War on Christmas
Dec 26, 2013 07:01:57 #
Santa is white because he has a vitamin D deficiency due to spending 364 days a year at the North Pole.
Dec 26, 2013 08:02:55 #
Dec 26, 2013 08:46:04 #
Bboston75 wrote:
Fox News is out at your house? A really useful Christmas present at last!
Yes and a present I will enjoy all year long.
Dec 26, 2013 09:24:59 #
busted_shutter wrote:
Next we'll hear that Jesus Christ was an all-white Anglo-Saxon with blonde hair & blue eyes.
Yes, some would say so. Then others would say he was black, others will say he was of the 'yellow' color,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,it goes on and on.
There are even some who say He wasn't who He says He was. So, i guess my question is, "Is it all in what you believe?"
If that's the case, then everyone is right.
I have a good one for you, since we're getting into Religion. We're all descendants of Adam and Eve, right??? O.K., i'll go with that, except for one small detail. If that's true, where did all the different races come from if they both were the same color?
Dec 26, 2013 09:39:33 #
Dec 26, 2013 09:45:18 #
Those who call themselves atheists should spend some time in a fox hole under fire. It's a much better test of ones beliefs.
Dec 26, 2013 09:51:27 #
The story of Santa began in Northern Europe - So, what 'color' would you expect him to be. Look at the Person, not the skin color.
Dec 26, 2013 10:08:56 #
dixiemegapixel
Loc: Salemburg, NC
travelwp wrote:
Yes, it gets in the news from time to time and many wonder if the MESSIAH is black or white......
Which Messiah? The one mentioned by Babba Wowo?
Dec 26, 2013 10:15:15 #
Santa is based on St. Nicholas who lived several centuries ago in Europe. Don't remember which country.
Dec 26, 2013 10:53:27 #
jjwright71
Loc: Lubbock,Tx
ole sarg wrote:
this is why you are in my 10%ers club ya come up with a tangent ona subject the didnt really matter at all and now will be full blown into a raging dispatch forever ,HAR!What does his mom being Jewish have to do with Jesus being white. There are many black Jews! Just look at the Ethiopian Jews, or the black Jewish congregation in Harlem. Or the Jews of Egypt.
He was probably a rather swarthy looking guy.
See:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Race_and_appearance_of_Jesus
He was probably a rather swarthy looking guy.
See:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Race_and_appearance_of_Jesus
Dec 26, 2013 11:47:15 #
ole sarg wrote:
What does his mom being Jewish have to do with Jesus being white.
I have 2 Jewish friends and both are white AND neither of them are IN HIDING.
Dec 26, 2013 11:48:53 #
theobennett
Loc: Sumatra
Anthropologically, historically, geographically, racially speaking the Christ was Semitic.
His tribal David ethnicity would have been darker than European and Caucasian. Mary's Jewish heritage was not necessarily a skin colour factor. However, he'd certainly have been of darker hue.
Tribal Semites were darker-skinned than Caucasians no matter what their religion or nationality.
However, modern Jews from other countries, cultures, can be polyglot and variously hued. Judaism spread through many cultures. People who follow the Jewish Faith can now be any race or colour. As can Christians, Buddhists, Hindus, Moslems, Zorastrians, Pagans, Atheists and Agnostics.
On the other hand, St Nicholas aka 'Santa Claus' - a real person in history - the Germanic 'Kris Kringle' were Caucasian, or closer to white skin. (There's no evidence St Nicholas suffered Vitamin D deficiency or bone calcium problems ;) )
But why on earth would it matter in this enlightened C21st what colour the Christ was....? Unless this thread was begun as a veiled, or clumsy, attempt to argue a case against fickle Political Correctness or in favour of righteous fundamentalist Christian conformity...?
That would be something else. Futile, but separate.
His tribal David ethnicity would have been darker than European and Caucasian. Mary's Jewish heritage was not necessarily a skin colour factor. However, he'd certainly have been of darker hue.
Tribal Semites were darker-skinned than Caucasians no matter what their religion or nationality.
However, modern Jews from other countries, cultures, can be polyglot and variously hued. Judaism spread through many cultures. People who follow the Jewish Faith can now be any race or colour. As can Christians, Buddhists, Hindus, Moslems, Zorastrians, Pagans, Atheists and Agnostics.
On the other hand, St Nicholas aka 'Santa Claus' - a real person in history - the Germanic 'Kris Kringle' were Caucasian, or closer to white skin. (There's no evidence St Nicholas suffered Vitamin D deficiency or bone calcium problems ;) )
But why on earth would it matter in this enlightened C21st what colour the Christ was....? Unless this thread was begun as a veiled, or clumsy, attempt to argue a case against fickle Political Correctness or in favour of righteous fundamentalist Christian conformity...?
That would be something else. Futile, but separate.
Dec 26, 2013 12:13:24 #
busted_shutter wrote:
Next we'll hear that Jesus Christ was an all-white Anglo-Saxon with blonde hair & blue eyes.
And busted-shutter even has Jesus' picture as his Avatar! :) :)
Dec 26, 2013 12:54:08 #
SteveR wrote:
I saw an article about one of the major department stores. They've had an alternate, black Santa for those who would prefer him since the forties. I certainly have no problem with that. Santa has been pictured as white in publications since his inception because the majority of readers are white. I am sure that if Santa had originated in Africa, he would have been black. Santa is a fictional individual, created for the delight of children, why don't we just leave Santa slone?
AMEN!
Dec 26, 2013 13:52:33 #
Sweet Willie
Loc: Texas
Christmas was more fun when there WAS a Santa then when you IS da Santa.
Bah Humbug, Sweet Willie
Bah Humbug, Sweet Willie
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