John Safran vs God

Season 1

8 episodes · Aug 30, 2004

In his most ludicrously ambitious project yet, world-famous media hooligan John Safran scours the world in search of God... AND FINDS HIM.... Or, at least, a lot of folk who believe they have.

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  • S1E1

    Fatwa

    Aug 30, 200425m

    How difficult is it to get a fatwa placed on someone? John travels to the UK Shariah court to find out - and he chooses an unlikely Australian rival as his proposed fatwa-ee. Next John takes a spirit walk in Arizona with the Peyote Way Church of God, and ingests the sacred Peyote drug in an attempt at divine insights into the universe. And what would be of our favourite Channel 9 shows if Jamie Packer was to become a practising Scientologist?

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  • S1E2

    Buddha

    Sep 6, 200425m

    John enlists the help of some indigenous Australians to broker a land rights deal with some well-intentioned Melbournians. Next, while traveling in Japan, John is confronted with a koan and attempts to "become nothingness" at a zen Buddhist monastery. Finally, back in Melbourne, John asks a local Freemason, "is Freemasonry linked with Satanism?" - and is shocked by what he finds.

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  • S1E3

    A Jew in the KKK

    Sep 13, 200424m

    Can a Jew join the Ku Klux Klan? In Episode Three, John travels to Orange County, California to meet the KKK Grand Dragon - and puts forward a convincing case. Back in Melbourne, local Catholic priest Bob Maguire introduces John to the principals of Catholicism Father Bob style. Finally, John muses on his automatic right to Israeli citizenship and offers to share this citizenship with some of his Palestinian friends. But there's a catch...

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  • S1E4

    Mormons

    Sep 13, 200425m

    John learns about a blossoming new cinema niche market, Mormon Films. So he travels to Mormon heartland, Salt Lake City to get a piece of the action. Next, he and his crew travel to political hot spot Haiti and get caught in the cross-fire while John participates in the day of the dead voodoo ceremony. Then, In L.A, John shoots the breeze about political issues with a gun-toting rabbi.

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  • S1E5

    More Mormons

    Sep 27, 200426m

    John journeys to Sicily to meet with a priest. But not just any priest, Father Pino - who he met on Race Around The World. And John has something to confess... Back in Salt Lake City, John exacts his revenge on Mormon door-knockers then fires to India to find himself a spiritual guru.

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  • S1E6

    Israelis and Palestinians

    Oct 4, 200424m

    John tries to promote world peace to Palestinian and Israel activists by bringing in Sara-Marie from Big Brother to throw around her 2 cents in the issue to try to solve it.

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  • S1E7

    The Bible Code

    Oct 11, 200422m

    Encouraged by Australian soccer legend Johnny Warren, John travels to Mozambique to lift the thirty year curse on the Australian soccer team... but will he be successful? Next, back in Salt Lake City, John uncovers the secrets of the Mormon magic underpants. In Sydney, John meets a local expert mathematician and asks, did the bible predict the September 11 tragedy? Finally, John navigates the complex domain of the religious boycott.

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  • S1E8

    The Exorcism

    Oct 18, 200424m

    In the final episode, John faces his demons, undergoing a Christian exorcism by preacher Bob Larson.

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