"That isn't really 'faith' by definition. Just a lack of faith in the Bible."

Better let Webster know he screwed up, then. He seems to think it's "something that is believed especially with strong conviction." So if a non-Christian believes strongly that the Bible is fiction, then .....

"That's big of you..." Why thank you for your unsolicited opinion. I seem to be more welcoming of yours than you are of mine.

"At what point does fiction become 'fairly tale'?"

You know, semantics is a wonderful science. You can learn about all kinds of things, like "synonyms."

"So how come Scott Peterson got the death sentence?"

Well, gee, I dunno, maybe the two corpes that washed ashore where he placed his alibi. Or maybe the hair of his dead wife on a pair of pliers in his boat.

Which brings us right back to each person's faith; faith that it's fact, or faith that it's a work of fiction.

So the bottom line is that there are people out there that believe without doubt that the Bible is a work of fiction, a collection of stories, or parables. I'm not one of those, but I don't have a problem accepting the fact that those people exist. I respect their "faith" in that belief and don't challenge it. Somehow I get the sense that you can't accept that sort of person as anything short of ignorant because you feel they have a lack of understanding or haven't done legitimate research.

But everyone's got an opinion and your mileage may vary.