Grammy winner Billie Eilish was once "super religious" but "it just completely went away": My letter to her
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🗓️ 22 July 2020
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THE DAILY ARTICLE FOR JULY 22, 2020
The award-winning singer Billie Eilish recently discussed her changing views on religion. Today's podcast is my letter of response to her. I hope it will help you as you engage with people who share her views.
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| 0:14.7 | Now here's today's news, discerned differently. |
| 0:19.6 | Billy Eilish is an 18-year-old American singer and songwriter. Earlier this year, |
| 0:25.2 | she became the youngest ever to win the four main Grammy categories, best new artist, record of the |
| 0:31.1 | year, song of the year, and album of the year in the same year. In a new episode of her podcast, Me and Dad Radio, she opened up to her |
| 0:40.9 | father about her past faith and how it has impacted her views of religion today. I don't know if any of you |
| 0:47.8 | know. I don't think I've ever talked about it. When I was little, when I was a little kid, |
| 0:53.0 | I was super religious for no reason, she said. |
| 0:56.4 | My family never was religious. I didn't know anyone that was religious. And for some reason, |
| 1:01.9 | as a little girl, I just was incredibly religious. She continued. And then at one point, |
| 1:08.1 | I don't know what happened. It just completely went away. Now she says, |
| 1:12.8 | I've loved the idea of other beliefs, and I think people with closed minds, people like me from a |
| 1:18.8 | couple years ago, I think that's very pathetic to have a closed mind. It's very lame. Ilish |
| 1:24.8 | described her current place. I don't, not believe, and I don't do believe. I'm in a |
| 1:31.1 | very neutral position. I'm open to every belief pretty much. She added that she loves the idea |
| 1:37.6 | that there's a God. So why not? How would I know? I'm not going to say I know I don't. Anybody |
| 1:44.0 | knows. As I note below, |
| 1:46.4 | Billy Eilish's beliefs are important, not just because of her cultural influence, but because she |
| 1:52.4 | speaks for so many. I would like to respond to her in a way that I hope is helpful to you, |
| 1:57.9 | as you engage with people you know who share her beliefs. In addition, I have |
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