[Gamecock]

Yes.

The overuse of the word miracle is another issue.

This day and time EVERYTHING has to be a miracle. The birth of a child for instance. Billions of babies have been born. Birth is certainly wondrous and joyful, but it is not out of the ordinary.

[left that other site]

Indeed.

[HarleyD]

The overuse of the word miracle is another issue. This day and time EVERYTHING has to be a miracle.

Yes, isn't that the truth. Everything today has to be a miracle...except those miracles that are recorded in scripture which are questioned or thought to be exaggerations.

In 1998 the following ministers did not believe in the virgin birth:

* American Lutherans 19%
* American Baptists 34%
* Episcopalians 44%
* Presbyterians 49%
* Methodists 60%

The pollsters reported that: "Despite the Roman Catholic Church’s historical emphasis on the theological importance of Mary, Catholics in the poll were somewhat less likely than Protestants to believe in the virgin birth. Theologians attributed this to the doctrine in many Protestant churches that the Bible must be accepted as literal truth."

Beliefs of clergy and the public about the virgin birth