Okay, Joe, but why do one's spiritual beliefs have to be defined under any label? That's what I'd like to know.

I consider myself to be a believer in everything Jesus taught, but I don't call myself a Christian. Jesus wasn't a Christian either, as far as I can see. He was beyond any such labels.

I tend to agree with the Gnostic's veiw that Jesus was not a sacrifice on behalf of the sins of humanity. That idea of him being a blood sacrifice has never made much sense to me at all.

I don't think the physical World is abhorrent, but I do think it's somewhat illusory. It's temporary. Spirit is eternal.