Progressive Christianity

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No probs I appreciate your answers!

It's refreshing to hear a Christian call the OT god like it is. I get so tired of hearing all the slavery and rape apology in a desperate attempt to paint an evil character as a good one.

I have no problem with drawing inspiration from a book, certainly. What baffles me is when people just accept that all the magic stuff written in it actually happened without question. It sounds like you're rather out from under that spell, and are investigating for yourself!

We've had a lot of interesting discussion about Jesus from an atheist perspective, regarding the subject of if such a historical character actually existed at all. Most people seem to think that he did, but those who've studied it in detail admit the points of coincidence with the character in the story are very few and far between. I'm more of the opinion that he is most likely an amalgamation of various people around at those times, the popular mythology, and some straightforward fiction (particularly regarding fulfilling prophecies).