Not Jesus Christ for sure. Just a poser. Jesus Christ is not a blonde. Though my religion is somewhat loosely based on blondes.

Doc67 wrote: ↑Thu Dec 10, 2020 11:49 am

Arthur&Hobson wrote: ↑Thu Dec 10, 2020 10:17 am Sorry, I fail to see the humor. This child went through life being called a bastard (conceived outside of marriage).

I thought Jesus was born of the Virgin Mary, wife of Joseph?

Two queries always spring to mind with this:

If they were married, why wasn't the marriage consummated?

And, if it had not been consummated, and she then becomes pregnant, how comes she wasn't stoned to death for adultery by Joseph and his mates.

You raise some excellent points. The story goes she had immaculate conception somehow happen. In other words, god somehow impregnated Mary. Ya right. And it would be hard to stone god to death for adultery as god just manifests himself to people as some sort of a ghost. Ya right. Probably closer to Casper the Friendly Ghost.

I may know who he is...

Are you sure it wasn’t Kanye walking around?

he might be a londoner ?

Our Father,
Who art in Hendon
Harrow Road be Thy name
Thy Kingston come
Thy Wimbledon
In Erith as it is in Hendon.
Give us this day our Berkhampstead
And forgive us our Westminsters
As we forgive those who Westminster against us.
Lead us not into Temple Station
And deliver us from Ealing,
For thine is the Kingston
The Purley and the Crawley,
For Iver and Iver
Crouch End ..

Ian dury

Oh ye of little faith!

It’s the belief of something and someone greater than ourselves that allows people to overcome their innate nature to be selfish and self-serving and to go help others and be kind to the fellow man. Just look at all the Christian charities across the world, especially in Cambodia, as examples of the powers of faith.

As for the Bible, specifically the New Testament itself, it had to be created. The Roman emperor declared Christianity as the official state religion and their needed to be one book for all. At the time there were many stories of Jesus and his followers. Some written during his time, others written way after his death. Some supposedly with direct contact, some with stories from others. Many stories that did not fit the goal of making Jesus for all were rejected.

Like the Dead Sea Scrolls. It stated that Jesus was a rebel and the Romans killed him for it. It foretold that Jesus would return with an army of angels to slaughter the Roman oppressors and free the Jewish people. These believers eventually holed up at Masada. After the death of Christ, the Jews rose up twice. The rebellion destroyed a Roman legion and badly damaged others.

In the end, the Bible is a personal roadmap of how to be a good person. It is up to the individual to follow, believe, and be changed, however.

Sorry for the preachiness.

Please continue believe in Christ. And Santa Claus.