Superstition and delusion are still around and strong as ever, as the “Obama is a dragon” people clearly prove, but they are just a silly fringe group. The reason they exist is because we have Americanized Christianity and Jesus Christ to such an extent it has become a completely different religion altogether. The American image of Christ is a reassuring and slightly racist image of a Caucasian Jesus with flowing chestnut locks and sparkling blue eyes. He loves good ol’ traditional American values such as capitalism, pickup trucks, guns and hard work; he’s a man’s man, our savior and our favorite drinking buddy. This manufactured American Jesus is a bizarre doppelganger, transformed to create an offensive political puppet. Though he may not be offensive to many American Christians, our bastard messiah is supremely offensive to anyone who cares about what Jesus Christ actually represents.
1. He was into good wine. He made the best for the feasters at the wedding and one of the charges of the religious Pharisees was that on occasion he ate and drank with publican sinners.
2. I doubt that he would have voted for Obama, but he might have a glass of wine with him over at the pub and attempt to enlighten him as to his choice of churches.
3. Jesus was considered a white man as are most Jews. Nothing about being racist by being born into a race.
4. No flowing locks. He was no Nazarite. He looked manly just like most to the point that Judas had to signify by a kiss which was Jesus.
5. Blue eyes? Don't know. Did some Jews have blue eyes? I would suppose so.
6. His disciples were inspired by his Holy Spirit to work if they wanted to eat.
7. Plenty of capitalism in the Bible, both OT and NT. Lidia was a seller of purple cloth. Peter and others dealt in fish.
As to what he represented, books were written on that. It's called the New Testament.
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