Julia sweeney is best known for her four hit seasons on saturday night live and her most popular character while on that show. Tedtalks julia sweeney on letting go of god tv episode. Watch julia sweeney letting go of god 2008 go watch hd. Julia sweeney 050414 in this weeks eskeptic, we announce details on upcoming skeptic events, including lectures by bill nye on germs, dr. She covers all the angles from first being asked questions by the lds missionaries.
Letting go of god got into the seattle film festival. Julia sweeney letting go of god radiowest utah show. When two young mormon missionaries knock on julia sweeneys door one day, it touches off a quest to completely rethink. In her searing and bracingly funny solo show, julia sweeney traces her bumpy journey away from religious faith. Kendt noted that the humbly sage sweeney has needling questions that cant be swatted away. She also talks about her experiences as a secular parent. Julia sweeney shares the first 15 minutes of her solo show at ted2006. When two young mormon missionaries knock on julia sweeneys door one day, it touches off a quest to completely rethink her own beliefs, in this excerpt from. I was raised catholic as well, and loved the church for the same reasons julia did. Letting go of god, traces a spiritual journey that takes an unexpected turn toward science and ends with atheism. Annotated captions of julia sweeney on letting go of god.
Her recent piece, letting go of god, traces a spiritual journey that takes an unexpected turn toward science and ends with atheism. Julia sweeney was a cast member of saturday night live from 1990 to 1994. I just watched julia sweeney s letting go of god last night on showtime and was absolutely mesmerized by it. In it, she discusses her catholic upbringing, early religious ideology, and the life events and internal search that led her to believe that the universe can function on its own without a deity to preside over it. Pat, as well as her critically acclaimed onepersonshows, god said ha. Julia sweeney may be best known for her years on saturday night live, where she famously played the androgynous character pat. Earlier this month, sweeney played nine shows of letting go of god at the ars nova theater in manhattan. Equally comedic and insightful, letting go of god is sweeneys brilliant one.
The comedian and playwright created the snl character pat, and wrote her own hit broadway show god said ha. Photo by cal crary julia sweeneys onewoman show, letting go of god is currently playing at the ars nova theater in new york city until oct. For one thing, it would free up a lot of brain space. She presents them around the theme of what she has learned since she started performing her show.
Julia anne sweeney born october 10, 1959 is an american actress, comedian and author. Rent letting go of god 2007 starring julia sweeney on dvd and bluray. She does such an excellent job of being sincere and using just the right amount of humor. Richard dawkins in conversation with julia sweeney june 9, 2015 in rochester, mn duration. Rent letting go of god 2007 on dvd and bluray netflix. Julia sweeney, the former saturday night live actress who now performs her onewoman show letting go of god, addressed the crowd at the freedom from religion foundation convention in october her remarks are hilarious.
Julia sweeneys third autobiographical monologue, letting go of god takes the audience through her catholic upbringing and how personal events in her life and that of her family led her to a disbelief in a personal universal deity. Julia sweeney is an american actress, comedian and author best known for her saturday night live career and autobiographical solo shows. What she learns there leads her to new questions, and in search for answers she explores meditation, buddhism and new age gurus, then describes what she. And god came to lehi and said to him, put your family on a boat. She currently costars in the hulu series shrill and the showtime series work in progress. But she has since written multiple onewoman shows and books which speak to her experiences as a cancer survivor god said, ha. She has also served as a consulting producer on sex and the city and desperate housewives. Her audio download is on the main page of which is a. Letting go of god is a onepersonmonologue by julia sweeney chronicling her search for god. This was my working title before i came up with letting go of god. What she learns there leads her to new questions, and in search for answers she explores meditation, buddhism and new age gurus, then describes what she learned from the.
Publishers summaryjulia sweeney says she was a happy catholi. Julia sweeney tells the story of her own faith transition from catholic to atheists. When two young mormon missionaries knock on julia sweeney s door one day, it touches off a quest to completely rethink her own beliefs, in this excerpt from sweeney s solo show letting go of god. Letting go of god will have you laughing at parts and crying at others, and above all, will get you to question your belief structure, whatever it is. Julia sweeney is an atheist, something she brought to light in a onewoman show entitled letting go of god. Sep 30, 2015 holding on too long and too tightly is never good for the soul. Sweeney talks with us about the difference performing her show before atheist audiences and audiences of mixed religious beliefs. Its a tour of sweeneys humorous grappling with the big questions. Letting go of god is a humorous monologue by julia sweeney chronicling her search for god. This is a long title, and includes a question mark. If its not one thing, its your mother book by julia.
Julia sweeney was a cast member on saturday night live from 198994, and is best known for the mysteriously androgynous character, its pat. Her book, if its not one thing, its your mother, is about. Free ebooks download free hindi songs download free english songs download tips for bloggers it would help both of us if. She begins in the catholic church, the religion her family raised her in, and takes a bible study class. Letting go of things that arent failures in gods eyes would probably do me a lot of good. For another, it would draw a clear line between gods expectations of me and my own. Watched julia sweeney letting go of god on youtube. Finding my religion julia sweeney talks about how she.
Julia sweeneys brave, hilarious, moving new show letting go of god is a galeforce breath of fresh of fresh air into the mostly politic dialogue about religion in our time. Julia sweeney on letting go of god 27 translations. I listened to this on audio book, which is really the best way because so much of the content is dependent on. While sweeney is an atheist, this monologue is not intended to destroy religion, it is her personal journey to understanding, which ultimately led her to reject the idea of there being a god. Annotated captions of julia sweeney on letting go of god in english last modified by time content. Letting go of god poses the religious questions almost all of us have had, but with the delightful humor and observations of ms. Miller on black holes, the skeptics society annual conference, and julia sweeney on letting go of god. Listen to letting go of god audiobook by julia sweeney, narrated by julia sweeney. When two young mormon missionaries knock on her door one day, it touches off a quest to completely rethink her own beliefs. She has also written and performed in several successful, critically acclaimed onewoman shows, including god said ha. You had to get out of them occasionally, those illinois towns with funny names.
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