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WillParkinson

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Thu Jun 21, 2012, 08:55 AM Jun 2012

Cloris Leachman Comes Out (As Atheist) [View all]

Cloris Leachman Comes Out (As Atheist)

"Well, when I was six years old I heard that God was watching me, and I thought, 'No, no, no, we’re not going to have any of that.' And then for many, many years I thought that God would get even with me or punish me because I didn’t believe in him, or her, or them. And nothing ever happened except for good things. So I don’t believe at all in God and I’m very relieved that I don’t. [snip] The stuff that’s made up about Jesus — that you have to go through Jesus to get to God and if you’re lucky, after you die, if you’ve done everything right, the reward is you get to sit on the right hand side of God. All that is made up by men. People made it up." - Cloris Leachman, daughter of a "fire and brimstone" preacher, coming out as an atheist.

http://joemygod.blogspot.com/2012/06/cloris-leachman-comes-out-as-atheist.html

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Cloris Leachman Comes Out (As Atheist) [View all] WillParkinson Jun 2012 OP
No wonder I always liked her! JNelson6563 Jun 2012 #1
She was awesome in Beerfest... SidDithers Jun 2012 #2
Nearly stole the movie, even though it's plenty funny. Landfill. trotsky Jun 2012 #9
Celebrity Atheist List FredisDead Jun 2012 #3
Hah! I love their Far Side-ian "No God" logo! Arugula Latte Jun 2012 #4
They really need to reconsider... awoke_in_2003 Jun 2012 #5
The Celebrity Atheist List Is Hosted on Wikipedia FredisDead Jun 2012 #7
When I was 11 or 12 I was on a plane with her OriginalGeek Jun 2012 #6
An early gem longship Jun 2012 #8
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