If Mary was a virgin,  how did she get pregnant?  A virgin is someone who has not had sex.?
406720
God blessed her with a child! He put the child in her womb!
430743
No she is not a Virgin. Technically we refer to Virginity as not having been 'penetrated'. However, in the modern sense, Being a Virgin implies that you have never engaged in sex with a partner. If you have had oral sex with another, then you have had sex...therefore you are no longer a Virgin. Point being, if you are asking this type of question, you are too young and your partner is WAY too young to be engaging in this type of activity. Wait a few years...it will be worth it...And when you are older you will understand that I am correct.
95321
Technically virgin birth is giving birth without ever having sexual intercourse.  It really depends on your outlook of how the world started.  Biblically Adam was first and Eve was created by God from his rib.  Other formats have stated we have evolved from everything like mud and monkeys for a starter example.\nIn todays world regardless what you believe you can have a virgin birth by having sperm injected into you, so to speak.  Medically we are all females physically in the womb until males develop further around the second trimester.  But technically males are predetermined by the chromosones in the sperm, so it really depends on how you look at when life starts.
945852
You can certainly be a virgin and still have desires. It's your hormones and soo natural to want sex. Obviously though, you've kept your virginity for a reason. Stand by that. There are other ways to satisfy that urge without losing your virginity.
548652
Mary, if she even existed at all, knew nothing of any "immaculate conception". That was a story made up much later by Christian theologians who needed some way for Jesus to avoid being born under original sin, so they claimed that Mary's birth was "immaculate" by a special dispensation by God so that original sin wouldn't be imputed to her.
584950
The only difference between virgins and non-virgins is the choice to have sex or not.  Virgins aren't any better than non-virgins, they have just chosen to go down a completely different path.  You can be a virgin and be just as screwed up as a non-virgin or worse.  But then again who cares, God gives us all a choice and no one can judge us based on what we decide.
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Ooh, nice question.\n\nActually, I think you could make a strong case that they didn't have sex until after they left Eden. There's no mention of it, and I know they had no children when they left. \n\nIt was eating the Fruit of the Tree of Knowledge that made them realize they were naked; is it possible they were having sex prior to this, yet failing to notice this one detail? Which they then figured out from eating a piece of fruit? \n\nI could almost imagine them just not bothering to contemplate the fact that they had different genitals because the subject never "came up", as it were. But the whole Fig Leaf story just sounds absurd if they were copulating the whole time.\n\nAfter the Fall, of course, it wouldn't really matter if they sinned or not, having already been declared sinners.\n\nOn the other hand, if they weren't having sex prior to the Fall, and one assumes that God intended, or at least hoped, that they would not disobey Him and remain in Paradise forever, one has to wonder why He would give them genitals at all. I mean, seriously, what's the point? \n\nAgain, good question.
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Technically, a virgin is someone who has not engaged in male-female intercourse (the actual insertion of a penis into a vagina).  So [oral] sex does not mean you aren't a virgin anymore if you follow that strict guideline (although in this day and age there seem to be varying degrees of what being a virgin actual is).\n\nVirginity has the allusion of innocence and purity.  If you havent engaged in intercourse then you're still a virgin; but if you've done everything but intercourse then it's just a mere technicality and for most people you aren't exactly an innocent little angel either.
179033
According the the story, God caused Mary to conceive, thus being his father.  Mary did not have sex with Joseph.  He was like a surrogate father to Jesus. OK?
1012837
Well, the dictionary version of the word "virgin" is a person who has not had sexual intercourse.  \n\nBut I think in this case, considering that it happened to a child, the child should be reassured that they didn't do anything wrong and that even though someone touched them inappropriately, it doesn't mean that they aren't a virgin anymore. They can decide when they are no longer a virgin (when they get older and are ready to have a meaningful relationship).  Molestation is a VERY difficult situation and should be treated with concern and compassion for the child.  \n\nThere are some good healing websites out there on this subject and I would highly encourage you to seek professional counseling if you have personally experienced this or you are close to someone who has.
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A girl is a virgin if she hasn't had sex yet.  No sex = virginity.  It's as simple as that.\n\nBut if you are asking how a girl can ensure that her hymen remains intact as *proof* of her virginity, the basic answer is that she can't.  A lot of things totally unrelated to sex can stretch or break the hymen.  One that is often talked about is horseback riding, but there are tons of others--like gymnastics, or even riding a bike.  \n\nSince there is nothing you can do to prevent it, there is no reason to spend any time worrying about it.  If you want to be a virgin, don't have sex, and you are one.\n\nGood luck!!
154921
Yep, happened to my cousins sister...she was technically a virgin when she had her first examination for her pregancy.
44626
Well if you have sex most likely your hymen will\ntear. So if your's did not then consider yourself lucky! It isn't too fun. Also,if you are saying that you didn't have sex but just rubbed your genitals together (unprotected) then yes you could get pregnant. If you didn't do that or have sex then don't worry! No baby for you!
369028
The Catholic church claims Mary is still a virgin.\n\nBut I think they're just trying to keep God from being charged with rape. No penetration, no rape.
113060
I am still a virgin, because I am not married. It annoys me so much that people now think that marriage is an option before having sex.
237506
Read the Bible.  The messiah was prophesized to be "born of a virgin."  Thus, Jesus was conceived by the Holy Spirit.\n\nThat is not, however, the Immaculate Conception.  The immaculate conception was the process by which Mary, mother of Jesus, was conceived.  This meant that Mary was conceived without original sin.  This is important because, as we read in the Torah (1st 5 books of the Bible), we see that the Arc of the Covenant (box that held God's Law) had to be pure and perfect.  Thus the new Covenant of God with Man, Jesus, should also be housed in a pure and perfect container until birth.  That means Mary had to be perfect, free from sin...even original sin.\n\n****\n\nSomeone quoted Mary as saying "My soul magnifies the Lord and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior."  Remember that, at this point, Jesus was not born.  God, being the savior of the jews from Egypt, is the savior Mary references.  All jews know God as Master and Savior.  Read the Psalms.  God is constantly being referred to as someone's rock, their savior, and their shelter.  Mary's calling God her savior does not equate to her declaring herself sinful.  It simply declares that God saves His people, Israel.
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this sounds like a case of extreme paranoia. almost to the point of self mudalation, which is very unhealthy. if she is a virgin like she says she is there is no ligitamate reason for her to think that she may be pregnant. even if she was pregnant, it is still (and even more) horrible for someone to do that. you need to talk to her mother or a responsible adult about this very serious problem.