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"jesus was black!" "nuh uh! he was white!&quo
This irks the hell out of me. How can people argue about something so unimportant? i've seen people go back and forth with this one for quite a while.
why would any christian care about what color jesus was? personally, i wouldn't care if he was green with orange polka-dots.
why would any christian care about what color jesus was? personally, i wouldn't care if he was green with orange polka-dots.
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This quote from Dogma explains why I think that this is an important issue.
"White folks only want to hear the good -Dragon Diamond-: life eternal, a place in God's Heaven. But as soon as they hear they're getting this good -Dragon Diamond- from a black Jesus, they freak. And that, my friends, is called hypocrisy. A black man can steal your stereo, but he can't be your Savior. "
So basically, I agree with B_G.
"White folks only want to hear the good -Dragon Diamond-: life eternal, a place in God's Heaven. But as soon as they hear they're getting this good -Dragon Diamond- from a black Jesus, they freak. And that, my friends, is called hypocrisy. A black man can steal your stereo, but he can't be your Savior. "
So basically, I agree with B_G.
Love that quote.Werefrog wrote:This quote from Dogma explains why I think that this is an important issue.
"White folks only want to hear the good -Dragon Diamond-: life eternal, a place in God's Heaven. But as soon as they hear they're getting this good -Dragon Diamond- from a black Jesus, they freak. And that, my friends, is called hypocrisy. A black man can steal your stereo, but he can't be your Savior. "
So basically, I agree with B_G.
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Well, I think it's important to recognize, for those who hold it to be of some importance, that Jesus wasn't of the ... race we often imagine him.
But then, as you say, we should also recognize that his physical traits don't really matter. Jesus is the Son of God - if He's a certain skin color, or eye color, or what not, it does not mean God favors them. That is, God's race does not make him more relevant to us.
But then, as you say, we should also recognize that his physical traits don't really matter. Jesus is the Son of God - if He's a certain skin color, or eye color, or what not, it does not mean God favors them. That is, God's race does not make him more relevant to us.
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i figured you'd be the type to tell any member of your family to shut their mouths. especially when it comes to that monumental level of ignorance.meg wrote:i'd love it if jesus were black. then my relatives would have to shut up when i date outside the white lines.
if my parents or family gave me hell about dating outside of my race, i'd pop them in their mouths.
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i am. but my family's so weirdly backhanded about race, that when it comes up, it's sort of a shock. i had a latino boyfriend for years. i got no guff about it until after we broke up--and then it was this really bizarre "well i hope you learned your lesson" lecture. followed immediately by "you know i want blue-eyed grandchildren."Benevolent_Ghaleon wrote:i figured you'd be the type to tell any member of your family to shut their mouths. especially when it comes to that monumental level of ignorance.meg wrote:i'd love it if jesus were black. then my relatives would have to shut up when i date outside the white lines.
if my parents or family gave me hell about dating outside of my race, i'd pop them in their mouths.
honestly, i think god probably more closely resembles a fibonacci sequence.Old Jericho wrote: Actually, God's probably white...
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Not necessarily. Keep in mind, many Jews migrated from Israel when the Romans expelled them in 70AD. Many went to Europe and just returned last century. The color of their skin is likely considerably lighter than it was 2000 years ago.He was from Israel, so He probably looked like any other Israeli.
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mmm. people are complicated. my mom is mildly batshit, but she's generally good people, so go figure. she was nothing but sweet to that one boyfriend--hence my shock when she lectured me afterwards.Benevolent_Ghaleon wrote:wow, meg....wow. are you the only good apple in the family tree? tell your mother that, if she can afford it, after you give her a couple of mulatto grandkids that she can buy them blue contacts if she likes.
i'm sure if i broke up with my fiance today, i'd be getting the "i told you so" on dating non-christians tomorrow.
but to be fair, she also told me not to date artists (i am one), musicians, or rich boys.
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Yeah, the appearance of Jews now greatly depends on where in the worldwide diaspora they're from. Israeli Jews are mostly folks who have moved in in the last century from different parts of the world--the country has a wide mixture, but a large number are Eastern European Jews (Poland, former USSR, etc.). KFGhaleonOne wrote:Not necessarily. Keep in mind, many Jews migrated from Israel when the Romans expelled them in 70AD. Many went to Europe and just returned last century. The color of their skin is likely considerably lighter than it was 2000 years ago.He was from Israel, so He probably looked like any other Israeli.
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