I do not believe Jesus rose from the dead. I do believe that he could have been an actual historical figure. The time frame of his supposed life was a tumultuous time in Judaea, with prophets of doom everywhere, pronouncing the coming apocalypse. Jesus could have just been one of those prophets.
That was not surprising, considering there are still segments of the population seething because of the Roman occupation. Some people who believe that the New Testament events did occur (save for the supernatural shenanigans) are proposing Judas' betrayal was an attempt to agitate people into openly fighting the Romans. Whether that had an effect we can't tell but rebellion did broke out, with Titus ordering Jerusalem's destruction in 70 AD. (That's what they got for not helping the Galileans fend of the Roman army from Syria.)
Hello, buddy. Christ is Risen. Today my family and the whole world, celebrates the feast of Holy Easter. And I congratulate you on this day. I want to say that if there is no god for you, then he is with you always.
That certainly makes sex and masturbation awkward.
Jesus really existed, but he was invented a whole fantastic legend and forced people to believe in it. Now it's funny to see how many blindly believe in this and do not understand that this is a fraud.
Tell this to people who believed a confirmed charlatan who unearthed an ancient tablet by the guidance of an angel named MORONi.