“Actor-comedian Billy Crystal said a wave of personal tragedy and devastation shattered his trust in God and permanently altered his faith.
Speaking to correspondent Tracy Smith of CBS Sunday Morning, Crystal said he has abandoned the spiritual conversations he once chronicled in his 2004 Tony-winning one-man show, ‘700 Sundays.’
Asked if he continues to speak to God, Crystal, 78, answered directly, ‘No, because I - I don’t trust him.’
When Smith asked if he was being serious, Crystal replied, ‘Yeah. Too many bad things have happened.’
He added: ‘The earth is in bad shape, this is a weird, scary time. So no, not anymore.’
The stark shift in Crystal’s outlook follows a period of heavy loss. …”
(Zoe Papadakis, “Billy Crystal: Faith Gone After Recent Tragedies”)
Speaking to correspondent Tracy Smith of CBS Sunday Morning, Crystal said he has abandoned the spiritual conversations he once chronicled in his 2004 Tony-winning one-man show, ‘700 Sundays.’
Asked if he continues to speak to God, Crystal, 78, answered directly, ‘No, because I - I don’t trust him.’
When Smith asked if he was being serious, Crystal replied, ‘Yeah. Too many bad things have happened.’
He added: ‘The earth is in bad shape, this is a weird, scary time. So no, not anymore.’
The stark shift in Crystal’s outlook follows a period of heavy loss. …”
(Zoe Papadakis, “Billy Crystal: Faith Gone After Recent Tragedies”)