[malakhi]

I don't see how this is any different than the other scenario. He would "believe" her and not have the utterly human reaction that he had been cheated on, if he knew she had taken a vow of perpetual virginity. But not is she had merely taken the "vow" to be virginal until their wedding night?

I don't see the difference either. But then, IMO this is all academic, because I don't think there was a virgin birth anyway.

[SoothingDave]

I don't see the difference either. But then, IMO this is all academic, because I don't think there was a virgin birth anyway.

All understood. But you are lucid, so it's a pleasure to hash out ideas with ya.

SD