So I was in Skokie like five times a week at this apartment. But the apartment we got for them, it was in Skokie. What are you doing in Skokie?īecause I at the Unitarian Church, I joined in Evanston, we adopted a Syrian Muslim family and we who is a refugee family.Īnd I was part of a small group that was in charge of them and became incredibly close to them over a couple of years. And then it was so funny because I ended up spending so much time in Skokie. Yeah, I’m sure that’s the only thing I knew about Skokie before I moved there. Well, we went through that in Chicago with the not the Nazis marching in scope, right? I’m like, well, I defend every right that you have to express your views or your view. So it’s, you know, like like I feel like I’m on this. It was a complicated thing because the UCLA that UCLA, the ACLU is defending their right to be able to have this parade like. That we happened upon as we were walking down the street and delays. I went to a white supremacist parade and that was the first parade I took my daughter Mulan, who I adopted from China. Well, it’s right next to Idaho, which is a big name, right? Yes, they. Oh, so it’s more Mormon now than Catholic, I think. We’ll get a lesson now because the Catholics aren’t having as many kids as the Mormons are. So you what you grew up there? I’m Catholic. Our audience knows who you are, but they might not know, like all the cool, interesting stuff about you, which there is a ton of money that I’m from Spokane, Wash. Julia, welcome to the Center for Inquiry. ![]() So with that, please enjoy my conversation with Julia Sweeney. We had a delightful conversation in this office and talked about her journey through Hollywood and the entertainment industry and her journey through the free thought process of becoming an atheist and a nonbeliever. And there is none better than Julia Sweeney doing that. It’s one thing to write about religion and point out facts and figures and things like that, but to do it in a way that entertains people and makes them laugh and makes it an enjoyable experience is a real challenge. That is just a fantastic journey of hers leaving Catholicism, talking about Catholicism and making people laugh all in one performance, which is the real challenge. She’s made lots of appearances for different organizations and did the summit all letting go of God peace her one woman show. She is also a Freethought hero in our world. ![]() She was on Saturday Night Live and has done a bunch of other TV shows and movies. Julie, of course, is a television star from the 1990s. I’m going to be talking to Julia Sweeney, who is one of our favorites around here. I’m your host for this episode, Jim Underdown, executive director of the Center for Inquiry W and the chair of the Center for Inquiry Investigations Group. Hello, everybody, welcome to another edition of Point of Inquiry. “Building the Sled” by Blue Dot Sessions / CC BY-NC 4.0 “Wahre” by Blue Dot Sessions / CC BY-NC 4.0 ![]() You can find Sweeney on twitter: What was that great music you heard? If you’ve never seen it before, Sweeney’s, “Letting Go of God” talk is highly recommended for those who became atheists after living with a religious point of view. Jim Underdown sat down with Sweeney at CFI West to discuss her time working on SNL, dealing with her catholic faith after the passing of her brother to cancer, how Carl Sagan, Michael Shermer, and CFI helped her become an atheist, her experiences navigating Hollywood as a non-believer, and her conflicting opinions surrounding t he Me Too movement after her good friend, Al Franken was accused of misconduct. Many may know Sweeney from her time on Saturday Night Live, her appearances on NPR’s Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me!, and from her current roles on Brooklyn Nine-Nine, and Hulu’s Shrill. This week, Point of Inquiry welcomes comedian, monologist, and atheist, Julia Sweeney. Listen on iTunes Listen on Stitcher Listen on Spotify
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