Blessed virgin mary Quote by Bart D. Ehrman

“The story of the angel announcing what the church calls the immaculate conception, is not so much as mentioned in the books ascribed to…

— Thomas Paine

I grew up with adults who believed the Virgin Mary was appearing in Medjugorje, Yugoslavia. They held prayer meetings where they closed their eyes…

— Nic Pizzolatto

Miracles happen to those who believe in them. Otherwise why does not the Virgin Mary appear to Lamaists, Mohammedans, or Hindus who have never…

— Bernard Berenson

“But briefly, Theresa’s case has been diagnosed as one of acute hallucinatory psychosis, brought on by a particularly difficult and prolonged adolescent psychosexual adjustment,…

— Francine Prose

“who came to our church that liked to prophesy during worship. This generally wouldn’t be an issue. The problem was with the words she…

— Blake Healy

If a close examination of the evidences of Christianity may be expected of one class of men more than another, it would seem incumbent…

— Simon Greenleaf

Everyone has been a witness sometime - It doesn't change it if you don't believe.

— Todd Rundgren

“When also I am told that a woman, called the Virgin Mary, said, or gave out, that she was with child without any cohabitation…

— Thomas Paine

“Did she herself even believe in God anymore? Why argue over a phantom? They were two fools arguing over lies.”

— Michael Grant

“All these people described their doubts in the same way: as having been thrust unwillingly into their minds by the devil. We might be…

— Alec Ryrie

Scepticism commonly takes up the room left by defect of imagination, and is the very quality of mind most likely to seek for sensual…

— James Russell Lowell

Some have immersed themselves in internet materials that magnify, exaggerate, and in some cases invent shortcomings of early Church leaders. Then they draw incorrect…

— Quentin L. Cook