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Title: why did Christians turn Jesus into a Caucasian Figure?
Post by: morbidenigma on October 27, 2009, 05:56:42 PM
was it to push forward Christianity in Europe, as Christianity was mainly a European religion?

IMHO The followers and believers of Christianity would not have taken a colored man seriously..
Title: Re: why did Christians turn Jesus into a Caucasian Figure?
Post by: Sparegeez on October 27, 2009, 05:58:43 PM
I think most people know the answer to this question. It has to do with keeping the white man as the superior figure.
Title: Re: why did Christians turn Jesus into a Caucasian Figure?
Post by: Primo on October 27, 2009, 09:55:52 PM
Lol Jesus definatly wasn't black. He however may look like a middle easterner.
Title: Re: why did Christians turn Jesus into a Caucasian Figure?
Post by: Sikotic™ on October 27, 2009, 10:25:10 PM
Jesus was made into all races just liek Santa Claus. It's easier to believe in something that has the same background as you. Another tactic used to control the masses.

Same deal with Virgen da Guadalupe.
Title: Re: why did Christians turn Jesus into a Caucasian Figure?
Post by: K.Dub on October 27, 2009, 10:49:04 PM
It's hard to take a man who has a name that rhymes with homo seriously.
Title: Re: why did Christians turn Jesus into a Caucasian Figure?
Post by: M Dogg™ on October 27, 2009, 10:49:26 PM
Jesus was made into all races just liek Santa Claus. It's easier to believe in something that has the same background as you. Another tactic used to control the masses.

Same deal with Virgen da Guadalupe.

 :baseballbat:
Title: Re: why did Christians turn Jesus into a Caucasian Figure?
Post by: thisoneguy360 on October 28, 2009, 12:32:09 AM
It's because of the fact that historically whites have never respected other races, so of course they couldn't allow an important figure like Jesus to be anything other than white.
Title: Re: why did Christians turn Jesus into a Caucasian Figure?
Post by: Shallow on October 28, 2009, 08:53:14 AM
was it to push forward Christianity in Europe, as Christianity was mainly a European religion?

IMHO The followers and believers of Christianity would not have taken a colored man seriously..


Do you believe Jesus is God? Just wondering.
Title: Re: why did Christians turn Jesus into a Caucasian Figure?
Post by: The Phoenix on October 28, 2009, 11:45:06 AM
It's because of the fact that historically whites have never respected other races, so of course they couldn't allow an important figure like Jesus to be anything other than white.
So true.  Could you imagine a white supremacist giving praise to a black Jesus.  Wouldn't happen.  I truly believe that Jesus was of middle eastern descent.  I mean, come on, Jesus was born in Bethlehem, Jerusalem where they are predominantly middle eastern.
Title: Re: why did Christians turn Jesus into a Caucasian Figure?
Post by: Fraxxx on October 28, 2009, 12:38:35 PM
Of course they made him look like a European for Europeans. Conversion on a bigger scale came about 1500 years later. No way they would have changed the image then.
Title: Re: why did Christians turn Jesus into a Caucasian Figure?
Post by: QuietTruth on October 28, 2009, 04:28:28 PM
It's because of the fact that historically whites have never respected other races, so of course they couldn't allow an important figure like Jesus to be anything other than white.
So true.  Could you imagine a white supremacist giving praise to a black Jesus.  Wouldn't happen.  I truly believe that Jesus was of middle eastern descent.  I mean, come on, Jesus was born in Bethlehem, Jerusalem where they are predominantly middle eastern.
Title: Re: why did Christians turn Jesus into a Caucasian Figure?
Post by: Cali Climate on October 28, 2009, 05:06:28 PM
Because the Italian government commissioned famous painters like Michelangelo to paint religious iconography for them that reflected their own culture, turned out they did such a good fucking job with all that beautiful artwork that the images became hugely popular, inspiring centuries of copycats, along with churches around the world adopting the art to help illustrate the stories.

No priest will ever try and tell you Jesus was white, it's just that those original renaissance paintings were so beautiful they even changed the worldwide perception of Christianity. Perhaps that happening is a nod to the superficiality of Christianity and religion in general.
Title: Re: why did Christians turn Jesus into a Caucasian Figure?
Post by: thisoneguy360 on October 28, 2009, 05:16:30 PM
It's because of the fact that historically whites have never respected other races, so of course they couldn't allow an important figure like Jesus to be anything other than white.
So true.  Could you imagine a white supremacist giving praise to a black Jesus.  Wouldn't happen.  I truly believe that Jesus was of middle eastern descent.  I mean, come on, Jesus was born in Bethlehem, Jerusalem where they are predominantly middle eastern.

