Slog - Comments on Call Me a Naturalist http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/call_me_a_naturalist It's rare to come out of a movie feeling both good about the world and that you've been told the truth. Yesterday I had this experience, with Julia Sweeney's Letting Go of God, the red-headed actress's one-woman show about turning from Catholic to atheist, though she prefers to call herself a "naturalist" (since it's a word tied to the factual life of the world, not to religion). What Letting Go of God is really about, though, is the awakening of a critical consciousness. Sweeney uses the simple tools of every great thinker—curiosity and books—and the results are revelatory. Here's a... Copyright 2008 Wed, 04 Jun 2008 09:00:10 -0800 Wed, 04 Jun 2008 15:26:46 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by tabletop_joe That was really cute.

]]> tabletop_joe http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/call_me_a_naturalist#c1039781 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/call_me_a_naturalist#c1039781 SIFF Wed, 04 Jun 2008 10:32:52 -0800 Comment by Jamey I adore Julia Sweeney too. Her one-woman show is great. I am grateful that she has shared this spiritual journey with the world. She just seems like a normal girl that got tired of trying to make sense of things that don't.

]]> Jamey http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/call_me_a_naturalist#c1039809 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/call_me_a_naturalist#c1039809 SIFF Wed, 04 Jun 2008 10:57:00 -0800 Comment by pgreyy And her "And God Said 'Ha!'" was excellent as well (and filmed by QT.)

Credit should be given to Beth Lapides for running the UnCabaret in LA--where Julia really developed her ability to be honest, open and funny in talking about the things that truly matter in her life.

]]> pgreyy http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/call_me_a_naturalist#c1040268 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/call_me_a_naturalist#c1040268 SIFF Wed, 04 Jun 2008 15:26:46 -0800