Louisville Process Theology Network

''Oh, My God''

Dec 16, 2009

We hear the recently released documentary, ?“Oh My God?”, is both thought-provoking and encouraging. The basic idea here is pretty simple.

Filmmaker Peter Rodger traveled around the world asking men women and children from all walks of life and from different religions, what God means to them.


Here is how Rodger describes his travels and the documentary:

"Over a three-year period I traveled across 23 countries asking children, religious leaders, celebrities, fanatics and the common Man what God means to them.

Along the way I experienced an incredible array of faith expressions and had no small number of unforgettable adventures.

The film is a result of this journey. It is not about religion per se; it is about what God means to people throughout our human family.

I needed to explore and discover for myself whether religion and religious people were the cause of all the world's woes. And, as a person who wrestles with faith, I needed to determine whether God created man or man created God.

"I was frustrated with the childish schoolyard mentality that permeates this world - I call it the "My God Is Greater Than Your God" syndrome - where you have grown men flying airplanes into buildings shouting "God is Great" - where you have the leader of the free world telling the BBC in 2003 that he invaded Iraq because God told him to - where you have the constitution of a country (Iran) that dictates that its supreme leader is God's representative on earth - where you have young men and women blowing themselves up (and innocent others) to buy a place into heaven.

None of these concepts made any sense to me. Does it matter what I believe? Does it matter what you believe?

And what is this entity that goes by the name of God, that seems to bring about so much friction, hurt and pain? So I decided to go around the world and ask people what they think. "


Go to the documentary?’s website for more:

http://www.omgmovie.com/