Yeah, I mean, what are the odds of a white guy being born in the damn middle east?? Complete bullshit.
Title: Re: why did Christians turn Jesus into a Caucasian Figure?
Post by: The Overfiend on October 28, 2009, 08:01:28 PM
No priest will ever try and tell you Jesus was white, it's just that those original renaissance paintings were so beautiful they even changed the worldwide perception of Christianity. Perhaps that happening is a nod to the superficiality of Christianity and religion in general.




And people are gonna be ignorant to jewels dropped anyways. I mean look at Islam, Muhhammad is touted as being an Arab, the Koran remains taught in Arabic and they see that they are keeping it real by that whenever its spread. Yet its still hate when you got Arab-centric Arab-African muslims systematically wiping out native indigenous Africans like they spreading Islam as if it was a physical genetic trait.




Half gorilla, half ape in them track suits, black...
http://www.youtube.com/v/55b52rQmGPY&hl=en&fs=1&

Title: Re: why did Christians turn Jesus into a Caucasian Figure?
Post by: M Dogg™ on October 28, 2009, 08:17:05 PM
what's weird is to see Jesus art from the early Christian days. White Jesus was born in the 1400's, because there was no universal way of painting Jesus. It was believed that Jesus was God, so therefore you can't paint God so you can't paint Jesus. Early Jesus art.

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/69/Baptism_-_Marcellinus_and_Peter.jpg)
from 330AD

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/43/ChristPeterPaul.jpg)
4th Century AD

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/ce/Good_shepherd_02b_close.jpg)
3rd Century AD

(http://www.religionfacts.com/jesus/images/shroud_of_turin_negative.jpg)
Believed to be in the 30's AD!! So either in Jesus's lifetime, or just shortly after his resurrection

Title: Re: why did Christians turn Jesus into a Caucasian Figure?
Post by: J.D. Wykid, Esq. on October 28, 2009, 09:07:39 PM
when we die we get to be ruled by a white man for eternity.  YAY!!


::)


when i die im moving to Jupiter to grow some Jupiter Kush.  ill just smoke that for eternity.  :bandit: 
Title: Re: why did Christians turn Jesus into a Caucasian Figure?
Post by: Sikotic™ on October 29, 2009, 01:54:22 AM
Jesus was made into all races just liek Santa Claus. It's easier to believe in something that has the same background as you. Another tactic used to control the masses.

Same deal with Virgen da Guadalupe.

 :baseballbat:
;D
Title: Re: why did Christians turn Jesus into a Caucasian Figure?
Post by: Blasphemy on October 29, 2009, 11:48:34 AM
Jesus was born and raised a Jew. Which is why he was suppose to be the king of the Jews, but because he didn't come from a royal or worthy bloodline the high priest crucified him for "blasphemy" or "false prophet" and going against the church. This is why he is was said to have a dark complexion, but he wasn't black nor white, or even Arab. He was Jewish (Jew counts as a race, religion). This is why he was said to be The King of the Jews, and Leader of the Chosen people (who God chose allegedly because they were the minority group at the time).

Anyways, yes, the above poster is correct. Every portrait is just a portrait is just a model (I think it was a member of the Church).

Do to the fact The bible takes place in a area were white man would never be at, at the time. It pretty much destroyed apart of the religions purity, and resulted in a now needless debate on what his race is, and results in 2 wrong portrayals (a white/black Jesus). when in reality it be way more likely (since its stated) he is Jewish, or possibly just Arab.


No person of the faith would ever say he is white, unless they are those retarded racist.
Title: Re: why did Christians turn Jesus into a Caucasian Figure?
Post by: .:DaYg0sTyLz:. on October 29, 2009, 01:36:36 PM
Jesus was made into all races just liek Santa Claus. It's easier to believe in something that has the same background as you. Another tactic used to control the masses.

Same deal with Virgen da Guadalupe.

I just wanna fuck your avatar...

No Shlomo.
Title: Re: why did Christians turn Jesus into a Caucasian Figure?
Post by: Fraxxx on October 29, 2009, 11:26:40 PM
 This is why he is was said to have a dark complexion, but he wasn't black nor white, or even Arab. He was Jewish (Jew counts as a race, religion). This is why he was said to be The King of the Jews, and Leader of the Chosen people (who God chose allegedly because they were the minority group at the time).
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Correct! But since his complexion was the topic, he should have been darker than the usual European person, regarding the looks of oriental jews.