Okay...I'm really not looking to lose friends or ignite a fiery religious debate BUT I do have to direct some attention to a particular passage in the bible regarding the birth of Jesus. Since it's Christmas, I thought this might be a nice time to do so...please review.
The Birth of Jesus Christ
This is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about: His mother Mary was pledged to be married to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be with child through the Holy Spirit. Because Joseph her husband was a righteous man and did not want to expose her to public disgrace, he had in mind to divorce her quietly.
But after he had considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, "Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus,[c] because he will save his people from their sins. "
(From BibleGateway.com Mathew 1)
I'm sorry...Let me see if I understand this...Mary was married to Joseph and shows up pregnant and Joseph is totally pissed because he knows it's not his. So he's all ready to get a divorce and one night while Joseph slept quietly (probably in some ratty barn in a sketchy night gown) he has a dream and in this dream he's told by some Lord secretary or "Angel of the Lord" not to worry about his "virgin" wife being knocked up because the baby was given to her from the Holy Spirit sans hanky panky. Umm...Since when are dreams the source of explanation and authority? Anyone else think either Joseph was exercising some serious wishful thinking or perhaps a rich dad dreamed up this idea to avoid his daughter getting a bad name...Which, by the way, would be totally lame, shi% happens, people get pregnant, doesn't mean they're naughty or slutty. I'm not saying it's not true...All I'm saying is that it sounds really made up.
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