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John Safran vs God is an 8 part television documentary series by John Safran which was broadcast on the Special Broadcasting Service (SBS) of Australia in 2004. Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic Documentary film is a broad category of visual expression that is based on the attempt in one fashion or another to " Document " reality John Safran (born 13 August 1972) is an Australian documentarian and media personality well known for Pranks and indelicate handling The Special Broadcasting Service (SBS is one of two government-funded Australian Public broadcasting radio and television networks, the other being the For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " It has been described in a media release as "[John Safran's] most audacious project yet". Despite being an irreverent look at world religions and theology in general, Safran managed to be both informative and entertaining, without being outright offensive. The following is a list of Religions and spiritual traditions, however it excludes modern religions which can be found in List of new religious movements. Theology is the study of a god or the gods from a religious perspective It had a much more serious tone than Safran's previous work Music Jamboree. John Safran's Music Jamboree (or just Music Jamboree) was a light-hearted Australian Music documentary Television series The show was released by Ghost of Your Ex-Boyfriend Productions and SBS Independent, it was directed by Craig Melville and produced by Selin Yaman. Ghost of Your Ex-Boyfriend Productions is the production team behind the independent Australian television production John Safran vs God. SBS independent (SBSi is the primary production unit of SBS "home-baked" Primetime programming Craig Melville is an Australian television advertising and music video director based in Sydney The series won the 2005 Australian Film Institute Award for Best Comedy Series. The Australian Film Institute Awards (often abbreviated to AFI Awards) are awards of merit presented annually by the Australian Film Institute.

To his detractors, the informal format was received as being slightly condescending. On his official website, a parody site featuring an ex-girlfriend as webmistress, says about the series, "There is only one thing worse than someone shoving their religious views down your throat, and that's someone shoving their smarmy, superior views on religious beliefs down your throat".

The show's opening theme was Hate Priest, a song by the band Mozart on Crack. The opening sequence featured John in a black suit breaking out of a patch of black scorched earth with his bare hands during a thunderstorm. The words "When the thousand years are over, Satan will be released from his prison. " Revelation 20:7 are spoken. Revelation is the act of revealing or disclosing (see etymology or in the theological perception making something obvious and clearly understood through active or passive communication


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Episode guide

Episode One

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Episode Two

Episode Three

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Episode Four

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Episode Five

Episode Six

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Episode Seven

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Episode Eight

The eighth episode was the most controversial. Instead of its usual format of various segments, the show featured a single story: the exorcism of John's demons by Christian exorcist and fundamentalist preacher, Bob Larson. Exorcism (from Late Latin exorcismus, from Greek exorkizein - to adjure is the practice of evicting Demons or other evil A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, a monotheistic Religion centered on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth Preacher is a term the for someone who preaches Sermons or gives homilies Bob Larson (born 1944 in McCook Nebraska) is a radio and television evangelist, currently based in Scottsdale Arizona There was none of the humour that had characterised the preceding episodes. The exorcism was dramatic and realistic, and no explanation was given at the end of the episode as to John's behaviour. On the Yahoo! "Cult of Safran" web group, a stormy discussion started on whether John was actually faking. Safran's lisp is absent while allegedly possessed. Safran had appeared in several radio and television plug spots for the show post-production pre-screening, and only briefly mentioned the exorcism episode as a very intense segment to film. Radio is the transmission of signals by Modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of visible Light. Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic After the screening of the episode Safran appeared in interview on ABC radio and said he didn't remember a lot of the experience. The Australian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly abbreviated to the 'ABC' is Australia's national public broadcaster. The sales pitch for the recently released DVD goes "You've seen the exorcism, now buy the DVD"

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