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Show Monday Opinions October 27, 2008 Satan's greatest enemy for governor Religulous. Relax It's only religion DIEGO IBANEZ Opinions writer Aaron Anderson/UVU Review Opinions writer We live in a society, people. Take the election for example. It's the time when freedom-loving Americans reaffirm their commitment to the social contract as defined by the Founding Fathers. Alas, for the plight of poor deceived Utah citizens, most have been blinded and deceived by satanic media who broadcast lies into people's homes through their oneeyed devil to distract them from the knowledge that there is actually a candidate for governor who understands and wants to restore the Constitution: SuperDell Schanze. Lately the only media attention paid to Schanze has come in the form of slander campaigns and ad hominem attacks. Luckily, having been bestowed with certain sets of gifts that enable them to discern truth from thin air, most of the citizens of Utah should be able to see through the propaganda. And those without the gifts need only ask themselves this question. If SuperDell was really a bad guy would any of the liberal news reporters still be around to slander him? You see people, we may all have the ability to repent because of the grace of God. But we are alive to do it because of the grace of SuperDell. At the end of the day, there are only three candidates for governor on the ballot. SuperDell Schanze is the only one who truly understands the wishes of the Founding Fathers: socialized religion and socialized capitalism. No need to panic; despite the plethora of negative reviews about this movie and its surprisingly simple quest to interview pious followers of a handful of deities, positive reviews actually exist. You won't be able to see it at Provo Town Centre, however. Movies need to make money, and, recently, people's interest and dollars are more invested in Chihuahuas. Doubt is very important. It's when we start doubting what we've been told that we begin to find alternative points of view, which is a completely productive concept; doubt can let us see both sides of an issue. Bill Maher, the funny yet heavily armed and witty agnostic, depends on doubt for his arguments with the religious. He's only pointing out the obvious, such as how he's worried that we have people running our country who believe in a talking snake. He asks a Christian lady, if the Jack and the beanstalk story had been put in the Bible and Jonah and the whale taken out, would she think Jonah's story was crazy? He talks to an ex-gay evangelical who believes all gay people are unhappy and confidently states, "No one is born gay." Maher's reply: "Have you met Little Richard?" He continues on to less funny topics such as the religiously motivated murder of Dutch filmmaker, Theo van Gogh — a crime committed in response to his film about abused Muslim women. He gets kicked out of the Vatican but is able to speak to a high priest who pretty much agrees with everything Maher has to say, adding that in a poll done on Catholics to see who they pray to in certain situations, Jesus was straggling behind various other saints. Unfortunately, Maher gets kicked out of Temple Square by "Mormon fuzz," and sadly, he fails to speak with anyone except disgruntled ex-Mormons who look like they might have mot Maher at a club somewhere downtown the night before. He does, however, poke fun at the LDS garments, or "magic underwear" as many non-members call them. You might even feel that some, more than others, deserve Maher's comedic punishment — like Mr. Jesus Miranda, who believes he is actually the Second Coming of Jesus Christ. Not surprisingly, he has hundreds of thousands of followers who worship him and pamper him with riches and praise. Maher tries to point out that since God does not talk to people, when they attempt and fail communication, they tend to fill that empty space with human ideas, and humans, as we all know too well, can be idiots. He never fully comes out and claims he's an atheist, however ~ but that's because he's not selling you atheism, just doubt. He's pointing out contradiction and hypocrisy in religion and the danger that this can cause, especially in these uneasy times. I recommend this movie for those who don't mind questioning themselves and possibly laughing while doing so. In Utah, Religulous is playing only in Broadway Centre Cinemas in Salt Lake City. Dance The UVU office of Student Health Services is looking for students who would like to attend an AA meeting on campus. We are going to have our first meeting at Noon on Monday November 3,2008 at SC 221. All interested students are invited to attend. ^^ McKay Center October 31 sf 10PM-1AM $8 w/UVU ID $10 w/other ID *WIN a V I P Pass pt the Art Wall During _pct. 27-31 |