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Consent is never mentioned': Mother says she 'struggles' to teach her daughters the Christmas nativity story - because she believes the Virgin Mary was 'raped' by God

  • A Mumsnet user said the Virgin Mary's experience in the Christmas story is rape
  • The user said that she didn't consent to God making her pregnant with Jesus
  • The post has outraged other Mumsnet users who said her beliefs are 'bonkers'

By Molly Rose Pike For Mailonline

PUBLISHED: 04:47 EST, 24 December 2017 | UPDATED: 05:53 EST, 24 December 2017

 

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A mother has sparked outrage by arguing that the Virgin Mary was 'raped' by God when she conceived the baby Jesus.

Mumsnet user Huppopapa says she is trying to teach her daughters about consent but 'struggles' to understand the Christmas story because of Mary's immaculate conception.

She asked if someone could give her 'an explanation of how God's treatment of the Virgin was in any way acceptable.'

Other users on the forum were shocked by her thoughts, with one questioning her sanity.

Mumsnet user Huppopapa said the Virgin Mary was raped by God when he made her pregnant with Jesus
 
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Mumsnet user Huppopapa said the Virgin Mary was raped by God when he made her pregnant with Jesus

Huppopapa explained that her daughters' father is religious and so they will be taught the story of Christmas. 

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The mother said Mary's experience was 'utterly and clearly rape' and questioned how she would teach it to her girls. 

She posted: 'The Virgin Mary was made pregnant by a man/God/spirit she had never met and without a single word of consent being spoken or even discussed. To my mind that is utterly and clearly rape. 

'I am told it is offensive to say so but I don't hold with protecting the reputation of rapists so I don't really mind.'

The mother said she is going to teach her daughters about rape, which she feels is at odds with the Christmas story
 
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The mother said she is going to teach her daughters about rape, which she feels is at odds with the Christmas story

Other Mumsnet users found her comments 'ridiculous', and shared furious responses to the thread.

EastMidsMummy wrote: 'What a load of old b*****ks this all is.'

'Ridiculous post OP and shows a lot of ignorance, highly offensive too,' Bestthings posted.

SaturndayNight commented: 'Tacky attempt to be controversial and have a snipe at Christians preparing for what they consider a holy event. TBH I struggle to believe you are actually a grown-up, let alone a professional person.'

 
 
 
 
Other users were shocked by her argument, with one person saying 'you are bonkers'
 

Other users were shocked by her argument, with one person saying 'you are bonkers'

Others pointed out that the Bible reveals that Mary did actually consent to being the mother of Jesus.

SauvignonBlanche posted: '''I am the Lord's servant,' Mary answered. 'May it be to me as you have said. Then the angel left her.'' Luke 1:26-38.'

Loonoonow wrote: '''To me be as it pleases god' she said.'' That sounds like consent to me.'

 
 
 
 
Others explained to her that Mary clearly gave consent and quoted the Bible verse
 

Others explained to her that Mary clearly gave consent and quoted the Bible verse where it happened



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30 But the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary; you have found favor with God. 31 You will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to call him Jesus. 32 He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David, 33 and he will reign over Jacob’s descendants forever; his kingdom will never end.”

34 “How will this be,” Mary asked the angel, “since I am a virgin?”

35 The angel answered, “The Holy Spirit will come on you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the holy one to be born will be called[a] the Son of God. 36 Even Elizabeth your relative is going to have a child in her old age, and she who was said to be unable to conceive is in her sixth month. 37 For no word from God will ever fail.”

38 “I am the Lord’s servant,” Mary answered. “May your word to me be fulfilled.” Then the angel left her.

Luke 1:30 - 38

Yeah, looks like she agreed. Sheesh.

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Can there be rape without penetration?

Seriously, this woman is disturbed.

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It's all out war on everything and anything of God.

It's just going to get worse and worse.

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Lily has it nailed. An all out war. Is there no place for Faith anymore and acceptance of the Scriptures. Does everything have to be viewed through human standards and eyes?? Is it really necessary to try to drag God down to our level. Yes, we were created in God's IMAGE but that does not mean we are in anyway his equal or that we have the ability to understand God's actions, past, present or future. Belief, Faith..... People who do not have these things are lost and struggling to find something, but end up trying to destroy all that could save them.
Sorry for the sermon, but hope I was able to get my idea across to you.

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The angel asked Mary, for her consent.

Mary agreed.

This gal is off her rocker.

I feel sorry, for her.cry



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Yeah, my advice would be to actually READ the Bible before you presume to slam the Bible.

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