I never said I believed in Christianity — I said I liked Jesus’ formulation. My religous outlook isn’t the issue here. It’s not that I reject redemption — it’s that with regard to Dr. Laura, it’s that, given the way she continues to behave, I reject that she has changed at all. And in general, I reject the idea of a redemption after your time for committing the act has past — it’s very convenient to seek redemption once you can no longer behave badly in certain ways. Augustine probably said it best, but at least he changed his ways while he still could have lived a libertine life - not after his libertine years were past.
Actually I should modify my statement - I reject the idea of redemption followed by public statements that others should behave in a way contrary to your behavior once your time for committing the act that required redemption has past.