Heaven & Hell

This was definitely an interesting read, and I found myself re-reading pages like so many of you! I'm not sure if it was the switch from being used to Hughes and his style, jumping around so much, but I think Huxley required much more focus. Might have also been the topics of choice, and the fact that religion always catches my eye. I was raised Catholic, went to Catholic school...have the kind of family that said I couldn't take my baby out of the house until she was baptized... which was all a bit too crazy for me, and has always been too much for my husband. Organized religion on the whole I think works, sometimes must be transformed or changed a bit, but it works. It's worked for thousands of years, through all kinds of events, wars, coloniziations, etc. It's perservered through history's blunders and good times. The main thing we need to do is put aside the differences and realize religion is a way for all of us to get through life, to put emphasis on our beliefs about right and wrong, and ultimately to keep people in order and doing the right thing. I do believe in God, and in many teachings of the Catholic Church, but I definitely ask too many questions and got a few raised eyebrows through highschool. Anyway, Huxley was refreshing because I enjoy reading about people who aren't afraid to ask questions.