Which famous American Patriot said the following about Jesus' mother the 'Virgin' Mary?

Question

"The story, taking it as it is told, is blasphemously obscene. It gives an account of a young woman engaged to be married, and while under this engagement, she is, to speak plain language, debauched by a ghost, under the impious pretence, (Luke i. 35,) that "the Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee." Notwithstanding which, Joseph afterwards marries her, cohabits with her as his wife, and in his turn rivals the ghost. This is putting the story into intelligible language, and when told in this manner, there is not a priest but must be ashamed to own it. [Mary, the supposed virgin, mother of Jesus, had several other children, sons and daughters."

Answer 1

Thomas Pain "The Age of Reason". Every Christian should read this that think America was born a Christian nation. This is the lie Christianity tells their children that was educated in the government school that ignore America history.

It is insanity that the government school doesn't teach the ideologies of the men that gave their life for the creation of this country. This is why our for fathers advocated separation of church and state. Religious will lie or hide truth to keep the masses ignorant of their true history. If people new the absolute truth behind the major religions they world blow their own brains out for being so stupid.

All of Christianity is built on lies.

Do your own research into the real reason the Crusades. It will surprise you all. Religious highest leaders have created a group of followers that are incapable of accepting true history because the version of Christianity the know is a total fabrication of actual history. You teach a child the bible is God inspired and God can do anything and what do you get? You get a fool that will fight for evil with his life.

Answer 2

i'm not Catholic, besides the undeniable fact that - their argument i think of stems from the extremely translation of 'brethren' (no rely if or not that's a literal translation of 'flesh and blood relation' or in relation to the disciples, etc 'fellow believer') the element is: The Bible became into translated into English, and not all meanings of specific phrases are properly translated. some languages have not have been given any equivalent phrases for specific expressions in different languages.

Answer 3

Thomas Paine (Thetford, England, 29 January 1737 – 8 June 1809, New York City, USA) was a pamphleteer, revolutionary, radical intellectual, and deist. Born in Great Britain, he lived in America, having migrated to the American colonies just in time to take part in the American Revolution, mainly as the author of the powerful, widely-read pamphlet, Common Sense (1776), advocating independence for the American Colonies from the Kingdom of Great Britain. In his pamphlets The American Crisis supporting the Revolution, he wrote the famous lines, "These are the times that try men's souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their country; but he that stands it now, deserves the love and thanks of man and woman. Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered; yet we have this consolation with us, that the harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph."[1]

Later, Paine was a great influence on the French Revolution. He wrote the Rights of Man (1791) as a guide to the ideas of the Enlightenment. Despite an inability to speak French, he was elected to the French National Assembly in 1792. Regarded as an ally of the Girondins, he was seen with increasing disfavour by the Montagnards and in particular by Robespierre.

Paine was arrested in Paris and imprisoned in December 1793; he was released in 1794. He became notorious with his book, The Age of Reason (1793-94), which advocated deism and took issue with Christian doctrines.

In Agrarian Justice (1795), he introduced concepts similar to socialism. Paine remained in France during the early Napoleonic Era, but condemned Napoleon's moves towards dictatorship, calling him "the completest charlatan that ever existed."[2] Paine remained in France until 1802, when he returned to America on an invitation from Thomas Jefferson, who had been elected president.

Paine died at 59 Grove Street in Greenwich Village, New York City, on the morning of June 8, 1809.

Answer 4

Thomas Paine.

Answer 5

Thomas Paine, 'The Age of Reason'.

Answer 6

I dunno...who?
Sounds a lot like Zues and Hercules myth huh? :D

Wow on the answers. I had no idea. I will read up on it now. I knew MANY of our founding fathers weren't Christian, but that sounds like an interesting peice.

Answer 7

I would guess Thomas Jefferson.

Answer 8

Get a life. try Holland. You'd fit right in.