In God's Name2. Comment #182739 by petermun on May 20, 2008 at 11:19 pm
A bigger collection of psychotics it would be difficult to find.3. Comment #182741 by Layla Nasreddin on May 20, 2008 at 11:22 pm
4. Comment #182749 by DjSouthPaw on May 20, 2008 at 11:42 pm
put these people in a mental institution5. Comment #182750 by j s bach on May 20, 2008 at 11:56 pm
6. Comment #182752 by passutoba on May 21, 2008 at 12:02 am
I'm a teacher and that delusional woman in part one around the 7:00 mark is an utter disgrace to the profession. Not only misguided but quite possibly mentally ill and she is telling young minds the most ridiculous lies. And getting them to chant 'iniquities' when they should be counting or reading.7. Comment #182755 by DjSouthPaw on May 21, 2008 at 12:14 am
hmm8. Comment #182756 by catskill on May 21, 2008 at 12:15 am
9. Comment #182757 by mordacious1 on May 21, 2008 at 12:17 am
10. Comment #182759 by AdrianB on May 21, 2008 at 12:23 am
11. Comment #182760 by danielrendall on May 21, 2008 at 12:23 am
One good thing to come out of this programme was that it's the first thing which has prompted me to decide to write to my MP *and actually do it*. I suggested that the teaching of creationism was a bad thing and asked whether he shared this view and what could be done about it.12. Comment #182761 by passutoba on May 21, 2008 at 12:27 am
Stephen Green cuts a tragi-comic figure...like a horrible parody, like a religious Alan Partridge. The bird crap scene could have been straight out of a Partidge episode, as embarrassingly awful self-serving publicity goes awry........13. Comment #182762 by Szkeptik on May 21, 2008 at 12:30 am
Is this something new, or they just didn't pay attention to them before?14. Comment #182763 by DavidSJA on May 21, 2008 at 12:32 am
I think it's important that people watch this because this isn't extremist fundamentalism: this is mainstream fundamentalism. The beliefs espoused by the people in that show are the beliefs I grew up with and which are promulgated by people I know and love. I was expecting something radical based on the feedback from forumeers this morning: I found nothing in that show shocking apart from the fact people don't know that this is happening.15. Comment #182766 by DavidSJA on May 21, 2008 at 12:37 am
PS, I should point out that the best copy of this show is on 4 On Demand (www.channel4.com/ondemand) for people living in the UK.16. Comment #182769 by SOAS on May 21, 2008 at 12:41 am
Gosh what a fantastic program. Makes me glad I pay a license fee for such stuff. ( yes I know it was Ch4, but they compete with Panaroama on the BBC)17. Comment #182770 by RussC on May 21, 2008 at 12:42 am
AdrianB18. Comment #182773 by AdrianB on May 21, 2008 at 12:47 am
19. Comment #182779 by passutoba on May 21, 2008 at 12:55 am
Just finished it all...wow. There's 2 million of these nutters in the UK? As insightful as it is, much of it has a spoof-like quality, thanks almost exclusively to the silly christians themselves. For example, the fundie driving instructor who thinks god sends him new customers (i don't advertise in the yellow pages..so its god!), and who sticks a piece of paper with 'jesus' on the ceiling, so from what he insinuated, he isn't tempted to crack one out first thing. And then he goes off prosletysing on Saturday mornings giving kids tickets to heaven. 'What do you think of lying?'says fundie.... 'coooool' says kid.....20. Comment #182799 by fiagottpf on May 21, 2008 at 1:46 am
I watched this programme when it was on and my initial reaction was "what a shower of morons".21. Comment #182802 by Buddha on May 21, 2008 at 1:53 am
22. Comment #182817 by Incredulous on May 21, 2008 at 2:27 am
I saw this when it came out in Britain and my reaction was similar to many of those espoused by many already.And I've got bad news: you cannot fight that type of conviction and belief.
23. Comment #182818 by ianmac66 on May 21, 2008 at 2:32 am
This isn't education with a bible class thrown in, this is bible class with education thrown in.24. Comment #182833 by PJG on May 21, 2008 at 2:56 am
25. Comment #182835 by Tyler Durden on May 21, 2008 at 3:00 am
26. Comment #182836 by Greyman on May 21, 2008 at 3:09 am
This isn't education with a bible class thrown in, this is bible class with education thrown in.
