My mother has limited nothing. I respect my faith and hers, but too many people have fallen into the trap of blind faith. It is our right, nay, our nature as free beings to question our own existence and the world which surrounds us.
If one simply accepts what is presented to you as fact without questioning the sources from which is came, how can one ever obtain a deeper understanding of the knowledge? One cannot know true belief without doubt.
And perhaps I was a little hasty in my dismissal of my suspicions, especially with the way that you're currently presenting yourself.