(November 18, 2017 at 12:26 pm)alpha male Wrote:(November 18, 2017 at 11:30 am)Losty Wrote: Where does it say she consented
Luke 1, as previously quoted.
Quote:and can we ever really know if she consented? I mean...it’s god...does consent count if the person you’re “consenting” to is a big scary all powerful being that gave you life and can take it away?
I suppose we can't know for sure, but reading the Magnificat (also Luke 1), I don't see how you can reasonably come away with a different view.
Sorry, I was just skimming through. I must’ve missed it the first time. As a fictional story it’s easy to believe based on the words that she consented. Thinking of it as real life it’s hard to believe any young girl would consent to being impregnated by not-her-husband being that she’s never seen.
The story itself is ridiculous to me, though. So I just continue to view it as a fictional story. And I will concur that it was consensual.
@OP- There are so many easy parts of the Bible that we can point to and say “hey look, that’s fucked up!” There are even actual rape stories in there. I don’t see any need to add rape where it isn’t.
