To be a radical Christian, perhaps (and I'd probably argue that one, too). Not to be a Christian. To be a Christian, you need to believe only a handful of truths: there is a God, humans are flawed, and you are responsible for the salvation of your soul. The last one isn't even required, but I included it because it's a fundamental belief of most branches of Christianity, and personally I find it the most important. More interesting is the question, why do you believe what you do? I've spent the last few days wondering what kind of childhood trauma must have occurred for you to have the odd mix of beliefs that you do. Rebellious son of a pastor is the best I've come up with, and it's not especially good at covering all the bases. Care to enlighten us? After all, the debate is clearly dead.