Was the star of Bethlehem a real astronomical event?

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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 24, 2011 at 12:10 pm

If you think an astronomical event is extraordinary, we have a subforum for that. The fact that you posted it in the religion subforum must mean you think it has something of significance or relation to religion, and we've just set about saying it hasn't/disproving it has any relation thus far to anything other than the normal course of astrological events.

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

RE: Was the star of Bethlehem a real astronomical event? - by ElDinero - October 19, 2011 at 5:33 am

RE: Was the star of Bethlehem a real astronomical event? - by Justtristo - October 19, 2011 at 5:35 am

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RE: Was the star of Bethlehem a real astronomical event? - by LastPoet - October 19, 2011 at 6:53 am

RE: Was the star of Bethlehem a real astronomical event? - by The Grand Nudger - October 19, 2011 at 9:22 am

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

RE: Was the star of Bethlehem a real astronomical event? - by reverendjeremiah - October 19, 2011 at 11:34 am

RE: Was the star of Bethlehem a real astronomical event? - by CoxRox - October 20, 2011 at 6:30 am

RE: Was the star of Bethlehem a real astronomical event? - by frankiej - October 20, 2011 at 6:33 am

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

RE: Was the star of Bethlehem a real astronomical event? - by reverendjeremiah - October 19, 2011 at 12:00 pm

RE: Was the star of Bethlehem a real astronomical event? - by The Grand Nudger - October 19, 2011 at 12:02 pm

RE: Was the star of Bethlehem a real astronomical event? - by reverendjeremiah - October 19, 2011 at 12:03 pm

RE: Was the star of Bethlehem a real astronomical event? - by Godschild - October 19, 2011 at 4:26 pm

RE: Was the star of Bethlehem a real astronomical event? - by ElDinero - October 19, 2011 at 5:29 pm

RE: Was the star of Bethlehem a real astronomical event? - by Phaedra - October 19, 2011 at 5:39 pm

RE: Was the star of Bethlehem a real astronomical event? - by 5thHorseman - October 19, 2011 at 4:35 pm

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RE: Was the star of Bethlehem a real astronomical event? - by Godschild - October 19, 2011 at 11:55 pm

RE: Was the star of Bethlehem a real astronomical event? - by IATIA - October 20, 2011 at 12:44 am

RE: Was the star of Bethlehem a real astronomical event? - by Cyberman - October 20, 2011 at 7:45 pm

RE: Was the star of Bethlehem a real astronomical event? - by Welsh cake - October 19, 2011 at 4:55 pm

RE: Was the star of Bethlehem a real astronomical event? - by reverendjeremiah - October 19, 2011 at 5:23 pm

RE: Was the star of Bethlehem a real astronomical event? - by Cyberman - October 19, 2011 at 5:38 pm

RE: Was the star of Bethlehem a real astronomical event? - by Minimalist - October 19, 2011 at 6:55 pm

RE: Was the star of Bethlehem a real astronomical event? - by Godschild - October 19, 2011 at 11:48 pm

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RE: Was the star of Bethlehem a real astronomical event? - by Welsh cake - October 20, 2011 at 2:28 pm

RE: Was the star of Bethlehem a real astronomical event? - by Minimalist - October 20, 2011 at 3:03 pm

RE: Was the star of Bethlehem a real astronomical event? - by ElDinero - October 21, 2011 at 6:24 am

RE: Was the star of Bethlehem a real astronomical event? - by CoxRox - October 21, 2011 at 1:27 pm

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RE: Was the star of Bethlehem a real astronomical event? - by CoxRox - October 21, 2011 at 1:45 pm

RE: Was the star of Bethlehem a real astronomical event? - by ElDinero - October 21, 2011 at 1:58 pm

RE: Was the star of Bethlehem a real astronomical event? - by CoxRox - October 21, 2011 at 2:35 pm

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RE: Was the star of Bethlehem a real astronomical event? - by Faith No More - October 21, 2011 at 2:45 pm

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RE: Was the star of Bethlehem a real astronomical event? - by Faith No More - October 21, 2011 at 3:35 pm

RE: Was the star of Bethlehem a real astronomical event? - by CoxRox - October 21, 2011 at 3:48 pm

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RE: Was the star of Bethlehem a real astronomical event? - by Cinjin - October 21, 2011 at 4:09 pm

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RE: Was the star of Bethlehem a real astronomical event? - by ElDinero - October 22, 2011 at 7:52 am

RE: Was the star of Bethlehem a real astronomical event? - by CoxRox - October 22, 2011 at 8:30 am

RE: Was the star of Bethlehem a real astronomical event? - by ElDinero - October 22, 2011 at 8:35 am

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