. I have it on my NetFlix queue.

Seems there is a long wait for it.

[Straight Shooter]

3. I was thinking about buying that.

Funds are tight now, but it's good to know it's recommended and that there's a long waiting list on NetFlix.

Thanks.

[catmother]

7. hope your funds get better. n/t

[Straight Shooter]

8. Thank you. So do I.

Maybe I can get some friends to chip in and share the expense. :)

[stopbush]

4. I ordered it through Amazon last week,

along with a Bogart Collection. The Bogart has shipped - no news on the God vid which is coming from a third party.

[chat_noir]

5. one review

Not until decades after the alleged life of Jesus, did the first gospel appear (Mark). But even here, the gospels don't depict history, but rather, allegorical literature, very common during the period when the gospels got written.

And it gets worse.

The film reveals that the Christian religion developed in the same way as virtually every previous religion: with a dying and rising savior. Attis, Mithras, Osiris, Dionysus, Hercules, and many other gods predate Jesus and they bear a striking resemblance to him. The similarities include: healing the sick, casting out demons, eating the flesh and blood of the savior, remaining dead for three days, then rising, and lots more.

So why don't Christians question the historicity of Jesus? Because, apparently, no one told them. This documentary asks several Christians if they knew how Christianity spread and if they ever heard of Osiris, Mithras, or Dionysus. None of them knew that these pagan gods resembled Jesus in astounding ways, or how Christianity spread.

Of course most Christians have little awareness of the history of their religion, instead concentrating on the war and gore of their religion. If you think this as an exaggeration, the documentary shows the obsession of blood, gore, and violence by Christians. For example, Flemming provides us with clips from Mel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ, (depicted as The Smashin' of the Christ) where Gibson decided to depict endless blood curdling scenes throughout the movie. Many Christians claim the Passion as the most powerful spiritual experience of their lives. It also represents the most popular Jesus film by far. Flemming asks us to question why such a bloodthirsty film should have such an impact on Christianity and what does Christianity's fascination with violence do for society?

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=post&forum=104&topic_id=5709322&mesg_id=5709322

You can even get "The God Who Wasn't There" merchandise at Cafepress, and really provoke your Fundie friends and relatives. :evilgrin:

http://www.cafepress.com/thegodmovie

[catmother]

6. i saw it last week and posted a thread, but your review is much

better than mine was. i wouldn't have known about it except that it was advertised on DU's home page.