Oh, My God

Oh, My God
Peter Rodger
USA, 2009
90 min
Documentary
English, Hebrew sub
Jerusalem Film Festival

Oh My God asks people from all walks of life, from celebrities, to the religious, to atheists and the common Man - the question - What is God
We are experiencing days of religious turmoil, of fundamentalism, fanaticism, and the breakdown of spirituality through technology and reason. After the collapse of the piety that was rooted in myth, cult, occult, and ancient religions, I ask, “What is God
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Over three years, I traveled across 23 countries asking this question—from children; to religious leaders; to celebrities; to fanatics, and the common man. The film is not about religion and the tribes in which people eke out their lives, but about what God means to people. The results of this journey are sometimes predictable, sometimes surprising. We are conditioned as human beings—influenced by our parents, schools, and the religious beliefs of our home countries. If we have a religion, perhaps we should spend longer studying our chosen belief instead of blindly following other human beings who claim to have the authority of God. It seems evident that Man has taken the power and concept of God and politicized it for agendas that are the antipathies to the dignity and tolerance that the prophets of all the major religions preached in their day. Did Man create God, or did God create Man