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Was the star of Bethlehem a real astronomical event?

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RE: Was the star of Bethlehem a real astronomical event?

October 19, 2011 at 4:55 pm (This post was last modified: October 19, 2011 at 4:56 pm by Welsh cake.)

IF the "star of Bethlehem" was an actual real astronomical event why then do you assume it was a magic man's doing? Why have you ruled out a supernova?

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If Betelgeuse should explode within our lifetimes will you interpret that as Christ's second cumming? Note "coming" deliberately misspelled since no such historical figure ever actually arrived in the first place.

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Was the star of Bethlehem a real astronomical event? - by CoxRox - October 19, 2011 at 5:13 am

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RE: Was the star of Bethlehem a real astronomical event? - by The Grand Nudger - October 19, 2011 at 11:47 am

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