OPINION (FW) – There is an increasingly popular liberal critique of Christianity that seems to be popping up from every angle at the moment, and it is directed at the very epicenter of the faith – the Cross of Christ. In the most recent expounding of Jesus’ death as nothing more than a figurative illustration, a popular New York theologian has become the latest to deny the literal death and resurrection of Jesus.
In an interview with the New York Times, the principal of Union Theological Seminary, the Rev. Dr. Serene Jones declared that the story of the cross was “all over the place,” adding that “those who claim to know whether or not it happened are kidding themselves.” So, the question is: without this central tenet of the faith remaining intact, is the religion she is following Christianity at all? READ MORE
