Go well. Enjoy the time away.

There was no threat made or received. She was free to say no. You have a particular understanding of this story which is not valid. Yes Jesus felt abandoned on the Cross - that was the poignancy and the depth of the love he showed; for a time there he was alone so we wouldn’t be.

Humans tortured and killed Jesus, not God. Mary consented.

The Biblical God is not as you describe.

Keep up the good work - The News Agents keeps me sane at the moment.

You would if justice and mercy mattered. And you didn’t think it was just about you.

Absolutely. Critical thinking trumps common sense. The latter can be no more than inherited prejudice - once it was common sense the world was flat and the sun went round the earth!

Just a playground bully