Bill Donohue, whom I expected to shred the movie, gives it only one "thumbs (pitchfork?) down" --not two. I was surprised.But, then, Maher actually may be more nuanced than his nasty bluster first suggests. It appears from the interviews that it's not faith, but certainty that bothers him --whether about the existence or non-existence of God. Not entirely without sympathy, he also sees religion as the opiate of the (suffering) masses.Anybody planning on seeing the movie? What's the best strategy to respond? Hard core apologetics? Or something else?

Cathleen Kaveny is the Darald and Juliet Libby Professor in the Theology Department and Law School at Boston College.

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