So you are saying that Swedes and Aborigines are on the same level of creation, that they are "created equal"?
No, what I'm saying is that it's not for you to speak for God.
So you are saying that Swedes and Aborigines are on the same level of creation, that they are "created equal"?
The Creator manifested himself in Creation though. I'm probably getting banned for this, but Jesus Christ is actually often depicted as a man with Northern European features.No I'm not, I'm not disputing what you said what I'm saying is that it's not for you to speak for God.
The Creator manifested himself in Creation though. I'm probably getting banned for this, but Jesus Christ is actually often depicted as a man with Northern European features.
Coincidence? Or do you think that God's Son might be depicted with Aborigine features as well?
Jesus was from the Middle East by the way.
Doesn't look very Middle Eastern to me.
On this depiction he doesn't look very Middle Eastern to me.
Just wanted to add a proof - before I'm accused of talking bullshit or trolling this forum - that this science exists and should be considered by those who contemplate WN:
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You can see that there's no single European "white" race, but actually several European races according to oldschool racial anthropologists such as Coon. It's only in the later half of the 20th century that all European races got lumped together as "whites".
Strange tack to take. Europeans were actually the ones doing what you suggested and re-depicting Christ in their own ethnicity as opposed to how he was traditional held to look like:
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I promise you this style predates the fair-skinned ruddy-cheeked light-haired European depiction.
This may be the oldest known depiction, but it is dated several centuries (6th century AD) after Jesus had lived. So we don't know for sure how Jesus really looked like.
Personally, I think that the "blonde Jesus" depiction looks better. The hair color fits the golden halo and the golden background, making him appear "Sun-like". But yeah - I respect that everyone can imagine Jesus' phenotype like he wants to.
I wouldn't call these races, but breeds within the same race.
Taking quite a turn here from your previous perspective a couple posts ago, went from Jesus is Gods preferred race of white to now we don't know for sure and it's just your preference while respecting that anyone can see it as they wish.
This may be the oldest known depiction, but it is dated several centuries (6th century AD) after Jesus had lived. So we don't know for sure how Jesus really looked like.
Personally, I think that the "blonde Jesus" depiction looks better. The hair color fits the golden halo and the golden background, making him appear "Sun-like". But yeah - I respect that everyone can imagine Jesus' phenotype like he wants to.
Yes, most historians also confirm that Christ as a human existed in Galilee during the rules of Roman emperors Augustus and Tiberius.-> Christ in His incarnation looked one certain way because God did indeed become Man in Christ. It was not a theoretical, generic or subjective incarnation but a real and specific one. His incarnation is not a matter of preference but a matter of objective reality. We can't say we 100% know exactly what his facial structure or hairstyle was, as you rightly say, but neither can we imagine Him however we please.
If you want to make the argument that there were swarms of blonde, pale, ruddy-cheeked folks running around the Holy Land in the time of Christ, that's a different story.
Whatever one considers a race, there are subdivisions of peoples.I wouldn't call these races, but breeds within the same race.
Great post!I'm going to nitpick just a bit further:
-> Christ in His incarnation looked one certain way because God did indeed become Man in Christ. It was not a theoretical, generic or subjective incarnation but a real and specific one. His incarnation is not a matter of preference but a matter of objective reality. We can't say we 100% know exactly what his facial structure or hairstyle was, as you rightly say, but neither can we imagine Him however we please.
-> Christ must have looked akin to the inhabitants of the Levant because no one ever remarked on him having an unusual appearance (bar the Transfiguration), his compatriots and relatives expressed skepticism at His ministry and teachings, and Judas had to signal to the chief priests and the mob which man was Christ. So being logical, we can deduce that in His incarnation Christ did not have an unusual or noteworthy appearance compared to the people surrounding Him. If you want to make the argument that there were swarms of blonde, pale, ruddy-cheeked folks running around the Holy Land in the time of Christ, that's a different story.
Why did Christianity spread to the Northeast and then parts of Russia? Why didn't it spread greatly towards Africa or Asia?
Why, then, did Islam spread among much of Asia and the Middle East? And Hinduism?
The fact is there's something about the races of Europe that makes them accepting of Christianity much more so than other races. I would argue that the main theme of Christianity is sacrifice (obv not of animals, but of a personal nature for other people), and sacrifice is something not found in those other races' cultures as a concept.
There obviously is a racial element to Christianity given how it spread. If Jesus was indeed a dark skinned middle easterner and race is irrelevant, then how come the ideas took hold in Europeans strongest? Therefore race is pretty relevant.
