A Conversation Starter....

"A literalist interpretation of Scripture tells us that God is a rock that sent a bird to cause a virgin

to give birth to a loaf of bread.

And this is supposed to be an improvement on obtaining a chiseled code of conduct from a flaming shrubbery in a cloud.

If a literal understanding is all

that is required for faith,

then I'm a yellow ducky."

-- Rabbi Ben Sylva

HT to Lisa