heres the reason why i think so.
some little fourteen year old(ew) was impregnated by "the holy spirit as you say" without having sex and somehow remained a virgin after she gave birth(wouldn't her hymen break when the baby came out? and why wouldn't joseph and mary have sex when she got older? did someone tell her not too?)
some people think we should be in debt to a man in a loin cloth who died stapled to a piece of wood thousands of years ago after he preformed a few "miracles"
were weren't the ones who saw the "glory" of his miracles and they had no affect on us. who cares anymore?
. how can you just "have fatih" it makes no sense!??!
2007-08-20 13:27:54 · 36 answers · asked by ♥hollyboll♥ 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
No, it is not just you. Religion is superstition. There are no gods.
2007-08-20 13:31:20 · answer #1 · answered by nondescript 7 · 7⤊ 7⤋
To begin with, in those days to be betrothed at 12 was normal, and you cannot think of a 14 year old in the same way you would today.
Ok....yes, she was impregnated by the Holy Spirit without having sex and she was considered a "virgin" simply because she hadn't had sex.
If you know anything about sexuality, you should know that having an intact hymen DOES NOT necessarily make you a virgin.
Second, it is absolutely ridiculous to believe that Mary and Joseph did not have sexual relations later, and that they did not have other children. Just because some religions want to raise Mary to the status of a near diety herself doesn't mean it's true.
Third, if you think that Jesus was "a man in a loin cloth who died stapled to a piece of wood" then you are deluded, and find it perfectly okay to ridicule God.
As for His miracles, they DO go on today. If you knew Him, you would KNOW that.....just because you are ignorant of reality means nothing.
On the day of judgement, I will NOT wish to be standing right next to you.
2007-08-20 13:47:43 · answer #2 · answered by lady_phoenix39 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It isn't just you.
Pretty much nothing about that story makes any sense. It's mostly thrown together from a bunch of old Pagan mythological stories and Jewish Messiah cult ideas.
As for the 'virgin' birth (assuming there actually was a guy named jesus) at the time this character was born the Roman Army had just swept through Judea crushing a rebellion by Jews who were anti-Rome. The Roman army being a bunch of cold-hearted bastards (like all armies back then) would have looted the homes, killed the men and raped the women.
One historian of the time named Celsus said that the Roman soldier's name was Tiberius Iulius Abdes Pantera. Although this might have been an inside 'joke', (a nasty one) basically saying that the 'virgin' Mary was a rape victim.
2007-08-20 13:45:57 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
It's not just you, many people don't believe in Christianity. Like you, they have trouble with having faith. That's what faith is all about; by definition that's what makes faith what it is.
Hebrews 11:1 -- Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.
The miracles Jesus performed were to prove to people of His time, that He was in fact, the true Messiah. To understand the bible and faith, you have to be willing to open your heart to God; which your attitude just suppresses.
Christianity isn't just a bunch of crap. I don't call Atheists names, just because they don't believe what I do. People can have different beliefs (or non-beliefs) and still have mutual respect for each other. Have a good day.
2007-08-20 14:57:12 · answer #4 · answered by kaz716 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
No, its just you.
Mary was already engaged to Joseph, so it was perfectly acceptable for girls her age to have husbands.
The only way that a girl can loose her virginity is by having sex. Just because the hymen is broken doesn't mean she isn't a virgin. Your hymen can be broken by sports like gymnastics and bicycling, and that certainly isn't losing your virginity.
Joseph and Mary did have sex when she was older. Jesus had brothers and sisters. Most of them are not named, but we know one was named James.
EDIT- How old are you anyhow?
2007-08-20 13:40:12 · answer #5 · answered by laughoutloud22 3 · 5⤊ 1⤋
The Bible is as credible as the Odyssey and the Iliad. They include some history, but a lot of it is just made up.
Not a single historical text from more than a thousand years ago has been 100% accurate whether it be because it included fiction or had some misinterpretation of reality.
People need to stop dwelling in past ideas and open new paths to reality and progress.
2007-08-20 13:37:39 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 3⤋
Being virgin clinically speaking is when the hymen is broken but to its moral value, being virgin is being pure. A rape victim for instance who never had sex in her life is still a virgin in spirit. The Bible refers to Mary's virginity as "immaculate", meaning "pure".
It is your personal choice whether to idolize Jesus or not.
2007-08-20 13:37:00 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
Ok go back under your bridge Trollette. Since you've never bothered to read the Bible (obviously). You are going by someone else's ignorant explaination. Just keep making the other unbelievers look stupid too.
"There is a principle which is a bar to all information, which is proof against all arguments, and which cannot fail to keep a man (or woman) in everlasting ignorance--That principle is contempt prior to investigation."--Herbert Spencer
GROW UP CHILD!!!!
2007-08-20 13:40:19 · answer #8 · answered by Deslok of Gammalon 4 · 1⤊ 3⤋
You can either believe the Word of God or not. To not believe is because one would rather live in sin then to give up sin. Most will choose to live and die in sin. They choose rather to satisfy the flesh and ignore that which is really important. Their soul.
Yet, when a man dies in his sin, he will not doubt any longer that there is a God and his Word is true. Yet, it will be late then. For the proof will be where the soul is being held until the day of judgement. The fires of hell.
2007-08-20 13:37:10 · answer #9 · answered by heiscomingintheclouds 5 · 3⤊ 3⤋
I am sure you will read some answers below that will be in agreement with what you want to hear. Of course, what you read here has no bearing on the truth. It's Y!A.
2007-08-20 13:35:02 · answer #10 · answered by Mutations Killed Darwin Fish 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
But not only Christianity believes that Mary had always been virgin. Muslims believe that too.
2007-08-20 13:36:12 · answer #11 · answered by Mimi 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