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The problem, though, is that some people go too far in the other direction. The question shouldn't be simply a matter of "How likely is this to have happened?" but also a matter of "How does this story read?" Much of Genesis, for example, doesn't even sound like history; it sounds like myth. Kings and Chronicles, on the other hand, sound like history. The gospels sound like eyewitness reports (usually, at least). All text needs to be interpreted according to what sort of text it is.
I guess the point is that, while it's not going to bother me that people take Genesis to be myth, the general historical accuracy of the gospels should be something all Christians agree on. Here, in this case, to say that the gospels are merely nice stories is to deny an idea that has been central to Christianity since its beginning - the death and resurrection of Christ. I can't stop you if you want to believe this, but it would seem to be at best misleading to say you were a Christian in this case.
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"Die Deutschen meinen, daß die Kraft sich in Härte und Grausamkeit offenbaren müsse, sie unterwerfen sich dann gerne und mit Bewunderung:[...]. Daß es Kraft giebt in der Milde und Stille, das glauben sie nicht leicht."
"The Germans believe that power must reveal itself in hardness and cruelty and then submit themselves gladly and with admiration[...]. They do not believe readily that there is power in meekness and calm."
-- Friedrich Nietzsche
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