Responses to the eternal question ‘What is God’ from people around the globe
A question that comes up inevitably for each and every human on our planet at some time or other is “What is God?”
British filmmaker Peter Rodger decided to embark on a mission to explore this inquiry by setting out on a world tour that took three years during which he visited 23 countries, asking children, adults, everyday people, celebrities, fanatics, militants, Christians, Catholics, Muslims, Jews, Hindus, Buddhists and even atheists, what God means to them.
In this inspiring and lively interview with Lilou Mace he speaks about what sparked his quest:
“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
“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 worlds woes. And, as a person who wrestles with faith, I needed to determine whether God created man or man created God.”
His interviews have now also been published in the book The OMG Chronicles; book and DVD are available at amazon.com
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