Frank,

Sorry about your bad experience and your misconceptions as a result. If it matters and you care, I've been a Christian believer for 36 years, teach the adult Bible class at our church, and have been doing so for almost 30 years... and my experience and understanding of these things is very different from yours, and all good. So, if you'd like to follow up at all on the PM side, I'd only be too happy and willing to.

This isn't a Christian website, but there's a number of believers here. Obviously, a number of us don't mind sharing what we are supposed to be sharing... it goes with the believing.

I'll just end this here by saying that the scripture is what it claims to be, and is, therefore, authoritative. I'm convinced of that, and can explain to you why... if the reasons ring true with you, it could be the start of a whole new direction in life, which is exactly what it is supposed to result in.