What does this mean? Personal is one person. Mankind is all people. If religion isn't about people and their needs, what is it about?
You neglected to explain how. Christian scholars have been fighting with this for centuries, so you'd better back your shit up now
So how should it be read? How do you know what is God's word and what is just your or your priests personal morality?
You'll have no argument there. I'm not going to hold what one Christian does in the name of religion toward another.
Just to be clear here. I suspect that you're using the word "truth" as an abstract and empty container, void of meaning. And just using it a lot because it has positive connotations. If the message of Christ is the truth, it's is the message and not the label of truth that is relevant, isn't it? Tell me a Christian truth. Anything? Please give me something concrete to have an opinion about or reply to.