[HarleyD]

"She was the means by which God entered history."

And that statement is a rather weird statement to make. I would suspect that RobbyS would agree that God doesn't "enter" history. He is the Alpha and Omaga...the first and the last. He is history (to paraphrase Indiana Jones) as well as our future.

The veneration of Mary is simply another excuse for worshipping someone other than God. Bowing in front of statues, lighting candles to images, praying to other things than God, etc. are forbidden time and again by the scriptures. The veneration of Mary is not any difference than veneration of Baal.

[RobbyS]

Indeed, when God became man, taking the form of a slave, he did indeed enter history. History is the tale of mankind, and by becoming man, he —Jesus—became part of history. His birth was a historical event, everything he did as babe, boy, and man were events in history, and he changed it forever. Two persons are named in the Apostle’s creed,Mary and Pontius Pilate. Each was an instrument of our deliverance: Mary, because of her faith, her humillty and her obedience ; Pilate, because of his cowardice.

[Dutchboy88]

"The veneration of Mary is simply another excuse for worshipping someone other than God. Bowing in front of statues, lighting candles to images, praying to other things than God, etc. are forbidden time and again by the scriptures. The veneration of Mary is not any difference than veneration of Baal."

Preach it, bro.

[Gene Eric]

>> The veneration of Mary is not any difference than veneration of Baal.

Showing respect for Mary, the mother of Christ, is no different than showing respect for the cult god of fertility?