Spidersecu Don't Believe the Hype

Intcatinfo A Masterpiece!

Lidia Draper Great example of an old-fashioned, pure-at-heart escapist event movie that doesn't pretend to be anything that it's not and has boat loads of fun being its own ludicrous self.

Haven Kaycee It is encouraging that the film ends so strongly.Otherwise, it wouldn't have been a particularly memorable film

roxannkeating There are a lot of people out here who believe a lot of things, I am continually amazed by these videos, where the filmmaker is determined to show us how smart he is and how stupid everyone else is. Well, it really didn't work this time.I appreciate that Brian Flemming feels some sort of loss at having a "Christian Education" that was flawed. But seriously putting Charles Manson out there as a representative of the Christian Faith...and, trying to corner the Dean or Principal of the his former school--Epic Fail. Again, there are enough people out there that would gladly enter the debate--no need to blindside people.

Knpowe-687-98631 I watch movies like this because I believe faith should be challenged and beliefs questioned in order for people to be certain of their convictions. I watched Flemming's film for the first time today on a movie streaming service and was sorely disappointed.The largest obvious flaw in the filmmaker's presentation is his tendency to equate the ravings of psychopaths, narcissistic iconoclasts, and violent historical acts of zealotry with "Christianity" in general when these isolated examples are not nearly representative of the faith as it is written or practiced today. One other glaring argumentative weakness includes misquoting the Bible to make a point, such as when he mistakes Apostle Paul's subjunctive mood for an outright rejection of Christ's earthly existence in Hebrews 8:4 and changes a few words accordingly (I read the passage myself as I was watching). He makes similar errors throughout the film. The people he interviews in the film who are pro- Christian are clearly not accustomed to intellectualizing Christianity while he has published scholars defending his anti-Christian viewpoint. Hardly an even match.I'm convinced that the filmmaker is more interested in promoting his personal disillusionment with Christianity than with sparking an honest discourse about the role faith plays in American culture and politics. I'm puzzled if an intelligent, informed person-- atheist, agnostic, or otherwise--would find this film to be a well crafted statement that formidably challenges Christian faith.

MrGKB ...of disbelief in Christianity, "The God Who Wasn't There" suffers from a somewhat arch and supercilious tone that robs its blatantly one-sided approach of any lasting impact. Assertions are made without much in the way of serious evidence, and various other rather sophomoric tricks of argumentation are utilized to shoot down easy strawmen and undermine the strength of writer/director Brian "Bat Boy: The Musical" Flemming's polemic. Truth is that a goodly amount of the two commentary tracks that accompany the DVD presentation is more interesting than the film itself.Much like Bill Maher's "Religulous," Flemming's position piece (it's really not much of a documentary, per se) tries to mask its biases with cheap shots at clay targets, along with an unwillingness to put other religions in its sights as well.This is an okay watch, I'd suppose, for relatively unschooled atheists looking for rhetorical backup for their own forays against certain smug theists, but so far I've found films like "Jesus Camp" to be far more effective and well made documentary material.

Raymond Ross When Christians are asked how Christianity is spread, many cite "Pentacost" because (if you will take time to read it) Jesus bestowed His power on them to go forth, preach, and heal.A central component to Christ's ministry was faith. The concept is mentioned numerous times from Jesus telling his Disciples during a storm they had little faith, to the woman "in red" who touched his clothes and became healed... "Woman, your faith has healed you."So here we are again, when did the spread of Christianity start. I agree with most: by sending out his Disciples to the public, Jesus was empowering them to spread the good news. It is in that same fashion that a Christian seeks to discover their unbelieving brother, and help them realize the glory of God.