I suppose any thread about religious ideas/beliefs is going to become a bit heated along the way. I think discussion and debate are an excellent way to expand ones thinking, or at least to start to understand the opposite viewpoint. I hope no-one here thinks I'm trying to 'sell' Christianity (or to deride it either!) I was just trying to explore some of the details of the resurrection, and to get other folks' ideas about them.

I mentioned earlier the film 'Life of Brian', (I've watched it many times) It does of course poke fun at some of the doctrine, and has offended many of the devout. But it does encourage one to plonk large amounts of salt on some of the more bizarre and rather dubious practices which have evolved from some ancient texts. I've always trusted humour as a way of seeing things in a more sensible light. I hope God can have a laugh too, or I'm truly in the soup.

Some of my husband's Muslim tenets are in my view a bit weird, but we have lovely discussions and never get nasty or offended. And my dearest friend is a complete atheist; we too have some interesting chats about belief, or lack of. It's never become a problem for us. I'm a nosy old thing, and just like to see inside people's heads and understand their mindsets. We're all here on this planet together, and it's best we try to be kind, if possible.