A wise man (George Michael) once said,
"'cause I've got to have faith". Eli Matthewson had that. The New Zealand
comedian grew up in a devoted Christian household but eventually turned his
back on Jesus for a life of "guilt-free sinning". His show at this
year's Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Faith, recounts his journey from being a believer to a non-believer."My family were pretty conservative when I was growing up - 5 kids, Christian family driving around in a van listening to Christian cassettes. I sung in the church band, and my first ever play was a show set in a Virtual Reality Basketball world which we did for Sunday Schools," he says. "I was never really "feeling it" though, and showed up mainly for performance opportunities. I went to Church less for Jesus and more so I could try and be the centre of attention. I stopped going in High School and now I have no religion, just a constant looming fear of death!"