{"id":782,"date":"2016-07-18T20:52:13","date_gmt":"2016-07-19T02:52:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/markmeckler\/?p=782"},"modified":"2016-07-18T20:52:13","modified_gmt":"2016-07-19T02:52:13","slug":"important-documentary-has-comedians-asking-vital-question-about-the-future-of-freedom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/markmeckler\/2016\/07\/important-documentary-has-comedians-asking-vital-question-about-the-future-of-freedom\/","title":{"rendered":"Important Documentary Has Comedians Asking Vital Question about the Future of Freedom"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

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If you\u2019re anything like me, you ask yourself this question every single day while you\u2019re watching the news.<\/p>\n

The question is a simple one \u2013 can our society even take a joke anymore?<\/p>\n

It seems like every day that a new person or group of people is up in arms, taking to Twitter to show their absolute outrage over something that was meant as a simple joke.<\/p>\n

Thankfully, a lot of great comedians of every race, gender, and political persuasion have come together for a documentary getting rave reviews.<\/p>\n

The title of the documentary is as simple as i could be \u2013 \u201cCan We Take a Joke?\u201d<\/p>\n

With veteran comedians like\u00a0Gilbert Gottfried, Penn Jillette, Lisa Lampanelli, and Adam Carolla participating, the documentary which has been a part of multiple film festivals is hitting theaters in NYC and LA in late July and available for downloading on iTunes for all of us on August 2nd.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s good to hear all of these comedians \u2013 some of whom I agree with politically and many of whom I do not at all \u2013 realizing the severity of this social problem. Attacks on comedians and our culture of outrage are fundamentally eroding our freedoms of speech, association, and more.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s not very funny. In fact, it\u2019s quite serious.<\/p>\n

Check out the trailer below:
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