Interview with Julia Sweeney

We get a chance to chat with Julia Sweeney who gives us a little insight into her new show "Letting Go of God" and the journey that brought her to it.

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Film & Animation

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• international
• film
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• 2008
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• Pacific
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• julia
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[bremen93]

I don't understand why religious people want to challenge her on her personal journeys through religion and finding truth. She should be lauded for her honesty and her attempts to question her religion, which is apparently viewed as abusive use of intellect, and yet the questions she's raised about God in her life are so basic. Thought is pretty underrated in a religious context sometimes...

[NixManes]

"Letting Go of God" was fantastic. Anyone who is at the point where they are questioning their beliefs should watch it to get a wonderful story of how the elimination of myth and superstition from one's life is a positive and uplifting accomplishment. An increasing number of people are finally realizing that the myth of a supernatural character is something used by ancient peoples with no better options. We have better information now and it's long past time to stop ignoring it's there.

[bradyculous]

Fantastic woman.

[pterryable]

go julia!

[butchkitties]

@swiffty1 That whooshing noise you heard was the point flying over your head.

[swiffty1]

@butchkitties because they are in the euro zone.

[butchkitties]

@swiffty1 If white Americans are descended from Europeans, then why are there are there still Europeans?

[swiffty1]

@Chanataru Darkness is the ABSENCE of light. Light is all that there is, while things exists in darkness, shadows. Darkness is NOT an entity of itself, it is a LACK of an entity, that entity is LIGHT. I keep saying this, if you try to explain or think of Christianity with a logical mind you are destined to truely believe God does not exist. Key word: BELIEVE. No believie no eternal lifey, lol ;)

[swiffty1]

@Chanataru loll what answer did you give me? lol You didnt give me any answer. But you would do yourself some good if you can answer this question correctly. Humans have existed on earth for Millions of years, why havnt humans evolved? Why cant we survive without food anymore or live in water? Ur answers are not true so it is impossible for me to take it as truth even if I wanted to.

[Chanataru]

@swiffty1 OK, u asked a stupid question and i gave u the answer. if this answer does not fit in your bible studies and u don't want it to be true, than that's all right.

In another reply u wrote:"No one can use a logical brain to understand Christianity or God." i see why u said it, cause u don't use it. But when u tell me right after that comment, that i should use my head to understand your believes, i don't get it.

i will stop answer you now, cause i don't think u know what to believe in.

[swiffty1]

@Chanataru I dont believe you have a mind that can reason logically. You see all there is only one monkey not many. humans have existed on the earth for millions of years, tell me why none have evolved. Tell me why we dont have humans that can live in water or have developed gills or that can fly or survive without any food for 10 years at a go. If the theory of evolution is true then why isnt anything on earth evolving anymore

[Chanataru]

@Chanataru so dont ask "why is there just one monkey race" when there is not! and an advice: dont argue about your religion in such a .... way, cause it downrates it.