VERSION|0.5.1|NAME|Steve|DATE|1387887430|CONTENT|To be fair, most of the major Christian denominations don&#039;t think the nativity story happened as a fact. If pushed, they will tend to say it is one of the bible&#039;s &quot;allegorical stories&quot; ( * ). But they are quite happy to let their followers to believe it, or at least to think they are supposed to believe it. I wonder when was the last time a vicar / priest stood up in front of his congregation and told the truth about it, even if he himself is aware of that truth. My churchgoing wife ( ** ) is frequently amazed at what her minister has forgotten to tell her about these stories.

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( ** ) That is - &quot;my wife, who is a churchgoer&quot;. I only have the one.|IP-ADDRESS|217.36.222.79|MODERATIONFLAG|