Thanks, I really appreciate the input. You inspired me to read the story of Gideon which I found interesting. Stories written a long time ago about god appearing to people, I'm just wondering if these were passed down a few generations before they were written down. I'm just wondering if it really happened. I don't want to be a naysayer, I just wish that god would appear today infront of like a church congregation or a crowd and tell us what he really thinks about things rather than trusting anonymous authors from millenia ago or people that say god spoke to them and told them to do it. I do like stories in the bible too, like the good samaritan. I think parts of the bible can be used to teach morality, like jesus was a pretty cool guy and told us to love each other.