Thank you very much for putting these up Norm, I've been watching the previous parts all evening during essay breaks and I have appreciated the wit and humour of this 'series'.

Also I think I'm gonna have to join Alan Moore in worshipping Glycon, if only for his smugness.

In Jerusalem, a female CNN journalist heard about a very old Jewish man who had been going to the Wailing Wall to pray, twice a day, everyday, for a long, long time. So she went to check it out. She went to the Wailing Wall and there he was! She watched him pray and after about 45 minutes, when he turned to leave, she approached him for an interview.

"I'm Rebecca Smith from CNN. Sir, how long have you been coming to the Wall and praying?"

"For about 60 years."

"60 years! That's amazing! What do you pray for?"

"I pray for peace between the Christians, Jews and the Muslims. I pray for all the hatred to stop and I pray for all our children to grow up in safety and friendship."

"How do you feel after doing this for 60 years?"

"Like I'm talking to a fuckin' wall."

There was nothing pretentious in or about the film Life of Brian. Not the same with this documentary or Lee’s so-called opera. Sure the documentation is presented in a calm and tranquil way. How easy it is to be rational about that which is irrational – or vice versa. Oh, and how it presupposes getting lost in (the tangents of an) argument. It’s really a shame that people put a guy like Stewart Lee, a half-wit that got lucky by hitting the right acoustic tone with shovelling out “artistic” freedom, can make a claim that religion is bad.

I liked it better, Norm, when you just posted krapp from Dawkins. I mean, who can argue against a PhD who says that God is dead? I mean, he did say that first, right? Gosh, I’m so confused in these days of wit and whim and wondrous intellect.

I remember attending the University of Maryland and watching the movie Life of Brian at the school’s cinema. The end of the show was timed to coincide with a visit from Michael Palin. As soon as the curtain closed Palin walked out on the stage with a folding chair and sat before the audience. It was the early 1980s and Palin was doing a tour to promote something – I think it was a book. (Got to see Richard Dreyfuss a couple of weeks later; he was touring Universities and talking about substance abuse.) Palin was a very interesting fellow but he was also very intelligent and had no loopholes in his wit. I don’t remember anyone at that time questioning the end of the movie in the context of religious dogma. Perhaps, at the time, there was also no need to do so – but I don’t think so.

As I said in my comment to Part 2, I saw the Opera in 2004 in London and it was an unbelievably ignorant theatrical event. Does it tickle? Yes. Does it make you cringe? Yeah. Does it push emotional buttons – like TV – and make you feel ok? Sure, why not? In fact, it was as good as any evening watching WWF (rastling) in a trailer in rural Idaho. Of course, for me to equate anything as financially successful as WWF with something ignorant doesn’t hold water. Because we live in a world of success and Stewart Lee is a success. I have to admit that politically religion as taken a wrong turn somewhere. But where does fault for that lie? It isn’t in blaming “religion”. That’s like saying that Vince McMahon (the head of WWF or WWE, Wiki it) is the devil incarnate. Bet he can’t talk as nice as Lee.

Yeah, Stewart Lee, you go girl. Show them stupid, ignorant imbeciles who believe in something but are misled by “politicians” how stupid they really are. It would be great if you could make a documentary or a film with Roddy Piper in the lead and show how life really is. (Wiki “They Live”.)

-tgs-

As an American I am terribly frustrated and disgusted with my government, but I often feel alone in this struggle against the neo-Christians who dominate the three branches of U.S. government. It's comforting to see Englishmen and women speaking out against Religious cencorship. We've got to unite against the struggle not for the cause of those who do not beleive in god, but for those who are fighting for truth. Keep posting and I'll keep reading and spread your website to those of us here in the U.S.

Sorry why does the female voice over at the end comment "Not quite the right side"?

@Clay: She said "not quite the bright side," actually, and was referring to the next story, about the ice storm.

I really appreciated this videos. I was raised in a conservative Christian household but have since forged my own way. While I am no longer a Christian, I do appreciate everything I learned about religion as a child. It helps me to appreciate allusions in many works of literature--just as being familiar with Shakespeare and mythology does. It helps me to realize why culture wars between religions are not as cut and dry as some people believe.

I agreed with Stewart Lee wholeheartedly. Religious education is almost a must--especially in fostering an understanding viewpoint between different cultures, but we must absolutely NOT let any part of religion have any bearing on our government. I leave the Christians alone. Why can't they do the same to me? I don't censor their movies/music/plays/speeches. Why can't they extend the same courtesy to me?