After the collapse of the piety that was rooted in myth, cult, occult, and ancient religions, Peter Rodger asks, "What is God?" in his documentary, "Oh My God."
by Director Peter Rodger
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We are experiencing days of religious turmoil, of fundamentalism 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, Peter Rodger asks, "What is God?"
Over three years the director travelled across 23 countries asking this question to children, religious leaders, celebrities, fanatics, and to the common man. 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.
The screening will be followed by a discussion with representatives of the Christian, Jewish and Muslim faiths.
"The UK Jewish Film Festival are delighted to be working in collaboration with the Three Faiths Forum and the Radical Middle Way with the UK Premiere screening of Peter Rodger's film 'Oh My God'. The film poses the question 'What does God mean to people ?' And this is a question that draws forth so many answers and each of them is valid and affirming of the many different ways to find God.
We welcome the opportunity to bring Christians, Muslims and Jews together at this special event and hope that they will be enlightened and entertained by the film and that there will be the chance for the audience to react to the film, listen to the speakers and then to participate in a dialogue of positive respect for each other.
We believe that, through the medium of film and discussion we can connect with people of other faiths, and no faiths, and promote constructive positive regard." - Judy Ironside, Founder and Director of the UKJFF
