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Arch-Druid of Canterbury: Anglicans need not believe in Virgin Birth
 THE leader of the world's Anglicans has described the Christmas story of the three wise men as nothing but a "legend" and has said not all followers must believe in the virgin birth of Jesus.If the Arch-Druid had his way, Anglicans would have to believe in nothing but the demonic nature of the United States and the cleansing power of western self-abasement. The Arch
Williams wouldn't know a wise man if one came up and arrested his assertions for vagrancy. The only reference to the wise men from the East was in Matthew's gospel and the details were very vague, he said. "Matthew's gospel says they are astrologers, wise men, priests from somewhere outside the Roman Empire, that's all we're really told. It works quite well as legend," he said. He'll be ok with it as soon as someone suggests that they were Arab proto-Muslims from the pre-holy city of Mecca. He went on to say that while he believed in it himself, new Christians need not leap over the "hurdle" of belief in the virgin birth before they could join the church. I will refrain from commenting on the likelihood of Brother Rowan knowing much about virgins either. He said the virgin birth was "part of what I have inherited". And on the timing of Jesus's birth, he said the son of God was likely not born in December at all. One in twelve chance. Broken clock, etc. "Christmas was when it was because it fitted well with the winter festival," he said. But Dr Williams said almost everyone agreed on two things - that Jesus's mother was named Mary and his father Joseph. It is also generally agreed that He was a Jew, but the arch-druid may be too sensitive to local jihadist sensibilities to say so. The archbishop said his approach was to stick strictly to what the Bible says. Odd. That's what Fred Phelps says too. Posted by: Dick Arbusto, CEO of Hallibushwater 2007-12-20 |
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