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"no one religion is superior to others. It is presumptuous of you to think otherwise."

Au contraire. For someone who asserts the supremacy of science it comes as quite a surprise that you would abandon a fundamental precept of logic, namely that two contradictory ideas cannot both be true.

For this reason, when Jesus claims deity, He is either egregiously wrong or the rightful object of the veneration of humanity. This is why not all religions can be right.

Now you can observe, "God has not spoken to me". But it is incorrect to conclude, "God has not spoken to anyone else."

It is apparent from what you say that your experience with professing Christians has been unpleasant. Please allow me to apologize on the behalf of all of us. I am sure I have been guilty of offending people as much as anyone.

Christians should be the last people to be arrogant. We believe that we are saved by grace. We cast ourselves on the mercy of God. The Bible says, "Pardon my iniquity Lord, for it is great." We might naturally be inclined to think that having a small amount of sin would predispose us to divine favor. This is not the case.

We find forgiveness not because of how small, innocent or harmless our infractions are, but because of the greatness of God's mercy, grace and love.

Often those who are the greatest sinners are the ones who find respite in the mercy of God. Jesus said, "He who is forgiven much will love [God] much, and he who is forgiven little will love a little."

The doctrines that Christ taught demand a response. There is no neutrality. This may offend some, but it is true regardless. It is intended to require our response. We must answer the question, "What shall I do with Jesus, who is called the Christ?"