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tecoyah, I think you've hit the nail on the head. As I went through the posts on this thread, my impression was that people were talking about disparate things in one sense, but the same thing viewed in a different way.
I believe that all religious and spiritual traditions are true in the sense that they are metaphorical of human experience vis-a-vis universal reality, which to me anyway, is truly beyond our knowledge and comprehension. Those posting on this thread as pagans appear to share that belief. I'll leave to you the task of enlightening me on whether this is a core belief of all pagans, or even an element of the definition of the term.
Jesus' reported actions (as opposed to what the scripture said he said) teach the importance of patience, humility, compassion, tolerance, acquiescence and sacrifice. As I see it, he achieved divinity by being the embodiment of those principles, and because this strikes a familiar chord with me, I am trying to follow that example in my own life. To me, this makes me a Christian, although admittedly other "Christians" would disagree. At the same time, I can accept that your path, and the paths of the others here, are equally valid.
Spirituality is like a suit. We each need to tailor it to fit us perfectly, using a path with heart (to borrow from Castenada) to do the tailoring.
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