As usually, you misunderstood half of what I wrote - not too bad a proportion. I am not talking about ethos at all.

Secondly, I prefer to avoid the word "believe" mainly because you and Pete have a different notion of it from Joe and Keith. The latter are perfectly entitled to use that word in their own sense; we should just try to avoid misunderstandings. You obviously fail to understand even the most commonplace of Keith's statements. If you do not wish to improve your understanding, it is alright with me, but you cannot hope to become a respected discussion partner here.

Thirdly, it is a fundamental error to think that a religion (- if countable at all -) is defined by a club of professional clergy. Religion exists and is about the existence of its community (not primarily of God or other elements of dogma). We have the right and the duty to criticize the clergy and their theology, but we must decide whether they are ours or not.