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Re: The Image of Christ - Is Jesus color significant ?
Natral
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Yes I would agree that they do care,they say they dont but lets face it,historically the black man has always been powerless and see the white man as the one with the power,a black jesus just doesnt cut the mustard,they feel more secure with their white jesus,he is more likely to get things done.</div></div>
The Black man is not powerless, thats the myth the want the black man to believe is true and the world to accept as true - its called Learned Helplessness or in this case learned hopelessness.
In other words a black Jesus is threatening to whites and empowering to blacks.
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Wouldnt exactly say find it offensive,but they would certainly be disappointed,I've heard it said by black people numerous times that black people cant be racists because to be a racist you have to have power,and black people hold no power,using that yardstick then it's easy to see why a black jesus would be less attractive than a white one,........the confidence just isnt there. </div></div>
In the US black people lacked Political, Social and Economical power. To be a racist you need most of all Social power, where in the society supports and condones your behavior, if they do not demand and dictate it.
Jesus life was not an example of social political or economic power as his life ended at the hands of those who wielded such power.
Our strength here in the West lies in the suasion of Moral power.
Racism is taught and maintain by seeming self-evident, a black Jesus would greatly undermine that
http://books.google.com/books?id=kjkDAAA...p;q&f=false
Natral
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Yes I would agree that they do care,they say they dont but lets face it,historically the black man has always been powerless and see the white man as the one with the power,a black jesus just doesnt cut the mustard,they feel more secure with their white jesus,he is more likely to get things done.</div></div>
The Black man is not powerless, thats the myth the want the black man to believe is true and the world to accept as true - its called Learned Helplessness or in this case learned hopelessness.
In other words a black Jesus is threatening to whites and empowering to blacks.
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Wouldnt exactly say find it offensive,but they would certainly be disappointed,I've heard it said by black people numerous times that black people cant be racists because to be a racist you have to have power,and black people hold no power,using that yardstick then it's easy to see why a black jesus would be less attractive than a white one,........the confidence just isnt there. </div></div>
In the US black people lacked Political, Social and Economical power. To be a racist you need most of all Social power, where in the society supports and condones your behavior, if they do not demand and dictate it.
Jesus life was not an example of social political or economic power as his life ended at the hands of those who wielded such power.
Our strength here in the West lies in the suasion of Moral power.
Racism is taught and maintain by seeming self-evident, a black Jesus would greatly undermine that
http://books.google.com/books?id=kjkDAAA...p;q&f=false
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