God's Debris: A Thought Experiment from Dilbert creator Scott Adams. You can freely download this PDF file and view offline or in your browser:
http://images.ucomics.com/images/pdfs/sadams/godsdebris.pdf
Related links:
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/God's_Debris
- Scott Adams's sequel book, The Religion War, can be purchased as an ebook for about $5 (or more, depending on the location and format). This book is about a smart man stepping between Christian and Muslim leaders to avert a war (sometime in the near future): http://www.ereader.com/product/detail/18025?book=The_Religion_War
What the #$*! Do We (K)now!? movie:
http://imdb.com/title/tt0399877/
Penn Jillette's This I Believe segment for NPR, entitled There Is No God: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5015557
A must-see movie for Catholics and everyone with a sense of humor: Dogma by Kevin Smith. I lent this to Paul with a warning that there is some strong language throughout the movie and is not suitable for kids. I look forward to hearing Dogma impressions and thoughts from Paul and Gina.
Julia Sweeney produced two religion and faith pieces. The first, God Said "Ha!", was produced when she and her brother were fighting cancer. The second, Letting Go of God, was produced when she reconnected with the church as an adult. Here are some links for Julia's material and interviews:
- God Said 'Ha!' DVD: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119207/
- Letting Go of God sound clips: http://www.juliasweeney.com/audio.html
- Letting Go of God book excerpts: http://www.juliasweeney.com/book_1.html
- This American Life interview: http://wwww.thisamericanlife.org/pages/descriptions/96/9.html
- This American Life segment (part of Godless In America): http://www.thislife.org/pages/descriptions/05/290.html
- TEDtalks monologue (excerpt from Letting Go of God) video: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=371164303811205573
- Fresh Air interview: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6387729&ft=1&f=13
