Crossan: «My point, once again, is not that those ancient people told literal stories and we are now smart enough to take them symbolically, but that they were told symbolically and we are dumb enough to take them literally.» (religion.blogs.cnn.com)
Every week, the company posts a literal story, usually riffing on a well - known children's book or movie. (entrepreneur.com)
They believe in the literal story of Noah's ark, completely dismissing the complexities of evolution and how those animals all found their way back to their respective habitats. (religion.blogs.cnn.com)