Hey -- I haven't read all the threads between my last post and now, (I will tomorrow, promise!) so if this no longer fits where the thread has landed, then my apologies.
@ardeegee
Thanks for the pointers to Dan Barker. I read some of it -- and then googles his name to find his current status. Guess he hasn't changed his mind.
But that search brought up a site with interesting answers to many of the objections Barker and others raise. In fact, near the bottom of the page I give below, there is some discussion of the "daughter as human sacrifice" which was mentioned in this thread. I found it quite interesting!
http://www.tektonics.org/af/barkerd01.html