Julia Sweeney: "Letting Go of God" (an excerpt)
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http://www.ted.com Julia Sweeney (God Said, "Ha!") performs the first 15 minutes of her 2006 solo show Letting Go of God. When two young Mormon missionaries knock on her door one day, it touches off a quest to completely rethink her own beliefs. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where ... Read more
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- -: Julia Sweeney: "Letting Go of God" (an excerpt)
January 16, 2007 (over 17 years ago)http://www.ted.com Julia Sweeney (God Said, "Ha!") performs the first 15 minutes of her 2006 solo show Letting Go of God. When two young Mormon missionaries knock on her door one day, it touches off a quest to completely rethink her own beliefs. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talk...
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