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Old 06-11-2015, 05:00 PM   #198
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Default Re: Virgin Birth questioned: the implications

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Quote Luke: "to a virgin engaged to a man"
So she wasn't even married. And even if she was willing (who could say no to God) it was a statutory violation of a teen. At least that's how we would judge it today.

Let's face it, the virgin birth paints God in a bad light. That's why we should see it like we see that Mary was the mother of God today, compliments of the RCC. Both are mythic symbology ... and not literal.
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