Mary, the Free - 2

Okay, so just because I think that Evangelicals like me need to talk more about Mary, the mother of our Lord, doesn't mean that I know how to. It is not part of my faith tradition. Yes, we learn facts about her, just like we learn facts about other Bible characters, but we don't know what to do with her otherwise.

I'll start by saying that Mary is probably the exact opposite of evil, Lilith that I have written about. While Lilith is the anti-wife and anti-mother, Mary is an ideal wife and mother who gave herself to the mission God had for her - and she did so beautifully.

Now, I'm going to say something that may be a little controversial. We Evangelicals may think of Mary as a demon, so that's why we don't even talk about the Mary of the Bible.  We accuse Catholics of Mariolatry, and are so smug and Biblical about it. Online, there is website after website, article after article written to expose the dangers of Mary. Well, they may not mean it that way, but that is the way it comes across.

No wonder we don't even want to talk about the Biblical Mary.  Maybe cowardice is part of it. Maybe we don't want to be branded Maryolatrous. So we avoid her, at least for the most part.

I think that is unfortunate. We may be missing out on an important part of our Christian heritage. Read my first post where I gave 3 links to legit Catholic sources where what their Church teaches about Mary is explained. No, I am not in agreement with everything, but I at least owe it to Catholics to acknowledge what they really believe, avoiding straw men arguments.  Anyone can beat the stuffing out of a straw man.


I can talk about the Mary of the Bible without insulting my Catholic friends and loved ones, at least I hope I can. Maybe I can say something that will help someone else, or maybe something that will help me as I look for my mother - which sounds odd to me, too, if anyone reads that and thinks it's odd for me to talk like that.

If anyone is offended, I am truly sorry. That is not my intention at all. If anyone is encouraged to go back to the Bible and take a look at the example our sister, Mary, left for us, then that's a good thing.

More later...