I forget, were Joseph and Mary married? Or was she an unwed mother while
pregnant with god's son? What was the punishment at that time in the
Jewish
tradition for a) giving birth out of wedlock and b) adultery? Either way,
wasn't god fooling around in a sinful way, according to his own rules? I'm
thinking that christianity is largely founded on a myth (virgin birth)
that actually involved a woman who was lying about her pregnancy to stay
out of trouble. The real father was probably some prominent married local
whom Mary
was trying to protect. Mary was either totally hot and/or Joseph was
totally
hideous, or stupid, in order for him to buy her lame story about god
getting her pregnant.

Let us not forget Elizabeth, Mary's cousin and probable
rival for their grandpa's affection. Liz was already pregnant
with an alleged prophet when Mary began growing fruit in
her womb. Not to be out done, Mary threw the claim in Liz's
face, "My child is the offspring of a holy ghost."

In article <nh%yd.9525$Y72.8978@edtnps91>,

I forget, were Joseph and Mary married?

I believe that technically Joseph had a one year lease on Mary's booty
with an option to buy. This contrasts to the normal arrangement where
Mary rented it out by the hour. That latter practice is probably how
she ended up pregnant out of wedlock.

In article <nh%yd.9525$Y72.8978@edtnps91>,

I forget, were Joseph and Mary married?

I believe that technically Joseph had a one year lease on Mary's booty
with an option to buy. This contrasts to the normal arrangement where
Mary rented it out by the hour. That latter practice is probably how
she ended up pregnant out of wedlock.

Or was she an unwed mother while
pregnant with god's son?

As I've said here before, you really only have two viable options: (1)
A miracle took place between her legs or (2) She was a lying *****.
Option (2) is astronomically more likely. Sometimes a third option is
invoked that some poorly understood natural process allowed her to
become pregnant (i.e. parthenogenesis), but that's also incredibly
unlikely.

What was the punishment at that time in the Jewish
tradition for a) giving birth out of wedlock and b) adultery?

The penalties were certainly severe enough to motivate a ***** to lie,
even if her lie was on the order of "my dog ate my homework" or in her
case, "God ate my *****".

Either way,
wasn't god fooling around in a sinful way, according to his own rules?

Technically, the Hebrew god was entitled to get married. But Yahweh
should have objected to Joseph cuckolding him. After all, this is a
being who admits that it is a jealous god. Yet, according to the bible,
Jesus had brothers and sisters.

I'm
thinking that christianity is largely founded on a myth

What was your first clue :))?

(virgin birth) that
actually involved a woman who was lying about her pregnancy to stay out of
trouble.

Gee, ya really think so? :) I guess a lie is worth a try when the
alternative is being stoned to death.

The real father was probably some prominent married local whom Mary
was trying to protect.

Or Mary was banging Roman soldiers and anyone else with a shekel or two
of pocket change.

Mary was either totally hot

Likely her main attributes were being young, dumb and willing. In a
culture of extreme sexual repression I'm sure that some undersexed Hebs
would have banged a shaved monkey if you put it in a burka. So
actually, Mary, like most whores, was probably not particularly
attractive.

and/or Joseph was totally
hideous, or stupid, in order for him to buy her lame story about god getting
her pregnant.

Yeah, well the bible claims that angels told him in a dream that he
should believe the ***** that Mary was shovelling. I suspect that Mary
might have been whispering a fair amount of this into his ear when he
was sleeping :).

Neil Kelsey wrote:

I forget, were Joseph and Mary married? Or was she an unwed mother while
pregnant with god's son? What was the punishment at that time in the
Jewish
tradition for a) giving birth out of wedlock and b) adultery? Either way,
wasn't god fooling around in a sinful way, according to his own rules?
I'm
thinking that christianity is largely founded on a myth (virgin birth)
that
actually involved a woman who was lying about her pregnancy to stay out
of
trouble. The real father was probably some prominent married local whom
Mary
was trying to protect. Mary was either totally hot and/or Joseph was
totally
hideous, or stupid, in order for him to buy her lame story about god
getting
her pregnant.

God's rules have never applied to God.
It has always been the case of, "Do as I say, not as I do.

This is almost always the way humans in a position of power act,
so the story is one of the big hints that God is a human invention.

God's rules have never applied to God.
It has always been the case of, "Do as I say, not as I do.

Neil Kelsey wrote:

I forget, were Joseph and Mary married? Or was she an unwed mother while
pregnant with god's son? What was the punishment at that time in the Jewish
tradition for a) giving birth out of wedlock and b) adultery? Either way,
wasn't god fooling around in a sinful way, according to his own rules? I'm
thinking that christianity is largely founded on a myth (virgin birth) that
actually involved a woman who was lying about her pregnancy to stay out of
trouble. The real father was probably some prominent married local whom Mary
was trying to protect. Mary was either totally hot and/or Joseph was totally
hideous, or stupid, in order for him to buy her lame story about god getting
her pregnant.

God's rules have never applied to God.
It has always been the case of, "Do as I say, not as I do.
This is almost always the way humans in a position of power act,
so the story is one of the big hints that God is a human invention.