Friday, 16 September 2011

Documentaries on Religion, mostly relating to Morality

Link to full list of religion documentaries (some are full versions, others are compiled from segments on youtube, not ideal but they are free so don't moan about it) :

http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/category/religion/

'Virus of Faith'  Richard Dawkins explains how religious faith acts like a virus which is particularly virulent to the young. In challenging interviews with a Hasidic Rabbi and the head of a city academy, which has adopted the American 'Accelerated Christian Education' curriculum, he tackles the rise of faith schools in Britain and argues that religious education saddles our children with evident falsehoods and an inflexible moral outlook.

Virus of Faith

Christopher Hitchens and Tony Blair debate whether religion is a force for good in the world:

Hitchens v Blair

Bill Maher's 'Religulous':

Religulous

Jonathan Miller's interviews with leading Atheists:

The Atheism Tapes

Louis Theroux meets the Westboro Baptist Church:

The Most Hated Family in America

BBC Horizon Documentary on Science and Religion including Scopes Monkey Trial:

End of God?

Documentary on Fundamentalists of all varieties:

The Fundamentalists


If you're really hardcore and want to experience the thrill of lectures on religion and atheism, science and faith, check out some of these videos from the 'Beyond Belief' conferences.

Beyond Belief

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