Say what??

Add one more fanatical Obama supporter to the list of those who have completely lost touch with reality. The headline to the following opinion piece should give you all you need to know in terms of where the piece heads – straight into liberal lala land:

Jesus Was Dark, Liberal: Why Fear Obama?

Ignoring the issue of Jesus’ color (we know he wasn’t black), what’s with the comparison of Barry Oh! to a Jesus, anyway? I think we can say it’s official: There are Obama supporters who really do believe he’s a modern day “messiah.” Will there be an official Obamessiah “prayer room” at the DNC?

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The silver-tongued Barack Obama’s words are on tee shirts selling at Om Time, an oasis of tranquility sandwiched between the Colorado Democratic headquarters on one corner, and the center for the Obama campaign on the other, along with a slice of tattoo shop and art gallery garnish. “The Union may never be perfect but generation after generation has shown that it can always be perfected,” proclaims the tee-shirt in the Om Time window.

It hangs just south of the shri shrine, and the peace and love tee shirts you’d expect. Walk by quickly and you’d think the silk-screened image of Obama’s close-shaved head was Ghandi’s.

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(Image, OMBama links courtesy of Obamessiah.blogspot.com)

13 Responses to "Say what??"

Mwalimu Daudi says:

August 24, 2008 at 10:15 pm

This reminds me of the kooky “Obama is a Lightworker“ article Mark Morford wrote a few months ago. Although I think that it is still possible that Morford was just spoofing.

The issue of Jesus’ skin color came up when I was a missionary in Africa. Since Jesus was born of a Semitic woman, and since the Bible records nothing about his physical appearance, one can reasonably conclude that he probably looked very similar to his neighbors. Which means likely his skin color was a light to medium brown. As to whether he was tall or short, handsome or plain, the Bible gives no clues.

Nor have I seen reference to Jesus’ political affiliation in the Bible. In fact, Jesus went out of his way to avoid political debates (“Who made me a judge over you?”, and “My kingdom is not of this world.”). Christians of all political stripes might want to consider that.

I am uncomfortable with this whole “Jesus had _______-colored skin and that means he is one of us” shtick, since it is all too similar to the attempts by some Nazis to suggest that Jesus was not a Jew, but a white Aryan. That view gave Christianity a black eye (pun semi-intended).
Tango says:

August 24, 2008 at 10:27 pm

Billy Graham has, I think, expressed it best:

“Christ belongs to everyone – he belongs to the whole world!”
Matt says:

August 24, 2008 at 10:51 pm

Kevin DeYoung and Ted Kluck just released a great book on the growing Socialist Christian movement and what a load it truly is. Why We’re Not Emergent. It is a must read.
Steve Skubinna says:

August 24, 2008 at 11:52 pm

Well, it’s beyond dispute that Jesus was Jewish. I mean, he lived with his parents until he was 30 and his mother thought he was God.
forest hunter says:

August 25, 2008 at 12:18 am

Wonder what her (Jesus’s Mom) analyst had to say Steve.
Dana says:

August 25, 2008 at 8:31 am

Jesus was so indistinguishable from the general population that Judas Iscariot had to point him out physically, with a kiss, for the soldiers to be certain that they arrested the right man. That pretty much tells you that he was a Jew amidst a sea of Jews. Jews in first century Judea were caucasian, but they weren’t exactly Nordic looking blue-eyed and blonde; they’d pretty much look like an Arab of today.

In a way, Jesus’ color was “white,” but his complexion was dark!

As for “liberal,” as though what Jesus taught can be translated into our modern political divisions, just ask how much our friends on the left like the moral teachings of the Catholic Church. He didn’t just retain laws against adultery, but magnified them to include lust. Same-sex marriage? Jesus certainly knew what Mosaic law said about homosexual conduct, and he never took any steps to weaken it. Divorce? Our friends on the left would be appalled!
Tibby says:

August 25, 2008 at 10:47 am

I wouldn’t be surprised if Jesus was darker skinned than Obama, but so what! This is the last thing that we need to be worried about. Mwalimu Daudi had it right, it makes no difference, and casts a bad light on those who keep harping on it.
Lorica says:

