![]() ![]() Phil, Dan, Stephen of W, crookedshoes – they come to mind immediately and they are only a few of the many. Alan4 and LaurieB are great anchor contributors and there are many more. I hope Julia Sweeney comes to recognize these things too.ħ Steven007 This is a nice place to contribute (which I do on occasion) and lurk (which I do often). ![]() I think those who post here are well aware of religion’s ugly affect on politics, science and various aspects of culture. Religion pretends that morality boils down to “laws” or “teachings,” and the only source is the religion. an old goat leading around an old blind horse, wild dolphins protecting humans from sharks, or a wild crow raising a kitten. As proof, I find it easy to point to the YouTube videos of a parrot feeding spaghetti noodles to the family dog. Our morality is based on empathy, hard wired because we possess so many mirror neurons that make us feel what others feel - just like many social animals. Perhaps the most dangerous thing many religions do is attempt to co-opt morality for their own use. My mother warned me not to discuss any of this with my eight siblings, “lest you spread the error of your ways.” She’s since drifted a bit but likes to remain ambivalent. Even now in his nineties he doesn’t think he did anything wrong. They certainly weren’t of me! My father immediately denounced me as “lazy” for not wanting to attend mass and insisted that I do so for as long as I lived in his house. They always seemed remarkably tolerant of their non-catholic friends. Such was the case when I announced my “agnosticism” to my parents at age 13. Prejudice exposes itself in people that you would never have suspected of it. The sense of “community” evaporates quickly for those who announce they aren’t religious. As I’ve gotten older however I’ve come to the conclusion that religion is an absolutely useless mental parasite with no redeeming features. She reminds me of my own escape out of the roman catholicism of my parents, only she started at a much older age.Īt first I too thought the only thing wrong with catholicism was that it insisted on an illogical and irrational god just like the other religions I was exposed to growing up. Revue had a lively, laugh-filled conversation with Sweeney about the duo’s upcoming event, along with why she doesn’t think religion is evil, despite hating all “the bad parts” of it as much as anyone else.Ĭontinue reading by clicking the name of the source below. His most famous work is titled The God Delusion. Mainly: Sweeney still believes in the value of religion, while Dawkins is colloquially considered one of the “Four Horsemen” of New Atheism, an unofficial term for atheism that directly critiques religion. While they may have atheism in common - both being “rah-rah secularists,” as Sweeney says - their ideology differs in some distinct ways. That’s why she’ll be joining fellow atheist, Richard Dawkins, on stage at Fountain Street Church on Nov. For two hours, Sweeney humorously and frankly discusses her 40-year journey from Catholic to nonbeliever. The former SNL cast member and current mother, actor and comedian introduced her one-woman show, Letting Go of God, in 2004. See for yourself in the trailer, below.Julia Sweeney is not your typical atheist. There is even an Oprah Winfrey interview, with the famed TV host played by Abbott Elementary’s Quinta Brunson. Produced by Funny or Die and Tango, Roku’s biopic bills follows Yankovic’s rise, from his early hit songs to his “torrid celebrity love affairs and famously depraved lifestyle.” According to Variety, the production is more of a scripted mockumentary that pokes fun at tropes in “self-important” biopics. ![]() Directed by Eric Appel, the film bills itself as the “untold true story” of Yankovic’s rise to fame. And yes, he does don the blue scrubs for that “ Like a Surgeon” Madonna parody we’ve been waiting for. We get a glimpse of a shirtless Radcliffe onstage, chugging and spitting a drink into the air as the crowd cheers. The preview of the upcoming Roku original sees the former Harry Potter star sporting a mustache and curly hair while wearing Yankovic’s signature aviator frames and colorful shirts. “You will never find true happiness until you can truly accept who you are,” Radcliffe says in the parody of musical biopics. Daniel Radcliffe has magically transformed into beloved musical parodist “Weird Al” Yankovic in the trailer and official poster for Weird: The Al Yankovic Story. ![]()
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