The "virgin"??? Mary

[Popeyesays]

This sums up my belief on the subject.
You speak of respect while you make disparaging remarks about the belief of many people.:tsk: Frankly, if you don't believe that Jesus Christ is the Messiah, your disbelief in the Immaculate Conception is completely irrelevant.

The Immaculate Conception does refer to the spiritually quality of Mary, not Jesus. Both this doctrine and the doctrine of Papal Infallibility were declared by Pius IX in the latter half of the nineteenth century. They are relatively very new doctrines.

Regards,
Scott

 

[Popeyesays]

Michel, a shark is not a mammal by a long shot. Its a Chondricthys fish (it has only cartilage, no bone).

Regardds,
Scott

 

[Smoke]

But the birth of Jesus has nothing to do with a devine science project. Those with agenda to debunk Christianity will always have "issues" with this as well as other scriptures. They might hide behind a pseudo intellectual facade, but it is my humble opinion that they have an agenda: one to destroy and not to understand.

If I don't believe that Perseus was born of a virgin, does that prove that I'm hiding behind a pseudo-intellectual facade, and only want to destroy Greek legends, not understand them?

If I don't believe in Muhammad's miraculous night journey to Jerusalem and then to heaven and back, does that prove I only want to destroy Islam?

The adherents of any particular religion should not assume that skepticism about their religion's claimed miracles indicates hostility. Such skepticism is perfectly reasonable, and to be expected.