Slight correction: it is a bible class with education thrown out.
27. Comment #182839 by DavidSJA on May 21, 2008 at 3:11 am
Incredulous said:While I appreciate most of what DavidSJA said in this interesting comment, I am not sure I can hold to what he is saying here:
And I've got bad news: you cannot fight that type of conviction and belief..
I am slowly turning - though not turned yet - to the opinion that we have no alternative but to fight this fight.
28. Comment #182841 by Tyler Durden on May 21, 2008 at 3:14 am
"Andrea Williams is a barrister"Yet when poor Andrea is asked a question like "How old the Earth is" she asks for the camera to be turned off. Or when asked to explain her views on Islam as a "false religion" to a Member of Parliament, she turns her mic off.
29. Comment #182856 by riki on May 21, 2008 at 3:54 am
30. Comment #182859 by Henri Bergson on May 21, 2008 at 3:59 am
31. Comment #182868 by irate_atheist on May 21, 2008 at 4:22 am
32. Comment #182870 by LaTomate on May 21, 2008 at 4:32 am
33. Comment #182871 by Muetze on May 21, 2008 at 4:39 am
34. Comment #182877 by Apeseed on May 21, 2008 at 4:51 am
35. Comment #182879 by irate_atheist on May 21, 2008 at 4:55 am
Hands up anyone who would hire Andrea Williams as a barrister.From what I've read, I wouldn't even use her as a bannister.
36. Comment #182882 by V'Ger on May 21, 2008 at 5:04 am
37. Comment #182886 by V'Ger on May 21, 2008 at 5:09 am
38. Comment #182888 by riki on May 21, 2008 at 5:10 am
I can't watch this shit. I'd rather garotte myself.
39. Comment #182893 by V'Ger on May 21, 2008 at 5:13 am
40. Comment #182898 by MikeB on May 21, 2008 at 5:29 am
I missed this the other night but I believe it's being repeated tonight on More4. From all your comments, I don't know if I'll be able to watch it all without breaking something, but I'll give it a go.41. Comment #182904 by devout_heathen on May 21, 2008 at 5:37 am
The Channel 4 programme was a brilliant ray of light shining into the dark recesses of these people's minds and it was lovely to see them scattering like cockroaches when their barmy ideas were challenged.42. Comment #182908 by V'Ger on May 21, 2008 at 5:43 am
43. Comment #182915 by Darwin's badger on May 21, 2008 at 5:51 am
Comment #182835 by Tyler Durden on May 21, 2008 at 3:00 am
"Hell is other people." John Paul Sartre
44. Comment #182916 by DavidSJA on May 21, 2008 at 5:52 am
That came straight after the homophobe idiot who told us we are here to make babies!
45. Comment #182917 by Stephen Maxwell on May 21, 2008 at 5:52 am
"The bottom line is, I've got 20 grandchildren, and I don't want the boys being told that it's okay to get shit on your penis, right? Because that's what it's about."46. Comment #182918 by nalfeshnee on May 21, 2008 at 5:52 am
47. Comment #182919 by DavidSJA on May 21, 2008 at 5:54 am
@Stephen Maxwell, please stop beaming your thoughts into my head.48. Comment #182922 by cuthbertgoggins on May 21, 2008 at 5:58 am
Hello folks. I've been an avid reader for quite some time but this is my first post.49. Comment #182924 by Stephen Maxwell on May 21, 2008 at 6:00 am
DavidSJA:50. Comment #182928 by Tyler Durden on May 21, 2008 at 6:05 am
The only slightly frustrating thing was that the interviewer was a little polite. But then, he did get access to these idiots...I got the same impression, but after a while realised that maybe, just maybe, the interviewer was simply giving them enough rope to hang themselves with.
1. Comment #182735 by mordacious1 on May 20, 2008 at 11:10 pm
So, you can't call scientology a cult, but you can spew this hate speech?
"No one anymore has respect for christianity..." well he got that right at least.
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