I was raised catholic and for the most part, i was a happy believer and felt great affinity and allegiance to my catholic culture. So we must remember that he can manage our problems. 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. She begins in the catholic church, the religion her family raised her in, and takes a bible study class. A prayer of release to god for what we cannot control by debbie mcdaniel cast your burden on the lord, and he will sustain you. Letting go and letting god means letting go of problems of a physical nature too. When our hands are weak and tired, god s hands are strong and powerful. She d always felt god s love, she tells us, but the query prompts her to explore for the first time, rationally, what she knows about god. 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. Letting go of god 2008 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. She was a cast member on saturday night live from 1990 to 1994. Join us as we view julia sweeneys hilarious trip from catholicism to new age thought, buddhism and beyond before accepting the truth of her atheism.
Rent letting go of god 2007 on dvd and bluray netflix. Rent letting go of god 2007 starring julia sweeney on dvd and bluray. I found julia sweeney to be extremely intelligent and well read. To ask other readers questions about letting go of god, please sign up. Sharing my mothers gift of faith love and letting go read full ebook. Unlike many other atheist comedians takes on religion, this is not an antireligious tirade. Julia anne sweeney born october 10, 1959 is an american actress, comedian and author.
I listened to this on audio book, which is really the best way because so much of the content is dependent on ms. Letting go and letting god isnt just about letting go of struggle or challenges you face in relationships or within yourself. 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, and to her becoming an atheist. Watch julia sweeney letting go of god 2008 go watch hd. After leaving snl and a few minor appearances in movies and television shows, sweeney began performing stage monologues which were filmed andor recorded to cd, still available for sale. I am giving up on trying to figure everything out and am instead trusting in god with all my heart. Letting go movie is an invitation for you to awaken from the dream of separation and limitation and to live a life filled with love, happiness, abundance, joy and. Sweeneys third autobiographical monologue is titled letting go of god. Raised roman catholic, comic julia sweeney chronicles her conversion to atheism. It is time to let go of the control of your life, and take the pressure off of yourself. Julia sweeney letting go of god 2008 the movie database. The only mention of god was when it was said in vain. Finally, sweeney let go of god, she allowed herself the full realization that religions are just human inventions to make sense of an impersonal universe, to feel better about our own mortality and, of course, to better control other human beings. Letting go of god poses the religious questions almost all of us have had, but with the delightful humor and observations of ms.
Your right hand is lifted high in glorious strength psalm 89. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct your paths. When it comes to worrying about lifes circumstances, i truly can let god and let god. It was the hardest one to get right, and its a difficult topic. In julia sweeney s monologue letting go of god, her particular crisis of faith is prompted, paradoxically, by two mormon missionaries, who bring her up short with the question do you know that god loves you. Snl character, acted in a couple of the beethoven movies and is a somewhat famous. A oneperson comedic and dramatic show about losing ones religion. Letting go of god is a humorous monologue by julia sweeney chronicling her search for god. She obviously gave very careful consideration to her faith in god and found that even a good catholic education and loving catholic parents couldnt overcome the problems she uncovered with the bible, her previous religions beliefs, and the beliefs of other religions in the world. Overview of joy of letting go, the, 1976, directed by john gregory, with dominique st pierre, leslie hughes, james kral, at turner classic movies.
But theres a great excerpt, the core 15 minutes, on this american life. Keeper in the film stuart little and voiced brittany in father. Coming attractions for you 2020s most anticipated movies. 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 sweeneys solo show letting go of god. We must have faith in god, so here are three pieces of scripture to help guide you to let go, and let god. And the cursing was not suitable for a christian movie either. The movie was good, brought tears to my eyes a couple of times but i saw nothing in this movie that had anything to do with the christian faith. A prayer of release to god for what we cannot control.
Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on youtube. When we finally let go, we give god room to wield his mighty arm in our lives. The monologues, which are all autobiographical, are both poignant and comedic. Again, the words call for reflection and rememberance of who our god is. As far as recommending the movie i highly recommend this.
Julia sweeney letting go of god 12 pl video dailymotion. Julia sweeney letting go of god 2008 is an atheist documentary, comedy movie starring julia sweeney. In light of this, i am letting go of the illusion of control. I highly recommend this cd it has several other brilliant.
It is rare to find a historical fiction that does not have a trance of historical romance. Julia sweeney letting go of god 2008 official trailer. If you are praying to god about a great need you have, then you are basically letting it go and telling god, help, i cant do anything to solve this, so we must learn to let go of things and let them fall into the hands of god. Its time we stopped trying to fix what we cannot fix. Dont let people miss on a great quote from the letting go of god movie add it here.
Heres an excerpt two of my favorite passages although others are considerably funnier that just happen to address this blogs core subject. Finding my religion julia sweeney talks about how she. A couple of years ago, julia sweeney opened her door to a pair of mormon. This talk was presented at an official ted conference, and was featured by our editors on the home page. Joan churchill, nancy schreiber, julia sweeney, tony cammarata, maria burton, julia sweeney. A story of letting go and letting god the guided life. Letting go of god is a very interesting and entertaining stage monologue about how julia sweeney becomes discontented with the religion she grew up with, and goes on a spiritual questeventually ending up as a contented atheist. March 18, 2015 julia sweeney is an american actress, comedienne, and author who frequently discusses her journey from. Stop trying to figure it out trust in the lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding. As the title suggests, she finally lets go, and lets god. Jill sobule letting go of god lyrics genius lyrics. Letting go of god an excerpt if you like this, and i know you will, you can get the full soundtrack on apples itunes search for julia sweeney. Letting go of god 2008 letting go of god 2008 user.
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