Re:But life had other plans
by barry-cotter on Friday March 25, 2022 @05:58AM
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Making a man raise someone else’s child is not “stupid shit”. It is a calculated major betrayal.
If Joseph chose to raise someone else’s child that’s nice for him. Great. He made a morally laudable, superogatory choice. That’s very different from being betrayed by your loved one and deceived into raising someone else’s child.
> Joseph of Nazareth would like to have a word, too...
Joseph was going to "divorce her quietly"[1] until an angel intervened.[2] He was kind (was not going to cause her more trouble than necessary) but he also wasn't going to raise another man's child brought about by his almost-wife's (at the time, he thought) infidelity. I think many of us would also reconsider when directed to raise the scion of a deity by a literal angel.
[1] https://biblehub.com/matthew/1-19.htm
[2] https://biblehub.com/matthew/1-24.htm (the interaction was the the verses prior.)
No, there should be very good and compelling reasons to request a DNA test.