As a sort of adjunct to this discussion, the Bishop of Durham, UK, David Jenkins, declared that Jesus was not resurrected physically "like a conjuring trick with bones", did not walk on water and was not born of a virgin at all. After two protesters shouting "Heretic!" were ejected from the ceremony, he was duly made Bishop, and continued in office until his retirement. I've often wondered what the Archbishop of Canterbury thought of all this. After all, I imagine the tenets of the Anglican Church include the Resurrection, Virgin Birth and the Miracles. Apparently, Jenkins was a great success as Bishop of Durham!