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I believe... A bit about me

I believe.
I believe in a Higher Power, in a Creator of all and of everything.
I believe that it does not matter whether we call that Power by the name/title Adonai or God or Allah, what matters is that we believe.
I believe in intelligent design and also in evolution, in what I sense and feel and know in my heart yet also in what I see and hear and know in my brain.
I believe that the Creator sent down prophets to guide humanity on the right path - not the "close your mind to reason and believe what this particular book says or else..." path, but the path of love, of compassion, of empathy, of kindness, of justice, of righteousness, of mercy, of peace, of tolerance, of equality...
I believe that the Creator (aka The One / God / Adonai / Allah) gave me a brain and wants me to use that brain.
I believe that the Creator gave me a mouth and wants me to use that mouth not just to eat but to speak.
I believe that the Creator made me as He chose to make me (Nope, I don't believe that the Creator has a gender, however 'He' will suffice as He/She/It is such a mouthful). Female, outspoken, someone who questions everything, a rational thinker yet a passionate and loving human being. Someone who loves life and can be moved to tears by the beauty of reality and existence.
I believe all people deserve a place to call home where they can be free from oppression, hatred and violence.
I believe in dignity and human rights for all and am convinced that 'and it harm none, do as you will' and 'do unto others as you would have them do unto you' is the right way to live.
I believe that people should be free to believe as they choose and to think as they choose, no matter what. I also believe that people should be able to act as they choose, for the most part, as long as others are not harmed or hurt by it. This is why I support the right of LGBT people and believe that same-sex couples deserve the same legal rights as 'traditional' male-female pairings.
I do not believe that gender or skin colour or race or religion define us - I believe that our words and our actions are what define us. My outside is only my outside, the stuff I inherited from my parents, but my inside is who I am. If you want to know me - don't look at my clothes or my hair colour or the shoes I wear but listen to what I say, read what I write, observe how I interact with the world around me...

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