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vlyons

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4. Elizabeth was the mother of John the Baptist

Reply to dhol82 (Reply #3)

Sat Aug 17, 2019, 08:23 AM

Aug 2019

wife of Zechariah. John and Jesus were cousins. There is no such thing as a "virgin birth." Just like there is no such thing as a body coming back to life after 3 days of death. And no such thing as Jesus defying gravity and floating up to heaven, which presumably is somewhere in the sky, but never found by any telescope.

Assuming that there was a real, historical Jesus, why isn't it enough to just accept his teachings about compassion and live up to them?

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Handmaid of the Lord [View all] Cartoonist Aug 2019 OP

Virgin birth vlyons Aug 2019 #1

It's just a cartoon, after all. pangaia Aug 2019 #2

Who was Elizabeth? dhol82 Aug 2019 #3

Elizabeth was the mother of John the Baptist vlyons Aug 2019 #4

Hi Cartoonist - Thank you for posting this. Pendrench Aug 2019 #5

If there are no virgin conceptions? Bretton Garcia Aug 2019 #6

According to Steve King (R) Cartoonist Aug 2019 #7

Some Jewish tradition confirms.... Bretton Garcia Aug 2019 #8

"Pantera' Bretton Garcia Aug 2019 #9

Seems a bit more likely than god rape. Voltaire2 Aug 2019 #10

I wonder why the artist chose to depict them as white people? AtheistCrusader Aug 2019 #11