WOTM: Nothing to do with Religion
My thoughts on the Orlando shooting and the all the gratuitous suffering caused every day by religion.
Sorry to load you up here on the last day of the month, but I have been working my ass off to get "The Bourne Again Identity" finished. It was a 17.5 page script and we only had Scott (Clifton) for one day, so we shot nearly 16 pages in that one day. That might be a record. Shooting and putting together these longer narrative pieces with cast and crew is SO much more difficult than just talking to the camera — or even Deity. But I think you're really going to like what we were able to do with this idea. Scott was AMAZING!!! That video is going up on YouTube right now, and I'll post it asap.
But I also think this here video is important. If you didn't grow up religious, I don't think you can really get a feel for how much gratuitous suffering is caused by people thinking they know the mind of God. It can be overwhelming. Obviously, right? Since some young people actually hurt themselves or take their lives because of the shame and guilt they feel. That's one of the main reasons I'm an anti-Theist. I HATE gratuitous suffering!!! I believe we gave a nod to that in the very first Mr. Deity (and the Evil).
Thanks again to all of you for helping me continue to make these videos!!! I hope you feel you're getting your money's worth.
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Comments (3)
Agreed that religion does cause anxiety/paranoia for those who don't fit the mold. But for those who do (competitive young mormon missionary trying to prove himself the most faithful..........) it's one hell of a power trip knowing everything!!! Trust me; I know.
Brian, I live in Alabama. I need at least three per month. BTW, I once served on the board of the Council of Churches. In fairness, congregations differ. Your comments are the wall color that defines the room and the exceptions are decorations. (It now seems like a parallel universe, long, long ago, in a galaxy far, far away.)
That IS true. I should have specified the more fundamentalist leaning religions.
