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| 1. Saturday, June 21, 2008 5:29 PM |
| one suave folk |
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Saw the debut of Julia Sweeney's latest monologue film at SIFF last Sunday. It concerns her very genuine & completely hilarious conversion to atheism. It's now available on CD & when an excerpt was played on This American Life, it became the most popular piece that they'd ever run. It's something that every thinking person should check out. (Trivia note: her first mono-film: Then God Said HA! was directed by her pal Quentin Tarantino)
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| 2. Sunday, June 22, 2008 1:37 AM |
| Kevin6002 |
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So you are saying that atheism is a religion?
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| 3. Sunday, June 22, 2008 7:34 PM |
| Booth |
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| QUOTE:(Trivia note: her first mono-film: Then God Said HA! was directed by her pal Quentin Tarantino) |
Sorry, no, that's wrong. You lose this round of trivia.
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| 4. Sunday, June 22, 2008 7:23 PM |
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I think he's saying that he saw a film.
 
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| 5. Monday, June 23, 2008 7:25 PM |
| one suave folk |
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QUOTE: | QUOTE:(Trivia note: her first mono-film: Then God Said HA! was directed by her pal Quentin Tarantino) |
Sorry, no, that's wrong. You lose this round of trivia.
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OOps, he executive produced & is in it. I saw it 10 years ago & just got stuck on the idea that he directed it (maybe he directed the play). Anywaaaayyy....
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| 6. Tuesday, June 24, 2008 6:27 PM |
| one suave folk |
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QUOTE:I think he's saying that he saw a film.
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Yes, that's exactly it! I said she "converted" to atheism (from Catholicism), but convert just means to change. Or are you inferring that atheism is a religion simply because I posted this under the Religion category?
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| 7. Tuesday, June 24, 2008 7:03 PM |
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Both.
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| 8. Wednesday, June 25, 2008 5:42 PM |
| one suave folk |
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Well, conversion (the word) is not necessarily associated with religion & I posted this under that category because it is about one person's rejection of ALL religion (she has a Catholic background, but investigated a number of other prominent "spiritual philosophies" & found them all lacking). I know that most people of faith don't like to have their faith questioned, but if it's strong it should be able to stand the utmost scrutiny. So, I dare you to check this out. The film is likely not going to be released or on DVD soon, but see if your local library has it.
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| 9. Wednesday, June 25, 2008 6:57 PM |
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I don't need to check it out because it is a settled issue with me. And I am not afraid to have religion be questioned. I think it needs to be. All religions need to be. Religion without relationship with Christ, I think is more dangerous then someone who isn't religious at all. Good luck on your journey. Here are a few websites of people who were atheist and now they are not. www.annerice.com and http://www.christianodyssey.com/history/lewis.htm
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| 10. Wednesday, June 25, 2008 8:15 PM |
| Booth |
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Lewis sounds less like an atheist and more like a christian in denial. Or maybe an atheist of the teenage rebellion kind.
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| 11. Thursday, June 26, 2008 8:14 AM |
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Perhaps there should be a website for those who had faith in god and then realized that organized religion was one the greatest scams of all time. Subsequently, these folks are now atheist. Or Perhaps a website that argues if one is born an atheist or becomes one by their own choice!!!
"The only thing that Columbus discovered was that he was lost"
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| 12. Thursday, June 26, 2008 8:21 AM |
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| QUOTE: if one is born an atheist |
Not much of an if there. It's the same as language.
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| 13. Tuesday, July 1, 2008 4:28 AM |
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There are lots of those websites around. Religion will never fill you, knowledge, drugs, sex, money, fame, food the only thing that will fill you to overflowing life is Jesus.
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