Wednesday, June 20, 2007

Religion makes people do some weird things...

... such as squeezing the demons out of toddlers.

Seriously, who thinks that strangling a kid is going to make them more sane? And what is with the mom being covered in blood? These are some messed up folks.

For more exorcism goodness (this time in Romania), check out this movie, The Untyings.  It's a documentary made by a Romanian man who came to America and is returning to his home country to find out more about the surprisingly common practice of exorcism, and to learn why he himself was subjected to one as a young man.  There are mass exorcisms (including babies being exorcised!), travelers coming from incredible distances to be exorcised by the best, and bizarre reasons for exorcising your kid.

Overall it was a bit slow, and I wish it would have delved more into the bizarre.  But it was very interesting and worth the time to find and watch.

Rating: 3/5 skulls