First, BP, quite possibly the best post I've ever seen you write. I couldn't agree with you more, and shame on all of us Christians that the world sees us as you do.

Kiwitt, Speaking from my own point of view, as somebody who's got more than a passing acquaintance with the bible himself, it's not really that important that you believe in God, it's important that He believes in you. Don't worry about whether you believe Christ was a man or a facet of the triune existence of God. Seriously. What you believe, you believe.

Christ himself said two things on the matter: "Love the Lord God with all your heart, all your mind, and all your soul" and "Love your neighbor as you love yourself". If you don't believe in anything other than the here and now, I think the 2nd will do just fine in a pinch. If you believe in both, dont' worry about what you call Him and whether Jesus fits into that equation. He didn't.