Reply #83: For the most part, yes...

[IrateCitizen]

My personal belief is that Jesus was a great moral teacher -- a person who was plugged into the idea of what it meant to be "close to God" more than almost anybody else in the history of the world. IMHO, the message he was trying to bring to us was a timeless one -- that the world is a gift to all of humanity, and that the best way for us to live is by living simply and sharing its bounty with each other as opposed to trying to take a larger share all for ourselves.

IMHO, that simple message is one we need now more than ever. It's just a shame that it's been so perverted and misconstrued over the past 2 millenia.