Julia Sweeney - Letting Go of God

00:01:14 On September 10th, the morning of my 7th birthday

00:06:34 and my mother even had another child to come

00:11:58 because the Lamanites were able to kill all the Nephites, all but one guy:

00:17:12 somehow it was all different.

00:22:30 You see, I had just suffered the traumatic end to a four-year relationship

00:28:14 And that was another surprise. God has regrets.

00:34:08 But then the commandment goes on to say that if you don't wanna sacrifice your donkey's first born male

00:40:19 He says Mary came to see Jesus to restrain him, because

00:45:57 and I saw this book "The History of God" by this woman Karen Armstrong.

00:51:42 "I'm sorry, Father, but will you please help me?

00:57:15 and not feeding them for a very long time.

01:03:03 and it was fun, it was really fun, and I began to notice the smallest leaves

01:08:38 You hear it all the time "God is love".

01:14:01 I told him how his books were helping me understand

01:19:45 And I was surprised to find that all of our brains are on drugs all of the time!

01:24:47 The wonderful biologist, Massimo Pigliucci, he wrote

01:29:51 "I do not believe that there is enough evidence to continue to believe in God."

01:35:13 and lots of lines on his face, an old hippie who still smoked.

01:41:16 me in particular, at this very moment.

01:45:49 My father got on the phone and said

01:50:28 But frankly, it's a lot more meaningful to me

01:54:47 But my dad's body just stayed in the living room

01:58:39 I was baptized in this very church

02:02:57 I said, "Oh, um, I actually already got my message from God.