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Old 12-25-2020, 08:17 AM
 
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Let's put the X back in Xmas.

Seriously, why out of all the women in the world
did God supposedly choose Mary for his "son"?

How was he conceived? By magic? Or divine DNA?
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Old 12-25-2020, 08:49 AM
 
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It's a fairy tale.

Who cares.
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Old 12-25-2020, 09:00 AM
 
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Let's put the X back in Xmas.

Seriously, why out of all the women in the world
did God supposedly choose Mary for his "son"?

How was he conceived? By magic? Or divine DNA?
Are you an atheist or an anti-Christian?
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Old 12-25-2020, 09:03 AM
 
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merry Christmas
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Old 12-25-2020, 09:22 AM
 
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Let's put the X back in Xmas.

Seriously, why out of all the women in the world
did God supposedly choose Mary for his "son"?

How was he conceived? By magic? Or divine DNA?
I read somewhere that the Virgin Mary was a thinly disguised version of some older, much-beloved ancient goddess, I forgot who. It's all nonsense, pointing to the silliness of the human mind.

As Christianity grew and developed, the effort was to incorporate established beliefs into the new religion. It's a marketing ploy.
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Old 12-25-2020, 09:30 AM
 
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I read somewhere that the Virgin Mary was a thinly disguised version of some older, much-beloved ancient goddess, I forgot who. It's all nonsense, pointing to the silliness of the human mind.

As Christianity grew and developed, the effort was to incorporate established beliefs into the new religion. It's a marketing ploy.
Kara

New secular religions do the same. Manipulation of the masses is alive and well.
Happy Xmas!

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Old 12-25-2020, 09:43 AM
 
Location: Ontario, Canada
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Merry Christmas, all.
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Old 12-25-2020, 09:58 AM
 
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Merry Christmas, all.
Happy Christmas to you; I hope you have a great 2021.
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Old 12-25-2020, 01:40 PM
 
Location: Central IL
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I read somewhere that the Virgin Mary was a thinly disguised version of some older, much-beloved ancient goddess, I forgot who. It's all nonsense, pointing to the silliness of the human mind.

As Christianity grew and developed, the effort was to incorporate established beliefs into the new religion. It's a marketing ploy.
...sure - there's truly nothing new under the sun, certainly not in the case of religion.
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Old 12-25-2020, 06:52 PM
 
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...sure - there's truly nothing new under the sun, certainly not in the case of religion.
At least you weren't dismissive. Way to go.
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