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In reply to the discussion: No, Jesus wasn’t a white dude [View all]Ken Burch
(50,254 posts)12. Do we know for sure Jesus was really "a dude"?
I think his "baby sister"
the one Dory Previn wrote that song about)put on a fake beard before she started preaching because She realized that was the only way she could get the guys to listen.
Can anybody prove it DIDN'T happen that way?
There's no record in the Gospels of anybody seeing Jesus naked as a grown-up, after all.
And this would explain the "are there any women at the stoning" scene from "Monty Pythons THE LIFE OF BRIAN".
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If you check their bios, you find that in general, they are very well educated -- much better than
El_Johns
Dec 2013
#39
Middle Eastern man hanging around with a dozen others like him railing against greed and the rich?
NuclearDem
Dec 2013
#3
That may be, but I've personally known Middle Easterners who were jet black.
Crunchy Frog
Dec 2013
#23
I've been saying it over and over. These classifications are pretty meaningless. n/t
pnwmom
Dec 2013
#36
Most of the time, one might assume that Fuck Snoozeheads are just really good actors.
Fridays Child
Dec 2013
#5
Jeezus was a CONservative Republican, avid Fauz Nooz viewer, and former NRA preznit.
blkmusclmachine
Dec 2013
#37
If Jesus were alive today the disappointed would gasp at his dark skin and start a rumor he was...
Nika
Dec 2013
#49
C'mon only a white hippy dude would give people piggy back rides on the beach
Blanket Statements
Dec 2013
#51