I remember Jar mentionning the Nicene Creed many times as the core of his beliefs saying. Maybe you shouldn't accuse him of disbelieving things too quickly.
By the way, let me ask you a question. How is important the suffering, death and resurection of Jesus in you beliefs and more importantly, why?
Does it really change the message of Jesus' teachings? You sound like you want/need Christianity to be special like nothing else. Seriously, who cares if the message is the same as long as it's for the better good?
IMHO, that's where Jar is going at.