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Terry Gilliam Talks About Christianity

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Jeffrey Overstreet

19 Jan 2005
Filed under: On Movies & Media • Quotable • Comedy • Terry Gilliam • Christianity • The Life of Brian

The man who guards the Bridge of Death speaks:

"With Life of Brian we were vilified by Christians," he continues. "Yet Christianity is alive and well. Come on, if your religion is so vulnerable that a little bit of disrespect is going to bring it down, it's not worth believing in, frankly."

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