Yes, I think you can. I was raised Methodist and they were more
   about the Bible stories and being a good person and doing good
   things for fellow humans. Hell was never mentioned and Jesus was
   mostly a like emoticon dude who had admirable qualities. So
   yeah, I don't see a contradiction. == It's already a 'thing' so
   it's not like he's inventing something. I mean, might be
   original in that you came to it yourself, but you've got company
   that's all. ==