[DoughtyOne]

The retired Episcopal bishop, who was born and raised in Dilworth, is best known for questioning Christian tenets such as Jesus' virgin birth

Sorry friend.  If this man actually believes this then he's no Christian.  This simple concept is the core of Christianity.

There is nothing else I need to hear from or about this individual.

[Maceman]

I always understood that the virgin birth was not taken as absolute fact by Christians until the Catholic church made it part of their doctrine in the 1800s.

Please correct me if I'm wrong, as I am not a Christian, but would be very interested in knowing whether I am correct or not.

[homeschool mama]

**Sorry friend. If this man actually believes this then he's no Christian. This simple concept is the core of Christianity. There is nothing else I need to hear from or about this individual. **

bump

[Bobby777]

exactly ...

[CharlesI]

Spong is nothing more than a heretic. If he doesn't believe in the bible or the resurrection, why doesn't he become a Unitarian?

[stop_fascism]

Your right. As I tell my episcopalean wife, "We Catholics have our problems, but at least we insist our bishops be Christians."

[Pablo64]

"There is nothing else I need to hear from or about this individual."

Absolutely correct! I get so sick and tired of people who want everyone to know that they're "Christian" but whose only goal in life is to tear down the faith that they give lip service too. Sadly, just because they have access to some kind of public forum to get their message out, week-faithed believers will be led astray by them.

Bottom line is this: if you claim to be a follower of Jesus Christ, but you live by different standards than what God has laid out for us in His Word (the Bible) then you are deluding yourself.

God bless you for speaking the truth and being willing to "take the arrows" if they come.