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This Is Why Mythology Is Dangerous
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RE: This Is Why Mythology Is Dangerous
November 10, 2017 at 10:22 pm
(November 10, 2017 at 10:01 pm)Chad32 Wrote: Does anyone ever wonder, if god could make Mary pure and sinless for the purpose of giving birth to Jesus, why can't he just make everyone like that?


Why couldn't he just make his Jesus out of mud like the rest of us?
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RE: This Is Why Mythology Is Dangerous
November 10, 2017 at 10:53 pm
He needed to have his sone come about in a way similar to other stories about special teachers/saviors because.....idk.....
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10 Christ-like figures that predate Jesus. Link shortened to Chris ate Jesus for some reason...
http://listverse.com/2009/04/13/10-chris...ate-jesus/

Good video to watch, if you want to know how common the Jesus story really is.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88GTUXvp-50

A list of biblical contradictions from the infallible word of Yahweh.
http://infidels.org/library/modern/jim_m...tions.html

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RE: This Is Why Mythology Is Dangerous
November 10, 2017 at 11:04 pm
(November 10, 2017 at 10:22 pm)ignoramus Wrote:
(November 10, 2017 at 10:01 pm)Chad32 Wrote: Does anyone ever wonder, if god could make Mary pure and sinless for the purpose of giving birth to Jesus, why can't he just make everyone like that?


Why couldn't he just make his Jesus out of mud like the rest of us?
Something smells dodgy...

I've wondered about that too.

It's not like God would have forgotten the recipe.
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RE: This Is Why Mythology Is Dangerous
November 10, 2017 at 11:12 pm
(November 10, 2017 at 8:46 pm)vorlon13 Wrote: As I recall, the idea of "Immaculate conception" doesn't apply to Jesus, it's Mary they're talking about.

Thinking of C_L's queef post, did mary queef in between the time of conception and birth? Assuming joseph didn't nail her and break the hymen while she was "with god".
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RE: This Is Why Mythology Is Dangerous
November 11, 2017 at 12:48 am
MH, did you just mention Sweet Mary and double penetration in the same sentence?

You're a very bad boy! Lucky it's all harmless make believe!
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RE: This Is Why Mythology Is Dangerous
November 11, 2017 at 1:05 am
(November 10, 2017 at 2:29 pm)Chad32 Wrote: Joseph never fucked Mary, though. How is that in any way comparable? Or relevant to modern society? I doubt that any christian is going to think of Mary as a rape victim, even though Mary didn't exactly consent within the story.

Sure he did.  They just weren't married.  And to avoid getting stoned, they probably said GOD DID IT.  Here 2000 years later we have a whole religion because of it.
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RE: This Is Why Mythology Is Dangerous
November 11, 2017 at 1:30 am
Not everyone agreed. From the same article:

Quote:According the Washington Post, some religious leaders strenuously objected to the comparison.

“Bringing Joseph and Mary into a modern-day molestation accusation, where a 32-year-old prosecutor is accused of molesting a 14-year-old girl, is simultaneously ridiculous and blasphemous,” said Wheaton College pastor Ed Stetzer. “Even those who followed ancient marriage customs, which we would not follow today, knew the difference between molesting and marriage.”

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RE: This Is Why Mythology Is Dangerous
November 11, 2017 at 5:37 am (This post was last modified: November 11, 2017 at 5:38 am by BrianSoddingBoru4.)
So, apparently, sexual assault, abuse, harassment and unrestrained misogyny are bad for your
career.  Unless, you know, you're the President of The United States.

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RE: This Is Why Mythology Is Dangerous
November 11, 2017 at 11:23 am
(November 11, 2017 at 1:05 am)Cecelia Wrote:
(November 10, 2017 at 2:29 pm)Chad32 Wrote: Joseph never fucked Mary, though. How is that in any way comparable? Or relevant to modern society? I doubt that any christian is going to think of Mary as a rape victim, even though Mary didn't exactly consent within the story.

Sure he did.  They just weren't married.  And to avoid getting stoned, they probably said GOD DID IT.  Here 2000 years later we have a whole religion because of it.

That is quite possibly the truth behind the legends, if those people actually existed.
Poe's Law: "Without a winking smiley or other blatant display of humor, it is impossible to create a parody of Fundamentalism that SOMEONE won't mistake for the real thing."

10 Christ-like figures that predate Jesus. Link shortened to Chris ate Jesus for some reason...
http://listverse.com/2009/04/13/10-chris...ate-jesus/

Good video to watch, if you want to know how common the Jesus story really is.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88GTUXvp-50

A list of biblical contradictions from the infallible word of Yahweh.
http://infidels.org/library/modern/jim_m...tions.html

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RE: This Is Why Mythology Is Dangerous
November 11, 2017 at 11:33 am
(November 11, 2017 at 12:48 am)ignoramus Wrote: MH, did you just mention Sweet Mary and double penetration in the same sentence?

You're a very bad boy! Lucky it's all harmless make believe!






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