Jeff and I saw Bill Maher's Religulous last night at the Broadway Theater. This is a great little artsy theater that shows my kind of film -- independent, foreign, political. I enjoy Bill Maher and Religulous was exactly what I would expect of he and Larry Charles (the producer of Borat.) A very in-your-face, button pushing, right/wrong expo about religion. I personally agree with Bill in his train of thought with the "I don't know" question/answer about God, Jesus, etc. but I do not agree with his method of interviewing. He likes to belittle and make fun of everyone's view who differs from his. The film was entertaining as it berated a good handful of organized religions from all over the world, including the Cannabis Ministry in Amsterdam, but that's all I saw it was.
As I stated in a previous post I don't feel that peace will ever be achieved through right/wrong games. While it is entertaining, and it is very entertaining with the comic splicing and background music, I don't see it as anything more. Bill attempts, very poorly in my opinion, to make a political statement at the end that in order to save mankind we must eliminate religion. I don't entirely agree with this. I think that religion has helped a good many people. I think that hope is a wonderful thing that is often a gift of religion. I do agree that we could stop fighting for religion and by that I mean proving that a certain ideology is "right" through war. Just as the bible so beautifully articulates, violence begets violence.
This film got me to thinking, well actually it furthered a train of thought that I've already had for the past little while. Probably since I had Zari this July. I don't want my daughter raised in any religion. I want to give her the gift of love, whole-picture thinking, and openness. She gets to determine her path and it is my honor and responsibility to create an environment where she can do just that -- discover.
I really struggle with the right/wrong thinking that accompanies most religions. I like to think that good people exist in most religions and that people are people regardless of where they come from or how easily they tan in the sun.
Enough religion for this morning, I haven't even had my chai yet what am I thinking raising such a hot topic without being properly caffeinated??? Let's talk about chocolate, and by chocolate I mean none other than Chocolatier Blue. All other chocolates are dead to me, I only have eyes for you Chocolatier Blue!
Don't feel bad if you don't know what I'm talking about. I only recently discovered the world of Chocolatier Blue. I took a chocolate tasting class at Caputos with a friend, which I highly recommend to anyone who even remotely likes chocolate. I learned about the different cacao beans and the process of making chocolate. At the end of class we were introduced to the best chocolate that I've ever experienced in my life. And note that I am not a novice. The passionfruit caramel truffle is a truly sensual experience.
As for other indulgences I'm thinking of ideas for Jeff for our anniversary which is this Thursday. October 23rd marks the 2nd anniversary of our first date. Tada! And baby makes three... what a crazy two years it's been.
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