"Ooooo, an ATHEIST on NATIONAL TV??? Call out the National Guard!!! Notify FEMA!! CALL GLENN BECK!!!!!On second thought, scratch that last! [UGH!]"
 |
The World's Largest Coalition of Nontheists and Nontheist Communities!
been here awhile
haven't been very active or made an intro.
Came to Atheism after seeing the movie Marjoe in 06. Became quite the expert on both the film and the man. The rabbit hole led to Dawkins, Hitch, Randi and more. This caused me to walk away from my superstitions.
If anyone has any questions about Marjoe Gortner I can probably answer them.
Replies to This Discussion
-
Permalink Reply by Anna Wilhite on -
I loved the film Marjoe! It was definitely influential on my deconversion from Christianity as well. I haven't met many people who have seen it - thanks for posting!
-
Permalink Reply by Jedi Wanderer on -
Sure I'll bite - who the hell is Marjoe?
-
Permalink Reply by Anna Wilhite on
-
Marjoe Gortner was a child evangelist turned adult evangelist who, like most of them, continued his ministry far longer than he continued believing. He got sick of his life as a fraud and went round with a film crew for one final circuit, and what he filmed was a documentary that won the Academy Award for best documentary in 1972. It's fascinating and compelling - he is at turns charming and vulnerable (and sometimes both at once). You can watch it on Youtube or if you prefer to watch a licensed version, you can rent it from Netflix.
-
Permalink Reply by Yellowjacket on -
here is is on google vids. approx 90 mins.
-
Permalink Reply by Yellowjacket on
-
Steph, looking at your av, I was wondering if you knew the trivial fact that Marjoe stars in the only film in which Lynda Carter shows a bit of sidal boobity?
-
Permalink Reply by Keith Welsh on -
I saw Marjo too and it was great.
In 1966 I watch my good freind's Decon father, who prayer several times a day, leave my friends Mother with no income for the ministers wife. They were cheating on their spouses for years before the shacked up. Nothing like "good christians" to turn you to atheism, god bless em. :-)
CONNECT WITH ATHEIST NEXUS
Latest Activity
- Top News
- Everything
Debra Stevenson commented on Ruth Anthony-Gardner's group Hang With Friends"Yes, not everyone thanks a deity for their survival and nobody should thank their god for a vicious tornado that wiped out so much of what people owned and even took lives, especially the lives of innocent children.
Brandi Amari Williams"
sk8eycat commented on Ruth Anthony-Gardner's group Hang With Friends"Tony, I love that clip! "Wolf Gets Blitzed"...tee-hee.
Did anyone read the comments below the You Tube version? they were almost all like, "Yeah, thank the lard for sending a ghastly tornado to kill more than 50…"
The Flying Atheist commented on Ruth Anthony-Gardner's group Hang With Friends"Great clip, Tony. People need to realize that not everybody superfluously and automatically thanks god in a time of crisis. Maybe he's learned a lesson and become a smarter man. "
Natalie A Sera commented on Dallas the Phallus's group LINGUAPHILES & SESQUIPEDALIANS"And then, just to confuse things, there's polymath, which is from the Greek poly = much and manthanein = to learn. So, someone who knows a lot. Or at least enough to know that you can get a second crop from that field! Sorry, couldn't…"
Photos
© 2013 Atheist Nexus. All rights reserved. Admin: Richard Haynes.
