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      Christian mythology holds that Jesus was executed by crucifixion, and that he was resurrected 3 days later.

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        2 days later.

        The phrase “On the third day” involves counting today (e.g. Good Friday) as the first day, tomorrow as the second day, and 2 days later (e.g. Easter Sunday) as the third day.

        No worries, it’s a common misconception up there with whom was conceived when we speak of the immaculate conception.

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            Jewish hell (Sheol), though, which was more of a “land of the dead” than a place of punishment (Gehenna).

            Is there an echo in here?
            “according to myth”^according to myth^ ^^according to myth^^

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            Nope. “Immaculate conception” doesn’t refer to Jesus being conceived of a virgin, but to Mary being conceived without sin (remember: in Christian mythology, all humans are born with sin, thanks to Adam and Eve’s Original Sin).

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              Slight correction, that’s born with/without "original sin which is best described as a condition and very different from committed sin, which one can describe as an action. Also, Jesus was born without original sin owing to the belief that he’s also fully divine.
              That “holding a child responsible for the sins of their father” business stopped being a thing around Second Temple Judaism and what followed.

              Another word for original sin that helps distinguish it from what people usually think of when they think of sin is concupiscence but that’s not in my vocabulary. I had to look it up because I keep forgetting the word.

              And as always, none of this applies to Mormons because they’re special.

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                Also, Jesus was born without original sin owing to the belief that he’s also fully divine

                Stupid Niceneans. Homoiousianism 4ever! Justice for Arius.

                And as always, none of this applies to Mormons because they’re special.

                I believe JWs are also non-Nicene.

                edit: in fact, according to Wikipedia, JWs might be closer theologically to Arians than Mormons are, though both are very weird compared to mainstream Protestants, Catholics, Eastern Orthodox, and Oriental Orthodox churches.