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When did Jesus develop a halo?

IS THERE a particular moment when an unborn baby becomes human? What if the baby is Jesus – does he become divine at that same moment?

These questions are raised by an ad campaign featuring an ultrasound image of an unborn baby in the womb. The baby has a halo, and the image is captioned: “He’s on His way. Christmas starts with Christ.”

The poster, launched on 9 June, is the brainchild of ChurchAds.net, which hopes Christian groups will buy space to display it in bus shelters and the like around the UK in…

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