In my right-wing politics of the time, I held that unemployment was usually the fault of the unemployed.

I've had horror movies thrown at me and I just don't want to do any because violence isn't really good for society.

Judaism is much more communal, and partly as a consequence of my religious switch, I am increasingly more suspicous of my previous view that what people do in the privacy of their own home is their business alone.

I learned from my Adventist upbringing that the biggest sins were sexual.

I believed that English-speaking people had a divine mission to civilize the world by making it western, democratic and Christian.

I've often thought that my lack of intimacy with those around me is the fault of those around me.

Looking back, I wince at the careless way I tossed out my opinions.