This page goes on to explain that they believe: - God is the creator and ruler of the universe - Jesus died and rose from the dead - The authors of the Bible

This page goes on to explain that they believe: - God is the creator and ruler of the universe - Jesus died and rose from the dead - The authors of the Bible were supernaturally guided - The only path to salvation is Jesus Christ These are the same core messages taught by the fundamental baptist church of my youth, and I wonder what they mean by communicating in “culturally relevant, cutting-edge ways”. It seems this claim is more about the format/technology they use, and not about a more enlightened framing of the Bible and Jesus. They continue to preach a sectarian/ethno-centric worldview (i.e. if you were born in the wrong country, you’re kinda screwed) that reifies the anthropomorphic “father god” understanding. While I consider myself an atheist, a position solidified by my own time in the baptist church, Judaism has always impressed me for its ability to interpret its traditions not through a literal lens and continued clinging to scientifically and philosophically untenable viewpoints, but as a framework that needs to continually update its understanding of the world to remain relevant.