Comments on: Make Me a Christian? Not on my tellie!

By: Martin

Martin — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 19:14:53 +0000

Watched a recording, and I agree that my namesake did seem to be a bit more clued up than the rest. Too many people seem to think that being a christian means following religious dogma without actually asking yourself if you believe it. The professional christians must be desperate if this is the only type of person they are able to (attempt to)convert.

By: Rozi

Rozi — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 09:23:19 +0000

This sounds like pure comedy gold, my Pagan partner will be appalled to see someone trying to convert a lap dancing witch! They’re his two favourite kind of people!

By: Angela Kingdom

Angela Kingdom — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 09:07:11 +0000

I did watch the programme and as expected I alternated with foaming with fury and laughter. It is a pity the biker guy [Martin?] appears to have gone as he seemed to be the only person to question what the indoctrinators were saying and provide a bit of balance. What Hargreaves the preacher and his like really what the participants to do are believe everything he says, even if evidence contradicts and to stop thinking for themselves. If we look at the rest of the participants, some of whom are already half way their to being led: for example the lap dancing â€˜Witchâ€™ who believed that spells and crystals would sort out her life and the muzzie, [already a member of an extreme religion] both already lack the ability to reason so are ripe pickings for the evangelists.
If anything, the programme demonstrated that all you need to be made a xtian is to be gullible and obsequious.

By: Mike

Mike — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 12:03:41 +0000

“Ahhâ€¦ So you chose not to actually learn lessons about life and the universe, just go along with what middle eastern lunatics have written about it centuries ago.”

By: Barry Duke

Barry Duke — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 09:53:28 +0000

It’s called freedom of choice, Alan. I chose not to watch the programme because I have encountered Hargreaves in the past, and found him a major irritant.

Unlike Christian/Muslim fundamentalists who constantly call for the banning of “offensive” programmes or books they have never seen or are unlikely ever to read, I am quite happy for Channel 4, or any other channel, to air religious crap like Make Me a Christian â€“ especially if such offerings wind up swelling atheist ranks.

But having now read the reviews, I will dip into Make Me Christian purely for its apparently rich comedy content. I am always up for a laugh.

By: Alan Blyton

Alan Blyton — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 08:10:56 +0000

Ahh… So you chose not to actually watch the programme, just go along with what other people have written about it.
Interesting method of ‘Freethinking’.

By: Michael Cohen

Michael Cohen — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 00:00:52 +0000

George Greaves gave the biker(I think his name was martin) a lot of help in getting angry–however i wish he had been able to keep calm during the indoctrination .Behind his indignation Martin has enough wellie to deliver a verbal Sledge hammer and knock our beloved Rev George all the way to Jerusalem.