The answer to the original post really depends on whether religions have to be 'mystical' or 'legalistical' or can be considered to be potential realities. Christianity, as recorded in the Bible, is unambigously meant to be literal truth. The fact that many Christians practise either mystically or legalistically does not detract from the clear intention recorded in scripture.
[This message has been edited by Tranquility Base, 06-17-2002]