I was raised as a Christian and I also studied science like everyone else in school. I read books, went to museums, visited areas of amazing geological activity past and present. When I was young the two never clashed. I got the message of Jesus and the New Testament, the beatitudes, the parables -- great stuff. It's timeless and universal and nothing is going to negate that. What particular points are you hanging on that you believe must be conditional to the Old Testament?

I guess we just glossed over inconsistencies and saw them as unimportant in the grand scheme of things. If the New Testament is teaching a person how to live a good life, then why should anyone quibble about insignificant facts?

The problem is maybe that I think more deeply; and especially when I became educated about other religions and mythology, I couldn't square it with Christianity and I had to change my world view. I won't go into that because I know how people here feel about it. Maybe it is what they fear will happen if they start to consider that evolution is possible. I don't think that needs to be the case at all, it depends purely upon the individual. I have to say that the pursuit of truth is one of the most essential things in my life and the more clarity I have, the better. I can't ever go back to belonging to one religion and narrowing my views in that way, but religion does not necessarily equal spirituality or even truth. There are many ways to the truth and it's delightful learning about them.