The Christmas story: fact or fairytale? Lydia McGrew vs Jonathan Pearce

<p>Atheist blogger Jonathan Pearce is the author of ‘The Nativity: A Critical Examination’. He believes the birth narratives in Matthew and Luke are pious fiction. Christian thinker Lydia McGrew, author of ‘The Mirror or the Mask?’ defends the historicity of the Nativity accounts.</p> <p>Take our show survey: <a href='https://survey-star.co.uk/unbelievablechristmas'>https://survey-star.co.uk/unbelievablechristmas</a> </p> <p>For Lydia Mcgrew: <a href='http://www.lydiamcgrew.com/'>http://www.lydiamcgrew.com/</a>  Lydia's YouTube <a href='https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSwhBk0vUSg_6prKkR82IDQ'>https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSwhBk0vUSg_6prKkR82IDQ</a> </p> <p>For Jonathan Pearce: <a href='https://www.patheos.com/blogs/tippling/'>https://www.patheos.com/blogs/tippling/</a> </p> <p>USA listeners check out our new USA website for exclusive resources and to support us: <a href='http://www.unbelievable.show'>http://www.unbelievable.show</a> </p> <p>Everywhere else, subscribe to our newsletter <a href='https://www.premier.org.uk/Unbelievablenewsletter'>https://www.premier.org.uk/Unbelievablenewsletter</a> and support the show <a href='https://resources.premier.org.uk/supportunbelievable'>https://resources.premier.org.uk/supportunbelievable </a></p> <p>For more faith debates visit <a href='http://www.premierchristianradio.com/Shows/Saturday/Unbelievable'>http://www.premierchristianradio.com/Shows/Saturday/Unbelievable </a></p> <p>Facebook <a href='https://www.facebook.com/UnbelievableJB'>https://www.facebook.com/UnbelievableJB</a></p> <p>Twitter <a href='https://twitter.com/unbelievablejb'>https://twitter.com/unbelievablejb</a></p> <p>Insta <a href='https://www.instagram.com/justin.brierley'>https://www.instagram.com/justin.brierley</a>  </p>