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I couldn't agree more. I sometimes use the Jesus v. Paul debate. If you are a follower of Paul's teachings then you tend to fall on the conservative/fundamentalist side of the faith. If you value the teachings of Jesus more highly you tend toward the left/universalist. Most evangelicals are utterly blind to the distinction, but that doesn't change the outcome at all. In this light it is easy and accurate to say that both Gandhi and Paramahansa Yogananda were Christians.
Leave aside the pagan elements of the story. That Lewis could extrapolate an entire universe from a few sayings of Christ is nearly evidence enough that he had little time for the sort of tripe that Focus on the Family will be slathering their press releases with opening weekend.
