Interesting review of Julia Sweeney’s one-woman show Letting Go of God:
You might think coming out as an atheist would be no big deal in 21st Century America.
Wrong.
When Julia Sweeney performed excerpts of her solo play “Letting Go of God” on the popular public radio show “This American Life,” response from listeners flooded in.
And when she spoke about her metamorphosis from born-and-bred Catholic to nonbeliever in a conference on religious skepticism, Sweeney’s devout parents in Spokane were none too pleased. In fact, they were horrified.
Interesting reading. Though I don’t know what rock the reviewer has been living under if she seriously thought that coming out as an atheist would be “no big deal”. Oh, wait: I do. Seattle. OK, maybe that makes sense…. (Chris? Jon?)
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[Via Pharyngula]