[trisham]

Mary is the Mother of God, however. Regardless of what is one's religion, if one is a Christian, I can't see how it can be otherwise.

[Dr. Eckleburg]

If Mary were the mother of God, then that means someone or something preceded God.

And that's absurd.

Mary is the mother of Jesus Christ who would be born of a virgin in order to fulfill prophecy and to provide Jesus' human incarnation.

It's just not that difficult. All the bells and whistles detracts from the glory that is God's alone. People who venerate, worship and/or pray to anyone other than the Trinitarian God of all creation do so at their peril.