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re: Western churches should rethink depicting Jesus as white, Church of England head says

Posted on 6/27/20 at 5:15 pm to
Posted by Jp1LSU
Fiji
Member since Oct 2005
2542 posts
Posted on 6/27/20 at 5:15 pm to
Wait, are there people who think Jesus was white? Isn’t he like the first black guy put down by the white man?
Posted by Knight of Old
New Hampshire
Member since Jul 2007
13075 posts
Posted on 6/27/20 at 5:50 pm to
If Jesus is my brother, what color am I?...
Posted by johnnyrocket
Ghetto once known as Baton Rouge
Member since Apr 2013
9790 posts
Posted on 6/27/20 at 6:41 pm to
Large churches Catholic Church, Lutheran Churches, Southern Baptist churches, and Episcopalian churches follow the marching orders to make changes.

Small independent churches grow while the larger churches fall.
Posted by mtntiger
Asheville, NC
Member since Oct 2003
29730 posts
Posted on 6/27/20 at 6:59 pm to
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Imagine giving a flying frick about Jesus's skin color.


"I picture my Jesus as the lead singer for Lynyrd Skynyrd, and I'm in the front row - hammered drunk."
Posted by GAAtty70
Member since Nov 2015
905 posts
Posted on 6/27/20 at 7:06 pm to
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97% of England is atheist anyway, maybe he should devote more effort to that.


Not even close, but thanks for playing the internet.
Posted by lsutigermall
Plantation Trace
Member since Nov 2006
7301 posts
Posted on 6/27/20 at 7:39 pm to
Jesus wasn’t white
Posted by Wolf Shirt
the boardwalk
Member since Sep 2008
10690 posts
Posted on 6/27/20 at 8:27 pm to
Idk always felt like jesus was personal to each person. Ive seen every race depicted as jesus at one point or another. Doesnf diminish the message. People are missing the point of some of this stuff and i cant help but think it is white people doing all this to feel better about themselves. I may be wrong but idk
Posted by Wolf Shirt
the boardwalk
Member since Sep 2008
10690 posts
Posted on 6/27/20 at 8:37 pm to
Really? I enjoyed black panther. Its not the epic everyone says it is but its a solid movie. Also didnt taiki waititi do ragnarok? He is aboriginal. He doesnt count?
Posted by secondandshort
Member since Jan 2014
1103 posts
Posted on 6/27/20 at 9:20 pm to
There is a lot of symbolism in those verses you used from Revelation. Not sure that was supposed to be a true description of Christ.
Posted by Redbone
my castle
Member since Sep 2012
20704 posts
Posted on 6/27/20 at 9:23 pm to
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always felt like jesus was personal to each person.
Not actually possible.

Jesus was born of a Jewish mother.

What color are Jews? It's that easy.
Posted by Redbone
my castle
Member since Sep 2012
20704 posts
Posted on 6/27/20 at 9:29 pm to
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Not sure that was supposed to be a true description of Christ.
It is but it is the description of him when he returns, not as he looked for 33 years.
Posted by TigerSprings
Southeast LA
Member since Jan 2019
2415 posts
Posted on 6/27/20 at 9:35 pm to


This is Jesus.
Posted by Evolved Simian
Bushwood Country Club
Member since Sep 2010
23268 posts
Posted on 6/27/20 at 9:44 pm to
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he was just a tan mediterranean guy


No clue what he looked like. Could have been pasty, could have been swarthy.

These are Palestinian girls celebrating Christmas (Christian, rather than Muslim Palestinians, obviously)



Secular Israelis taking advantage of a new bus service on the Sabbath.



It's pretty much guaranteed he looked something like the people in these two pictures.

This post was edited on 6/27/20 at 9:46 pm
Posted by Evolved Simian
Bushwood Country Club
Member since Sep 2010
23268 posts
Posted on 6/27/20 at 9:51 pm to
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You can argue that the blonde, blue-eyed portrayal is inappropriate today because we know better,


I've never seen a blonde Jesus depiction, nor a blue eyed one.

It may exist, but claiming this is the norm is stupid and disingenuous.
Posted by Jester
Baton Rouge
Member since Feb 2006
34717 posts
Posted on 6/27/20 at 9:57 pm to
Well, Jesus was not white and only idiots believe he was.
Posted by SlidellCajun
Slidell la
Member since May 2019
16420 posts
Posted on 6/27/20 at 9:58 pm to
Jesus was not likely white with blue eyes

So?
Posted by Tchefuncte Tiger
Bat'n Rudge
Member since Oct 2004
63430 posts
Posted on 6/27/20 at 10:13 pm to
I knew the Anglicans were going to be the first to bend the knee.
Posted by Twenty 49
Shreveport
Member since Jun 2014
21363 posts
Posted on 6/27/20 at 10:47 pm to
Jesus, if you are out there, please appear to the people as a black man with big arse Afro.

I predict that many will abandon you even as you miraculously float above them performing miracles,

Oh, yeah, ask which of them offers up their daughter to be the bride of Christ. That should be good for laughs.
Posted by BeepNode
Lafayette
Member since Feb 2014
10005 posts
Posted on 6/27/20 at 11:02 pm to
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You can argue that the blonde, blue-eyed portrayal is inappropriate today because we know better


I'm pretty liberal but it worries me that we are straight-up anti-science and reality when it comes to shite like this.

I have Palestinian family. A lot of them have blue eyes. Also, they've always been considered white - they just have an olive complexion and can get a decent tan.

Ralph Abraham is an Arab and it wasn't even really mentioned during his run for governor. Garret Graves is half Arab as well. I'm ashamed to say that only my fellow liberals really make an issue out of it.
Posted by Evolved Simian
Bushwood Country Club
Member since Sep 2010
23268 posts
Posted on 6/28/20 at 12:03 am to
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Ralph Abraham is an Arab




John Sununu is half Lebanese and half Palestinian.
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