So far as I can tell, there is only one item that distinguishes a Christian from one who calls themself a Christian but ain't: Whether on not one has faith in Christ. Now, that does not mean that Christ needs to be any more divine than you and I. Just that you need to have faith in him.
Spong, it seems to me, is one who has his head screwed on more or less straight. Of course, that comes from the "If the Fundies hate him, he must be right about something," school of thought.
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Light a man a fire, and he will be warm while it burns.
Set a man on fire, and he will be warm for the rest of his life.
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