(August 30, 2013 at 4:20 am)downbeatplumb Wrote: The bit I find unconvincing in the story is the need for everyone to go back to their place of birth. A requirement that would cause massive upheaval, decimate the economy and be avoided by adding the question "place of birth" on the the census.
The economy of that time was not even close to what we have, and it would be like most everyone going on vacation and spending money on their needs, so it would generate a bit of money being passed around. I would say that many people never left their birth place or at least not far away. Many Jews of the day traveled to Jerusalem every year for Passover. Just some ideas to think about.
GC
God loves those who believe and those who do not and the same goes for me, you have no choice in this matter. That puts the matter of total free will to rest.
