One of those?

And all went to be registered, each to his own town. And Joseph also went up from Galilee, from the town of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and lineage of David, to be registered with Mary, his betrothed, who was with child. And while they were there, the time came for her to give birth. And she gave birth to her firstborn son and wrapped him in swaddling cloths and laid him in a manger, because there was no place for them in the inn. Luke 2:3-7 (ESV) Mary and Joseph were in a town with their relatives. Mary was in labor, about to give birth to her first child and nobody would give up their room for her. This sounds absurd. You would think that someone in Joseph’s family would be kind to Mary and Joseph. His family was either the most calloused, self-centered people on the planet, or they thought that Mary was unclean or evil because she was not yet married to Joseph. Perhaps word was out that Mary was “one of those” girls and that she was actually blaming God for her pregnancy. Perhaps the look people gave her was one of disgust rather than concern.  The partially-informed often make rash decisions in life’s most important matters. This is not healthy and should be a lesson for all