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	<description><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 21.3333px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 700;">2-12. According to the 5th Epochal Revelation does the UB support worshiping mother Mary?</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" height="36" src="http://spiritualfamily.net/images/Bars/Bar-arch-01.png" width="560"></p><p style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11.0pt;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11.0pt; color: black;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><img alt="" height="225" src="http://www.machiventamelchizedek.org/DavidCampus/Images-2009/Ani-S-Ambassador-PK-260x275-2010.gif" style="margin: 6px 12px; float: left;" width="180"></span></p><p style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11.0pt; color: black;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11.0pt; color: black;"><span style="font-size: 18px;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">No, according to The Urantia Book (the 5th Epochal Revelation), the revelation does not support worshiping Mary</span> (the mother of Jesus). It explicitly presents her as a devoted, loving, but ordinary human woman chosen for an extraordinary role&mdash;not as a divine figure deserving of worship, adoration, veneration, or intercessory prayer.</span></p><p style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11.0pt; color: black;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11.0pt; color: black;"><span style="font-size: 18px;">The text describes Mary positively as a conscientious mother, a descendant of notable ancestors, and the selected &quot;earth mother&quot; of the bestowal child (Jesus/Michael), but it consistently portrays her as an average woman of her time with normal temperament and limitations. It emphasizes her humanity and rejects any elevation to divine status.</span></p><p style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11.0pt; color: black;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11.0pt; color: black;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11.0pt; color: black;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11.0pt; color: black;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11.0pt; color: black;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Direct Reference to Worship/Veneration</span></p><p style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11.0pt; color: black;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11.0pt; color: black;">A key passage appears in discussions of her portrayal (reflected in secondary Urantia sources quoting or summarizing the book): &quot;We see Mary as a mother not at all unlike any other mother, and we are told that Mary, in spite of the cult of worship that bears her name, was a fairly ordinary woman, but an ordinary woman called to perform extraordinary service to our planet and our universe.&quot;</p><p style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11.0pt; color: black;">This directly acknowledges the later &quot;cult of worship&quot; (referring to Marian devotion in Christianity, especially Catholicism) but contrasts it with the revelation&#39;s view of her as human and non-divine. The book does not endorse such practices; it implies they are a misunderstanding or over-elevation.</p><p style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11.0pt; color: black;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11.0pt; color: black;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Broader Context in the Revelation</span></p><ul style="margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in;">
	<li style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; vertical-align: middle; color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">In </span><a href="https://mm.spiritualfamily.net/Urantia_Book-Online_Reader-2019/Paper_122.html"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Papers 122</span></a><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">&ndash;126 (detailing Jesus&#39; birth, infancy, childhood, and family life), Mary is depicted as:</span>

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		<li style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; vertical-align: middle; color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Devoted and protective (e.g., constant vigil over her &quot;child of promise&quot;).</span></li>
		<li style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; vertical-align: middle; color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Sometimes doubtful or misunderstanding Jesus&#39; mission.</span></li>
		<li style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; vertical-align: middle; color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">A faithful Jewish woman who alternated between belief and concern.</span></li>
		<li style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; vertical-align: middle; color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">No mention of perpetual virginity, immaculate conception, assumption, or any supernatural attributes beyond her role in the incarnation.</span></li>
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	<li style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; vertical-align: middle; color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The revelation critiques distortions in Christianity (e.g., in </span><a href="https://mm.spiritualfamily.net/Urantia_Book-Online_Reader-2019/Paper_170.html"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Papers 170</span></a><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">&ndash;</span><a href="https://mm.spiritualfamily.net/Urantia_Book-Online_Reader-2019/Paper_196.html"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">196</span></a><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> on the kingdom teachings), including later developments that deified or overly exalted figures like Mary to fill perceived gaps (e.g., a &quot;missing&quot; divine feminine aspect, as some readers interpret in relation to the Universe Mother Spirit).</span></li>
	<li style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; vertical-align: middle; color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Worship is reserved for God the Universal Father, the Paradise Trinity, and (in a spiritual sense) the Creator Sons like Michael (Jesus). Praying to or venerating created beings (including Mary) as intercessors or quasi-divine is not supported&mdash;true worship flows directly to the Father through the Son and the indwelling Adjuster.</span></li>
	<li style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; vertical-align: middle; color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Some Urantia readers connect Catholic Marian devotion to the Universe Mother Spirit (the Creative Spirit of Nebadon, consort of Michael), suggesting it may represent a subconscious human longing for the divine feminine, but Mary herself is not that Spirit&mdash;she is mortal/human.</span></li>
</ul><p style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11.0pt; color: black;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11.0pt; color: black;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">In summary,</span> The Urantia Book honors Mary as Jesus&#39; exemplary human mother and appreciates her service but firmly does not support worshiping, adoring, or venerating her in any divine or intercessory capacity. It views such practices as later cultural/religious developments not aligned with the facts of her life or the teachings of Jesus. For primary context, see <a href="https://mm.spiritualfamily.net/Urantia_Book-Online_Reader-2019/Paper_122.html">Paper 122</a> (&quot;Birth and Infancy of Jesus&quot;) and related family sections on <a href="https://www.urantia.org/urantia-book/read-urantia-book-online" target="_blank">urantia.org</a> or <a href="https://mm.spiritualfamily.net/Urantia_Book-Online_Reader-2019/TUB-Online_Reader-WP.htm" target="_blank">spiritualfamily.net</a> and <a href="https://urantiabook.org/the-urantia-book/read-or-listen-online">urantiabook.org</a>.</p>]]></description>
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