also
even the church now accepts that the virgin birth is bollocks (although they would probably not put it like that). It comes from a mis-translation of the original Hewbrew text. The Hewbrew word 'alma' was taken to mean virgin, whereas it actually just means young woman.

oh, and click btw. You've summed up my views on religion perfectly.
(Lionel Tiger, Tue 24 Mar 2009, 19:15, Reply)