Well I, for one, have no attention of being the victim of an entirely imaginary serial abuser!

It's in the psychology of Christians to equate such behaviour with LOVE; they both LOVE and FEAR The Lord, because of whatever darkness they cultivate in their rotten hearts.

Do you believe that it is possible to question, doubt, or disbelieve some of the contents of the Bible and still be a Christian?

Following on, I'd have to say NO. What's the point in being a Christian if you recognise that the Bible is just a book written by a bunch of whacked out blokes with a tendancy to whine and advocate wholesale genocide? Christianity is predicated on a fulfillment of OT prophesy; it makes no sense otherwise. I think Christians who don't believe in a 100% literal interpretation of the Bible are being a tad hypocritical. Those who do, of course, a bunch of delusional cretins.

There are JESUISTS who run with the Gospel of Thomas or the Q-Text and selected bits of John, but see the teachings of Jesus in a Humanist context entirely removed from the supernatural. Note: there is a world of difference between The Supernatural and The Spiritual. It is possible (and desirable) to be Spiritual without believing in God, Angels, Devils, Prophets, Virgin Births, Ressurections, Heaven, Hell - or any of the other fantasy constructs integral to Christianity. It is possible to recognise Christ as a teacher without sinking so low as to be a Christian.

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I'm thinking of changing my Mudcat handle to Perennial Ralph.