false 2797291 4 <B>From the hilariously mad-as-hell <I>Daily Show</I> regular and <I>New York Times</I>–bestselling author comes a ferociously funny exploration of religion and faith.</B><BR><BR>What do we believe? And in God’s name <I>why</I>?<BR><BR> Lewis Black has the answers. Or at least <I>his</I> answers. He survived Hebrew school and a bar mitzvah (barely), was a sixties college student who saw the parallels between religious rapture and drug-induced visions (even if none of his friends did), explored the self-actualization movement of the seventies (and the self-indulgence it engendered), and turned a cynical eye toward politicians who don the cloak of religious rectitude to cover up their own hypocrisy.<BR><BR> What he learned about the inconsistencies and peculiarities of religion infuriated Black, and in <I>Me of Little Faith</I> they get his full comic attention. In a series of comedic inquiries, Black explores how the rules and constraints of religion have affected his life and the lives of us all. Hilarious experiences with rabbis, Mormons, gurus, psychics, and even the joy of a perfect round of golf give Black the chance to expound upon what we believe and why—in the language of a shock jock and with the heart of an iconoclast. 2823075 3 6 2008 Me of Little Faith total:463|5:64|4:124|3:182|2:75|1:18| 463 1530 676 163 3 1 false false Sat Oct 17 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 14 19:36:34 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 17 14:51:35 -0700 2009
I don't know why exactly but i love reading about all of the insane and retarded stories and laws in religion that make absolutley no sense whatsoever. This is ...more...]]> 2 2 false false Sun Jul 20 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Jul 18 17:07:19 -0700 2008 Mon Jul 21 10:39:18 -0700 2008
I think it may simply be that Black's humor doesn't translate well into the written form. It felt like...more...]]> 1 0 false false Wed Jul 22 11:33:53 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 22 11:52:26 -0700 2009 more...]]> 1 0 false false Wed Jul 22 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 18 12:21:14 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 22 16:52:45 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Oct 03 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 25 09:39:07 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 06 14:02:03 -0700 2009 Religulous, for instance. And digging back further, everyone sh...more...]]> 2 0 false false Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 07 19:51:01 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 07 20:03:43 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 05 11:46:16 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 05 11:46:45 -0700 2009
Black is honest and funny. He loves the ritual and mystery ...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Sep 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 02 03:01:50 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 02 03:12:45 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 true false Thu Mar 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Feb 19 06:47:26 -0800 2009 Thu Mar 19 06:51:41 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Nov 12 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Nov 28 15:43:50 -0800 2008 Fri Nov 28 15:50:57 -0800 2008
The humor is great with this. He's witty, sarcastic, and rea...more...]]> 2 0 false false Fri Jul 31 06:52:20 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 06 13:29:38 -0700 2009 So far, the protions where he speaks about his religious experiences far outstrip the parts where he speaks about religion in general. Sorry, Carlin did that best.
This would make a really good audiobook(I don't know if it is one) because so often it is Black's delivery that makes th...more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Jul 07 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Feb 25 15:17:57 -0800 2009 Wed Jul 08 14:33:57 -0700 2009 1 Jon Stewart's Naked Pictures of Famous People). I didn't have that problem at all with this book....more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Oct 27 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Aug 11 22:15:48 -0700 2008 Tue Oct 28 06:46:22 -0700 2008
I liked it, though. The ...more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Aug 20 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Jul 21 19:51:12 -0700 2008 Thu Aug 21 06:56:54 -0700 2008 really need is a sense of humor. Ok. I totally agree with th...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Jul 13 21:36:24 -0700 2008 Sun Jul 13 21:57:35 -0700 2008
Black's combination of biting satire and person insight results in one of the most nuanced and powerful books on fai...more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Mar 31 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 02 15:37:14 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 02 15:45:44 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Tue Mar 03 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Mar 02 10:12:04 -0800 2009 Mon Mar 09 10:58:02 -0700 2009 more...]]> 1 0 false false Thu Sep 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 19 08:16:26 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 19 08:16:50 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Feb 27 17:44:26 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 25 03:17:50 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 27 17:44:26 -0800 2009
My favorite line thus far:

"Each of us is full of shit in our own special way. We are all shitty little snowflakes dancing in the universe."

UPDATE:

I've read a lot of comments about how this is not ...more...]]> 2 0 false false Sun Sep 13 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 12 15:03:59 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 13 12:23:42 -0700 2009 more...]]>