The one thing I am prepared to say uneqivocally about religious beliefs, is that they should be examined.
I am inordinately proud of the way you refused to attend school scripture classes after your teacher showed himself to be a fool, both on the subject of homosexuality and of epidurals in childbirth (eye-roll). I was really proud of the way you were prepared to question matters of faith on your own terms, but I hope it's something you continue to examine with a relatively open mind - not falling into the alternate trap of rejecting all faith as a matter of dogma.
I'm prepared to be wary of any faith that demonises 'the other'. Both for it's nasty consequences (see also Conservative Politics, WWII, Slavery, Oppression of Women, Arab-Israeli Conflict) and also because I just can't see Jesus ascribing to that notion. He put rules aside to care for people enough times to give a pretty clear vision of how the law vs love thing was supposed to play out - and if you're going to have a faith that disagrees fundamentally with it's deity, then it's not really a faith, is it? Just an excuse to push your own exclusivist views around.
Anyway, Effortless Segway to Christopher Hitchens' who is not backwards in standing up for his beliefs. Below is his interesting examination of the ten commandments. But if it was me? I'd reconsider the dorky beat track in the last section. Bad 90's top40 spoken word hit flashback.
Love you, Mum xx
h/t Andrew Sullivan
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