Black Lives Matter leader: It’s time to tear down statues of “white Jesus”

a reply to: AugustusMasonicus

Christians don't believe the bible?? Or are you suggesting their numbers aren't that great?

Regardless, that is a discussion for a different topic.

Don't wish to derail the OP.

a reply to: Beowolfs

Keep reading pal and my thoughts on the matter will become apparent.

originally posted by: Stormdancer777
We were made in the image of god.

Except for ugly people of course. Unless you're saying God is ugly.

a reply to: ketsuko
He's missing scars put upon by the white supremist.

a reply to: Beowolfs

Wha? I'm talking about you saying that a large amount of the population takes what the clown quoted in the Original Post says as gospel.

originally posted by: Blue Shift

originally posted by: Stormdancer777
We were made in the image of god.

Except for ugly people of course. Unless you're saying God is ugly.

Since God has been both a donkey and a burning bush, I think God can be an ugly person too if He so desires.

a reply to: Blue Shift

If we are made in the image of God, the big dude probably doesn't handle the rest of the universe to well, given the very limited terrestrial functionality of our bodies.

a reply to: AugustusMasonicus
Sorry, I misunderstood your reply.

a reply to: Beowolfs

No worries.

originally posted by: andy06shake
a reply to: Blue Shift

If we are made in the image of God, the big dude probably doesn't handle the rest of the universe to well, given the very limited terrestrial functionality of our bodies.

George Carlin said the nicest way to describe God was that he was an underachiever.

originally posted by: Blue Shift

originally posted by: Stormdancer777
We were made in the image of god.

Except for ugly people of course. Unless you're saying God is ugly.

really?

I wish they would just stop all this nonsense.

White, Black, Asian - it doesn't matter. Why not just use an image of what he actually was which is Jewish/Arabic. That ought to shut up everybody.

originally posted by: Stormdancer777
I wish they would just stop all this nonsense.

Most of us do, but they have a taste for power now.

a reply to: ladyinwaiting

But it won't, and the argument isn't over what he looks like. The argument is over already existing iconography.

They're just looking for more excuses to destroy more stuff that isn't theirs because ... it's white.

a reply to: ketsuko

I strongly disagree, and let me just leave it at that.

originally posted by: Stormdancer777

originally posted by: Blue Shift

originally posted by: Stormdancer777
We were made in the image of god.

Except for ugly people of course. Unless you're saying God is ugly.

really?

I'll take that as a yes.

originally posted by: ladyinwaiting
White, Black, Asian - it doesn't matter. Why not just use an image of what he actually was which is Jewish/Arabic. That ought to shut up everybody.

One would think. But just like with TV, we want our heroes to look like us.

a reply to: ladyinwaiting

Most of them aren't Christian.

a reply to: Blue Shift

It's really shallow if you think about it. It also argues for poor teaching of literature. One of the reasons stories resonate is that they speak to us. Most of us were never young teenage Italians like Romeo and Juliet, but that play endures.

If we can only enjoy a thing because the protagonist looks like us, then we had craptastic literary teachers who never taught us other ways to connect with the text and main characters of any given story.

Interestingly enough, I found Black Panther entertaining and a reasonably good movie while I failed to connect with Captain Marvel at all. I have zero demographically in common with T'Chala and I should have had almost everything (even hair and eye color) in common with Carol Danvers, but I found her uncompelling and her story dull. T'Challa on the other hand had an entertaining journey. Among other things, he fell prey to overconfidence and lost and had to recover from the defeat.

That makes for interesting story, and it's an experience I've had myself, so I could relate.