(September 14, 2012 at 3:19 am)Dumac Dwarfking Wrote:(September 14, 2012 at 3:13 am)greneknight Wrote: There are many kinds of Christians. Some are what I call "superstitious Christians". That's not meant to be denigrating. It's just another way of saying "Christians who believe in the supernatural". Another group to which I belong are what I call "rational Christians". Rational Christians don't accept the supernatural. We look on the supernatural as a metaphorical expression in order to tell an ancient story.
I still don't get how religion and disbelief can coincide with each other. I also think it was originally posed as a metaphor, and I totally agree that it's an ancient story. However I am not a Christian. Are you a Christian just for the tradition of it? If that's the case, aren't you still just an atheist that keeps tradition?
I know I get a lot of flak for this from many Christians and also from atheists who think I'm just a weakling. Some have said it's because I'm only 13 that I don't dare to rebel against my parents and I'll change when I'm 18. That's not true. My parents aren't bothered about these things much.
The truth is I have spoken to my vicar and even my bishop and they are both agreed that my views are consistent with Christian tradition. They pointed out that one of our former Archbishops doesn't even believe Jesus existed. I'm not an atheist because I still genuflect, kneel, bow, pray, chant, sing and turn to God, the metaphor. I also submit to the authority of Holy Church.
