i know this article probably faithfully represents local mythology it is a badly flawed myth either it is just that way or someone needs to check what they've written and align it properly with some sort of historical reference assuming that j c existed before anyone picks my grammar apart there is no record in the new testament stating he was born in a stable that's a misinterpretation and as far as i know a fairly recent one based on references to animals and mangers being inside a house the house in question is in bethlehem according to two gospels and a prophecy although the place of birth is disputed and i think it is generally thought the original gospels had him being born in nazareth the passages about mary and joseph staying in a house stable relate to a supposed trip to bethlehem bethlehem is a long way from nazareth either the story should say bethlehem or the stone is some sort of crib from a house in nazareth or the myth itself is based on an alternative historical version i was going to say inaccurate but given we've already got two contradictory and both disputed accounts of possible event it's all a bit of a matter of opinion anyway