Thursday, March 1, 2012

Response: Divine Relationships

In response to JonDavid's post "Monotheism, Demigods, and Mary Magdalene" (February 29, 2012):
The idea that Jesus could not have been in a relationship with Mary Magdalene due to his purported divinity is an interesting one.  It seems that in many monotheistic religions, deities never engage in romantic relationships.  This is in stark contrast to many polytheistic religions, wherein deities develop relationships with one another, but frequently with mortals as well - this is true of fully-fledged gods as well as demigods.  Considering the stance that some fairly large denominations of Christianity hold on various sexual orientations - that heterosexuality is the only one approved by God - it seems strange that these same people would believe that Jesus, if he was divine, could not have a sexuality.  It is true that numerous groups of Christians believe celibacy is also a valid choice, but some do not share this view, perhaps due to the Bible's advice of "be fruitful, and multiply."  If so, then might it not be more in line with God's views if Jesus was in fact married to Mary?

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