smooth

if by some, you mean those who understand Christian doctrine, then yeah, I'd agree with you.

but it seems that a lot of people don't really care or know about the history of this religion or the actual doctrines of their denomination. the only people who shouldn't have a problem with this, as roachboy correctly asserted, would be gnostic.

there are deep philosophical and theological complications with the loss of a bodily ascension or married jesus with child. or even the loss of immaculate conception...it doesn't simply boil down to I choose to believe and anything that crops up and problematizes my belief will just be accepted and explained away...

but I don't think very many church authorities are going to punish people too hard these days, lest they lose a fair share of lukewarm attendees. in the olden days they'd just burn em. which is where the ole poor gnostics went. luckily we have aprocryphal writings to read for leisure and further perspectives of the times other than mere canon.

it's a shame, in my opinion, that so many believers lack a nuts and bolts understanding of their religion. I suppose that comment can be taken as one of those famed anti-christian sentiments on the board...but the question remains, if you don't know the underpinnings of what you believe, what do you believe?

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