Review of Religulous (2008) by Michael F — 01 Sep 2012

The comedy never undermines the points he makes. These are my religious views pretty much to a tee.

This review of Religulous (2008) was written by Michael F on 01 Sep 2012.

Religulous has generally received positive reviews.

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