Had a Christmas fight with my mother today, long-distance. [View All]

[intheflow]

Told her I thought the Trinity was bullshit and that I think Christianity in America today makes an idol out of Jesus--as in, the false idols that the 10 Commandments forbid. She, i turn, told me she had raised me wrong, since we didn't go to church when I was growing up. Never mind that I'm studying to become a UU minister now! Never mind that I'm a peace activist! She raised me wrong because I don't accept Jesus as the only son of God--or worse, that I don't believe Jesus was God.

This is why I don't ever call her. She's a Jesusland Republican and I'm a political dissident leftist religious leader. The two things I care about most--politcs and religion--are diametrically opposed to her. I can feel the argument start before the phone finishes ringing.

Still, I feel bad. I love her in spite of her insane beliefs. And I hate to think this is my family Christmas memory for 2004. Please give advice on how I should handle my guilt.