Well, thanks to people like Pat Robertson, who preaches hate, and our current president, who thinks Jesus wants war, Christianity has become a joke. I think the Republican "Right" has opened the door to atheist like Maher. He is not being any more blasphemous than the religious and political leaders that teach HATE and INTOLERANCE. What would Jesus do? Well, I don't believe he would want us to love our guns and profits more than our poor. I don't think he would be fighting abortion, he would be too busy trying to provide health care, food, and shelter for the women and children who are in situations they didn't necessarily choose. Whether you believe in Christ or not, he is a savior for ALL people, not just the gun-toting, gay-hating, narrow-minded 'right', who happen to be so very wrong.
(and, yes, I am a Christian, but lately that label is embarrassing me).
Jennifer in Texas

Hi,
I was born Catholic. The problem is, we are all brainwashed at a young and impressionable age to believe whatever ridiculous religion we were born in to.
All we have to do is treat others the way we want to be treated! It is that simple!! Religions were invented to keep uneducated people and children in line.
Yet we keep this silliness going and going, from generation to generation, amazing! Brainwashing is so powerful, it is clearly difficult to forget or question
what was put in your brain as a child. People are so scared to speak against a possible god or to look bad in front of others by doing so, so it goes on and on.
Thanks to Priests, some comics and just being an intelligent adult, I'm no longer part of the Catholic religion.

RMS

I have often heard at the funeral of a very young person "it is such a tragedy that she was taken so young, but she is in a better place with god ". It always takes will power on my part not to say "then where is the tragedy?

Why don't we call a cease fire on this already? The Founding Fathers set up this country so that you can believe whatever you want to believe. You can be a Christian, atheist, Buddhist, Muslim etc etc

Don't force your beliefs on other people. Freedom to worship or not worship is one of this country's core democratic values.

I wouldn't be surprised if Maher only interviews religious fanatics to use as straw men. I will bet he won't be interviewing Jim Wallis or Desmond Tutu.

Hope this brings people to the conclusion that: GOD WAS CREATED BY MAN!

Keep up the good work Bill.

This film feels like a response to the rise of religion in the public square. Faith is a personal matter, and so is lack thereof. However, since religions evangelize, why can't atheists?

And to all the born-agains who are angry that Bill mocks their beliefs - do not judge, lest ye be judged. Do unto others.... Sound familiar? Those are your rules, play by them.

All religions are goofy. Atheists are just as dogmatic, narrowminded, and preachy as religious people. Religion has done harm to the world, but if it didn't exist people would find some other pretense to harm each other. Religion has also caused a lot of good in the world. If Bill Maher hated religion, he'd remove music from his film. Christ, I don't even believe in religions. But I care when Bill Maher pretends like he has something new and interesting to say, and can't even deliver punchlines without being smug. He should probably be off buying his next girlfriend.

All religious people are atheists as to everyone else's god. We atheists just believe in one less god than do believers.

There has naver been any proof that any superntural event has ever occured in history. if miracles happened in ignorant, superstitious, pre scientific times, whey don't they happen now?

Athesim is merely an affirmation of the most likely truth about the natural universe.

Bill Maher has an agenda?? My dad to me years ago to never trust any idea or anyone I wasn't allowed to question. It seems that if you even question the very idea of Christianity, you're instantly villified. Questioning our world and wanting answers is what has propelled science and furthered our civilization. But who needs questions and science when there's a magical man in the sky with all the answers.

Religion all too often receives a free ride. I think it should be put under a microscope just like anything else. Nothing wrong with questioning people's political beliefs but religion somehow has a special protection. Why?

Praise jesus for someone like Maher!

Seneca said it best: "Religion is regarded by the many as true, by the wise as false, and by the rulers as useful." Or, as Napoleon put it "Religion is excellent stuff for keeping the common people quiet." It's a con, it's all about control. We fear death - naturally, that will be taken advantage of - religion simply takes advantage of the worst in human nature to manipulate and control the gullible. If there's a heaven, why do we not have our mailboxes stuffed with invitations from the elderly to celebrate imminent death? If they actually believe somebody up there on a cloud is waiting for them, they should be thrilled to be pronounced terminal, not crying, screaming and messing their pants. Your own fear gives those who own you the club they hold over your head - fear begs to be exploited, and it works so well. I wear a t-shirt that says "If you believe the meek will inherit the earth, you're just where they want you" and you'd be surprised how many stop me and ask where to get one, or whisper that they too, stopped buying that crap. Read "Bertrand Russell's Best" - works like medicine. Live clean and free of supersition, be rational, and you live your life in a better neighborhood.