Reply #2: i guess i'm not totally getting the gist of what you are asking, but [View All]

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rather than focusing on the literal -- i always focus on the transcendent message.

winners will always be the transcribers of history -- and our christian history is replete with scoundrels and is almost certainly about the search for earthly power.

but i am always coming back to the sermon on the mount -- or the eucharist.

these are just some examples of where i find myself.

but it's MY journey and relevant really only to me.

we each have to make our own...

but i can only say that literalness will always lead to deep misunderstanding and extraordinary abuse.