Summary: Atheists Talk cable program by Minnesota Atheists. "Faith and Reason at the Movies, Pt 2" recorded 8/9/2009 “Faith and Reason at the Movies, ” with James Zimmerman as moderator and Crystal Dervetski and Vic Tanner as panelist. Part one covered faith and reason in motion pictures from the 1940s to 1970s. The panel members gave reasons why they felt all free thinkers should watch each film. Some of the films discussed overtly champion faith (such as The Ten Commandments), others asked difficult questions about the nature of humanity and morality (such as Rope) and others were quite disparaging of religion (such as Inherit the Wind). In part two, James, Crystal, and Vic continued their discussion of faith and reason in motion pictures. They discussed more recent productions, including Contact, The Last Temptation of Christ, The Matrix and documentaries The Devil's Playground and Jesus Camp. Crystal gave a passionate critique of her favorite religious-themed film, Equus. Minnesota Atheists practices positive, inclusive, active, friendly neighborhood atheism in order to: - Provide a community for atheists - Educate the public about atheism - Promote separation of state and church http://www.mnatheists.org/
