Jonah and the Whale.. a question.

The story of Jonah is clearly a fable. Nineveh never converted; there's just no evidence of that. The moral of the story is that God's will is immutable, and Jonah shouldn't have fought what God told him to do.No biggie. Except to people who have to believe literally in every word of the Bible.

"I am amazed that people go to such crazy lengths to squeeze someone inside a dead shark or a dead whale, you wouldn't believe some of the mental gymnastics that some people go through to try and make Jonah's adventure an actual historical event"I wouldn't believe? I've been on the bulletin boards for about 6 years now and I have seen mental gymnastics that boggle my mind!

Hey, Michael! Thanks for the greeting.I'm married to an agnostic who sired (by me) an atheist, so I'm happy to greet you here!Tonight on the way home from visiting David's mother for her birthday, we had a long talk clarifying that I don't believe (as most Christians seem to) that belief in Jesus is the only foundation for moral and ethical thought. David and my son are two of the most moral and ethical people I know and neither have any religious beliefs. We wondered where this common misconception comes from. Any thoughts?