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Dave Starsky

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25. I don't know if the skin tone in this image is a product of genetics.

Reply to marybourg (Reply #24)

Fri Jun 19, 2020, 11:10 AM

Jun 2020

It could just be from working in the sun all day. Jesus and his dad were carpenters, after all. (Yeah, I know, "son of God", and all that; but Joseph raised him and probably changed his poopy diapers every now and then, so that makes him his dad, as far as I'm concerned).

Anyway, I think we can both agree that he would NOT look like this, something like the quarterback for BYU.

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I don't know if this sign is real or faked, but I like the sentiment. [View all] Arkansas Granny Jun 2020 OP

I don't buy into this man of color conceit. marybourg Jun 2020 #1

Yeah, I don't buy it either. Dave Starsky Jun 2020 #3

How on earth can he look like that when his mother had long blonde hair and blue eyes? tavernier Jun 2020 #7

I grew up believing that Jesus was a ginger. NurseJackie Jun 2020 #13

Well, we Ashkenazi certainly managed to lighten up marybourg Jun 2020 #24

I don't know if the skin tone in this image is a product of genetics. Dave Starsky Jun 2020 #25

I think the point is that he wasn't the fair skinned, light haired, blue eyed man that is Arkansas Granny Jun 2020 #4

Thank you for the "voice" of reason Ferrets are Cool Jun 2020 #19

Ashkenazi vs. Sephardi TheRickles Jun 2020 #8

Another facet of this is volstork Jun 2020 #12

Once again recommending Collimator Jun 2020 #14

Catholicism modrepub Jun 2020 #18

How can the Irish have never been considered "white"? smirkymonkey Jun 2020 #21

The point that the book makes Collimator Jun 2020 #28

I see. It's just so strange to identify them by color, though. smirkymonkey Jun 2020 #29

Virtually everybody was considered of a lower class Collimator Jun 2020 #30

Here's an interesting take on what Baby Jesus looked like: Towlie Jun 2020 #26

"He was no angel" ck4829 Jun 2020 #2

He did not comply. All his fault he got nailed to a cross. boston bean Jun 2020 #6

But nevertheless he persisted... Canoe52 Jun 2020 #16

If you have a problem with this term perhaps you need to consider where Jesus was from. Ford_Prefect Jun 2020 #5

What does Jesus look like? It depends on whose living room wall his portrait hangs. keithbvadu2 Jun 2020 #9

I'm more confused by the sign mentioning ... left-of-center2012 Jun 2020 #10

The denominations did not grantcart Jun 2020 #15

It's probably similar to my church hvn_nbr_2 Jun 2020 #23

That's what I originally thought but went to the website grantcart Jun 2020 #27

The Church and pastor are real. pazzyanne Jun 2020 #11

The Romans Killed Jesus, NOT the Law Keeping Jews panfluteman Jun 2020 #17

The sentiment comes from the Bible passage... Wounded Bear Jun 2020 #20

I interpreted it slightly differently cojoel Jun 2020 #22