>> “Read the Bible a little closer” <<
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Take your own advice!
Mother of God was Istar’s title 3500 years before the catholics tried to hang that blasphemous handle on Mary.
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I read mine every day.
I respect, not worship Mary, because God himself chose her.
And, I don’t argue with God.
Christians believe Jesus is God.
Christians believe Mary gave birth to Jesus.
Christians believe there is only one Jesus.
Christians believe Mary is the mother of Jesus.
Christians believe Jesus is God.
Christians believe Jesus is God.
Christians believe Mary is the Mother of God.
Christians believe Jesus is God.
Christians believe there is only one Jesus.
Christians believe Mary is the mother of Jesus.
Muslims don’t believe Jesus is God.
Muslims don’t believe Jesus is God.
Muslims don’t believe Mary is the Mother of God.
Mother of God was Istar’s title 3500 years before the catholics tried to hang that blasphemous handle on Mary.
>>So what does one have to do with another? The irony with your comment here is that the descendants of the Babylonians REJECTED the title “Mother of God.”
The conspiracy theory falls flat and is about as ridiculous as some Jehovah’s Witnesses saying that St. Michael and Jesus are the same person.
If you'll be kind to indulge me from my recent beginnings of studying this interesting era:...
"Mother" Goddess worship began in Babylon under Nimrod,... more particular his wife 'Semiramis', who was a prostitute/brothel keeper...though they created another legend about her to cover that embarrassment.
....... Nimrod gave his wife control over the religious aspects of the peoples, as Queen, in order to maintain control over them and sustain their power.. which for that mistake would cost him his life,... for Semiramis had him brutally murdered...and would also have her son murdered to retain her power after he became King.
The religion she created had Priests and Priestesses who stood between herself and Nimrod, as rulers, and the people. And of course the 'Divine mother' Semiramis would have a 'promised' son who would be elevated over God and become a God himself. In time she proclaimed herself Deity...for only a god could produce a god...thus made herself "Queen of Heaven".
All Mythology, false religions, and False Gods came from these three people in Babylon:
Nimrod - Deity Ruler King
Semiramis - His prostitute wife, "Queen Mother"
Dammuzi - their illegitimate son Deity and future King
There were over 5,000 Goddesses from Semiramis in Babylon and established throughout the world.
There were also many "Mother Child" Cults which developed, here's just three:
Semiramis and her son..."God Incarnate"
India's Goddess....Deva and Krishna
Egyptian...Isis and Horus
*(Interesting archeology photos of these mother/son deities are quite revealing.)
Thanks for giving the opportunity to share what I've learned thus far Editor...though you might not be interested it was fun doing this.
Ishtar was above all associated with sexuality: her cult involved sacred prostitution; her holy city Uruk was called the “town of the sacred courtesans”; and she herself was the “courtesan of the gods”. Ishtar had many lovers;
Hmmm... No.... That doesn’t sound like the Catholic idea of the Blessed Virgin.
The pagan said all their gods had sex and thus childbirth. So, it would hardly be weird for Ishtar to be a mother of God.
>> The pagan said all their gods had sex and thus childbirth. So, it would hardly be weird for Ishtar to be a mother of God. <<
This is interestinng...
On further review, Ishtar had her own husband, Tammuz, cast into the underworld. She was never a mother. (An older understanding of the myth presumed that she had gone to the underworld to rescue him.)
So, no, she is not even a “mother of God.” You’re just simply 100% incorrect.