Stolen baby Jesus returned... as Black.

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A fiberglass baby Jesus icon, stolen from an Ohio church, was returned after a two-week absence. However, the icon, originally white, had been repainted with a brown skintone and meticulously painted nails and palms that are lighter. A note was attached to the returned icon that read:

"Sorry I took your baby Jesus. It was a childish prank. As far as his new color, I thought I would point out that Jesus was not an Aryan but actually a man of color. Although you probably knew this but would rather not be reminded."

In addition, the new paint job was "not some sort of racial thing ... actually I’m white. But I know what color Jesus was."

Mr. Miller, pastor of the 1,500-member St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, said he is not sure if the paint can be removed from the Jesus statue without damaging it.

"I think we ought to leave it, personally," he said. "There’s something poignant about this Jesus coming to us like this, representing another race. It’s a reminder to us all that Jesus came for all people."

The decision on whether to alter Jesus’ skin color yet again is up to the statue’s owner, he added.

The owner, Mr. Stout, 70, said he is not sure what he will do.

"It was nice the way it was," he said. "I don’t know, we’ll just pray about it and see."

full article (http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20031230/NEWS10/112300066)

[>:^|]

Jesus was always blonde and blue-eyed to me
Then after I heard about Rickshaw Rally (http://www.geocities.com/reconsideringrickshawrally/)
I realized G_d never wore my face
And he wasn't my race
And I was turned off of White G_ds permanently.

[Sledge]

That is so cool. I'm also impressed by the pastor's reaction.

>:^|, I love you.

[teaz0r]

i wonder if the guy stole mary, what colour he'd paint her.

[>:^|]

i wonder if the guy stole mary, what colour he'd paint her.

Mary has to be White, I'm sure
Because that's the color people associate with pure
But if she were Black*
She'd come under attack
And she'd lose that look that's so sweet and demure.

*I had a better, but somewhat dirtier, couplet here. Undoubtedly offensive to the religion and all.

<3 to sledge

[hooligan]

jesus wasn't black, he was of middle eastern descent wasn't he? like olive complexion and dark, curly hair?

[Kuchana]

jesus wasn't black, he was of middle eastern descent wasn't he? like olive complexion and dark, curly hair?

jewish...middle eastern? but there are some that like to believe he was white or of african descent.

[Fireblade]

Jesus was yellow!

Bleh... maybe he was a racial mix of all people. So for all you know, he's multi-cultural!

[dragonlord]

Kudos to the pastor!

Note:
"He was of Jewish heritage, from the eastern coast of the Mediterranean. Most Jews were swarthy, with olive skin, brown eyes, and brown or black hair," said Dr. Bowden, a Rutgers University professor from Red Bank, N.J.

I doubt that Jesus was "black" as the Afro-Centrists would like for us to believe. But, he was undoubtedly dark complexioned.

[TB4000]

Jesus was all colors, man....he looks like whoever worships him, how about that? Now everybody shut up now. =P

[krome]

Agreed, he was dark - maybe something like Osama - but not black like Afro-Centrists proclaim. The Bible clearly refers to Africans as black - and would have simply called Jesus black (not Jewish) if he was. Instead, it said he had woolly hair and brass skin, I believe.

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Jesus had wooly brown hair
So to say he might be black is perfectly fair
Africans come in all shades
But the idea they're black still pervades
I'm not Eurocentric so I don't really care. :wink:

[kasia]

Jesus was all colors, man....he looks like whoever worships him, how about that? Now everybody shut up now. =P

so jesus was...hapa? :p

i'm very pleased with the pastor's response as well.

[Emperor_Mike]

jesus wasn't black, he was of middle eastern descent wasn't he? like olive complexion and dark, curly hair?

Yup. Think Palestinian. There was a special on the Discovery Channel two years back on this very subject.