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[–] BonesOfTheMoon 17 points 4 months ago (2 children)

I honestly think Jesus would be a little embarrassed to have people hanging on his every word and ascribing meanings to it in the form of a book report on them every Sunday that he probably didn't mean. It's nice to teach us how to treat others and so on, but people loudly assuring others that Jesus loves them; well I have trouble believing Jesus thinks a lot of child predators and rapists myself. And I like what Jesus taught, but I don't think everyone in the world is salvageable.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I'd be curious AF what he thought about all these depictions of him as a white dude with straight, light brown hair

[–] BonesOfTheMoon 8 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I suppose it's fair to say that some of the early artists who painted him probably never saw a brown Jew, and were handed down the stories of the Bible same as anyone, and just painted what they know. I can't fault anyone for that, but the fact that the world very much knows better now and continues with this is obnoxious.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago

Close to the truth. The original use for a white Jesus was to express purity and divinity. From there, it just kind of snowballed...

[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 months ago

He would probably be more annoyed at having a bunch of existing stories changed to make him the protagonist.