This is one problem with arguing on the Internet. I pondered a specific question: Why did Christianity spread among Europeans rather easily starting 2000 years ago, and you, who seem to disagree with my stance in this thread, ask "Why do Blacks read the Bible more than Whites in the year 2024?"Just curious, how do you explain the fact that as a whole Black Americans are still more Christian than the entire U.S. population? They may have been evangelized by the white man, but doesn't the evidence show they're proven more faithful over time as a group?
https://www.pewresearch.org/short-r...read-the-bible-regularly-see-it-as-gods-word/
https://www.pewresearch.org/short-r...-but-more-religious-than-white-women-and-men/
https://www.pewresearch.org/short-r...an-overall-public-to-be-christian-protestant/
Have you ever been to a black church? I have. The style of preaching is completely different. The music is completely different. They aren't playing baroque or classical style at all. In fact, if you had never seen black people or been exposed to their culture before and came from a Catholic upbringing and then went to a black church, you might not even think they were Christian because it's that different (eventually you would see crosses and hear them talking about Jesus, but would it be at all similar to how the Catholic Church was pre Vatican 2? The answer is clearly no.) You may not even understand how what they are talking about applies specifically to Jesus' work on the cross. They seem to, but you wouldn't.The more I listen to racially-charged arguments, the more absurd they seem. I don't understand how anyone can reconcile them with Christ. It requires such weird leaps.
This is one problem with arguing on the Internet. I pondered a specific question: Why did Christianity spread among Europeans rather easily starting 2000 years ago, and you, who seem to disagree with my stance in this thread, ask "Why do Blacks read the Bible more than Whites in the year 2024?"
It completely dodges my question so I'll just do the same to you.
My initial response was specifically to @paternos ' statement:
Have you ever been to a black church? I have. The style of preaching is completely different. The music is completely different. They aren't playing baroque or classical style at all. In fact, if you had never seen black people or been exposed to their culture before and came from a Catholic upbringing and then went to a black church, you might not even think they were Christian because it's that different (eventually you would see crosses and hear them talking about Jesus, but would it be at all similar to how the Catholic Church was pre Vatican 2? The answer is clearly no.) You may not even understand how what they are talking about applies specifically to Jesus' work on the cross. They seem to, but you wouldn't.
So, the idea that race doesn't matter at all is actually the absurd argument here. You can argue academically and theologically that Jesus didn't mention race, therefore race doesn't matter at all. Like many academic arguments, it seems great, but quickly falls apart in the real world where it's actually applied.
To go even further: and this is speculation on my part, but I'd be willing to bet money on it and be proven wrong, but I would wager that the Greek Orthodox church experience is very close to the Russian Orthodox church experience, and that they are much more similar than a black Baptist church and a non-black Baptist church within 20 miles of each other in any given southern US town.
If I'm wrong here, I'm sure the Orthodox folks will tell me. I'm listening. Please be specific. Thanks in advace.
To answer your question: a century of Jews promoting secular behavior targeting Whites. "Winning" WWII has led directly to this for Western society.I don't know why Christianity spread to one group of people in particular regions of the world as opposed to others; it's a good question and so is the one I asked. You said it's a concept of personal sacrifice that isn't shared by all. I don't believe any one group of people has something in their DNA that makes them more prone to come to God. If you're going to make that argument, implicitly if not explicitly, then you should be prepared to be asked questions like the one I posed.
Have you ever been to a black church? I have. The style of preaching is completely different. The music is completely different.
I can tell you from experience some here do. And I know 95% of "whites" don't listen to classical music. Factually 95% of the "white" people here don't go to church regularly to honor God.They aren't playing baroque or classical style at all.
I have been to a "black" church as you call and I enjoyed it. It was proper and good mass. And there was a love of Christ.In fact, if you had never seen black people or been exposed to their culture before and came from a Catholic upbringing and then went to a black church, you might not even think they were Christian because it's that different (eventually you would see crosses and hear them talking about Jesus, but would it be at all similar to how the Catholic Church was pre Vatican 2? The answer is clearly no.) You may not even understand how what they are talking about applies specifically to Jesus' work on the cross. They seem to, but you wouldn't.
I think we live in a different reality then.So, the idea that race doesn't matter at all is actually the absurd argument here. You can argue academically and theologically that Jesus didn't mention race, therefore race doesn't matter at all. Like many academic arguments, it seems great, but quickly falls apart in the real world where it's actually applied.