From their 1979 film Monty Python and the Life of Brian, here is the "Stoning" bit featuring John Cleese. It's amazing how strongly this movie holds up, what with the religion-stirring-shit-up nonsense that's been going on for as long as I can remember. A bit like an especially poignant article from The Onion that can be as cutting as it is funny, Life of Brian was able to hold in its hands the irony that is "religion" and still be able to tear it to pieces and analyze its cold black heart at the same time. The actions of the faithful are only as holy as the voice that tells them what to do.
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