Bill Maher’s new movie, “Religulous,” criticizes believers as fervent, dedicated and closed-minded. They see the world in terms of us-versus-them. The really funny thing is that Bill Maher himself fits all of these descriptions. He is a fundamentalist of the secular kind.
(Douglas A. Hicks is associate professor of leadership studies and religion at the University of Richmond. His new book, “With God on All Sides,” will be published in January.)
