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I don't believe in Virgin birth. Don't believe it. I hope Waters doesn't think this is disrespectful toward his faith.
Gary Wills thinks that a supermajority of Americans believing in Virgin birth means we're in decline. That's because he's from Chicago. I'm not surprised or alarmed.
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Because of what Paul said, and because of what Jesus himself said, not to mention the nature of his ministry and identity, there's no good reason to believe Jesus was married. Quote:
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I have him beat...3 and counting (hopefully).....
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The writers of the Gospels of Mark and John make no claims about a virgin birth whatsoever. They either didn't know of the idea or didn't agree with the idea, but somehow this didn't stop them from writing about and believing in Jesus. In Mark, Jesus becomes the "only begotten" at his baptism. John is concerned with his pre-earth existence as the Word. But hey, maybe those writers aren't Christians after all--they're just heretics--oh wait, their perspectives have been canonized! Oops.
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Does this mean you'll be wearing a red "University of Utah fertility clinic" sweatshirt at the U/Y basketball game in the Marriott Center?
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