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Post by Deborah on Jul 24, 2021 8:31:42 GMT -5
In the Vanity Fair interview, Linda mentions her atheist soul. I don't know what she means by that. In the Grace Cathedral interview back in February she said she was a complete Agnostic, which means you're neither a believer or a non-believer. You have doubts as to the existence of God or gods. Is she now saying she's an Atheist? That would mean she doesn't believe in anything. I really don't know what she believes in. I don't recall her really talking about the subject at length in any interviews, and I don't think she says much about it in her book either. Personally, I'm a Christian, but not an extremely religious person. I think I'm more spiritual than anything. I'm a member of a Lutheran church, but I haven't attended for a very long time. It's mostly because I have a job that requires me to work on Sundays and holidays. A lot of people have to do that. But I live my life the way I think God wants me to live it. I'm kind and generous to people. I think that's more important than anything. There are a lot of people who do attend church every Sunday, but they don't conduct themselves as Christians during the week. They are hypocrites, and I personally know a few of those. I know Linda was critical in the past about fundamental Christians, or conservative Christians, especially when she made that comment about the people in her audiences. She said it makes her uncomfortable when she knows they're in her audience; it can cloud her enjoyment. I'm certainly not one of them; and I'm a Democrat, so that wouldn't apply to me. I guess I just find it hard to believe that Linda doesn't believe in anything. She seems like a very spiritual person to me. She did record a Christmas album, so that would lead me to believe that she's not an Atheist. I know she was raised Catholic, but her experiences as a young girl in Catholic school changed her way of thinking. She talked about that some in her book. But I'm just confused about her beliefs. Does anyone else feel the same way I do? Can anyone help explain this?
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Post by Deborah on Jul 24, 2021 8:32:16 GMT -5
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Post by sliderocker on Jul 24, 2021 9:55:56 GMT -5
In the VF interview, Linda said JDS took her to a restaurant that his friend Christopher Hitchens liked. Hitchens was a public & controversial atheist, almost an anti-Christ, so if Hitchens influenced or echoed those close to Linda, his effect might have reinforced her own stance. Unfortunately Linda has been used by FFR & other atheist/anti-religion bodies as an unofficial token of their movements. If, as she said, she became an atheist in 3rd grade, that then is childhood rebellion. Being force fed Catholicism by nuns, school severity, being told a woman's place, and maybe domestic pressures in her community, moulded her rebelliousness and attitude. The above could also help explain Linda's determination to break free and her many affairs, all the opposite of the home maker/mother/supportive submissive wife she was expected to become. The Ronstadts are a gifted, intelligent, resourceful family. Linda from that gene pool, would not be tied down, she had to do her own thing. Unfortunately for her, that involved rejecting Christian religion, as it was part of her rebellion and not part of her independence. As for everyone, she will be judged come the time..... Here's a quote from Linda which I found extremely curious. It's posted on her entry on the IMDB website: I'm your basic atheist that believes in maybe - I'm a spiritual atheist.It sounds more like Linda is atheist leaning agnostic. Maybe she wanted to believe at the time she made the above statement. And only she knows whether or not she believes in God and Jesus or remains on the fence. Since I don't know her personally, I don't want to judge her for what she believes, but again, going back to the USA Today article after Linda announced she had been diagnosed with Parkinson's, where she talked about going to heaven and being welcomed home and congratulated on a job well done, that was something a true atheist wouldn't say. Maybe Linda was still in shock over her diagnosis at the time of the interview and let down her guard on her privacy more than she realized.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 24, 2021 12:21:14 GMT -5
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