August 25, 2008 at 11:03 am

What is it with these Libs and their constant reminder of racism. We don’t fear Obama, we just don’t like what he stands for. Which is exactly what MLK dreamed of. A day when a person is judged by their character, not by the color of their skin. Why is it the libs always remind us that Obama is black??? Have they nothing else to mention about the man?? Is Obama such and empty suit there just isn’t anything else?? Me thinks they protest to much. – Lorica
Severian says:

August 25, 2008 at 1:05 pm

Or rather, Lorica, we fear him for who he is, not what color he is. We are judging him by his character, and that’s what’s scary.
Marshall Art says:

August 25, 2008 at 1:16 pm

The silver-tongued Barack Obama’s words are on tee shirts selling at Om Time,

My tee shirt says “Nobama”. It’s quite the conversation starter.
Lorica says:

August 25, 2008 at 1:16 pm

Apparently Sev it scares the hell outta the left. They can’t stand the idea of not judging someone by the color of their skin so they have to transfer that fear onto others. – Lorica
Lorica says:

August 25, 2008 at 4:26 pm

This article is so funny, I had to stop reading it several times as my eyes were welling up with tears. 1st off, Nazereth and the Sea of Galilee are in Northern Israel, not Southern Israel.

Tamar was married to Judah the Great Grandson of Abraham who was 24 generations away from Jesus. Rahab is the mother of Obed whom married Ruth who was the Father of Jesse who was the Father of King David, so they are over 14 generations from Jesus, and Bathsheba gave birth to Solomon who was King David’s son, so 14 generations from Christ. This would be like me claiming I should have some form of compensation from the Government because in the 1830s my French lineage married a Sauk woman.

I have to block quote this line:

Putting aside the sexual exploitation of slaves that we know from the American and Mexican experience, Moses, for example, had a Cushite or Ethiopian wife and Phineas, which in Egyptian means “the Nubian” was the son of Aaron and the father of a priestly Hebrew line.

Huh??? This is completely stupid and makes no sense. I thought we were talking about Jesus not Moses, and how the heck did we get started on sexual explotation?? Moses’ wife was never a slave. This is where I lost it. The writer of this article is suppose to be smart, and some form of Christian from the by line, but I have my serious doubts he is either.

Third, Jesus spent his early years in Egypt, where he and his family apparently blended in quite well. Matthew reports the flight of Jesus’ family to Egypt to escape Herod’s infanticide designed to kill Jesus. Thus, Jesus spent his formative years in Africa and was exposed to Egyptian mysticism.

This is confirmed by non-biblical resources, as early Jewish critics of Christianity argued that Jesus learned his magic in Egypt. Matthew also documents that God called his son out of Egypt.

What does this have to do with Jesus lineage?? Was he visiting relatives there??? After the Babalonian take over many Jews went to Egypt to escape, there was a large community of Jews there. Maybe the intent is to replace Egypt with Philipines and Jesus with Barack. The Lord Called Barack His son forth from the Philipines where he was living a posh life and learning the Koran.

For all these reasons, it is clear that Jesus was a man of color. He was of mixed blood known as Afroasiatic. Like his parents, he was much like the darker Palestinian, Egyptian or Yemenite of today: More chocolate brown than Caucasian in appearance.

Let the racism begin!!! It is their obsession, their golden calf so to speak. They must pretend to not be racists in order to cover their true feelings. That can be the only explaination.

It is pointless to go on from here, this post is far and away to long now, but the attempt to justify Jesus as a Lib is completely idiotic. It is few and far between the Libs I know who would turn the other cheek. Yeah they talk the talk but rarely walk the walk. I just can’t believe how idiotic this is going to get to justify Barack to so many of us. I still don’t believe he is going to be the nominee. – Lorica
Trish says:

August 26, 2008 at 12:22 am

Some American Indians–“Native Americans” to the PC, though I’ve never known one who called himself that–picture Jesus as a “dog soldier,” tethering himself to the ground to hold his territory.
Have you heard the Christmas carol, “Some Children See Him”? In Christ there is no East or West. . . The physical doesn’t matter. That was part of the message Jesus brought.

And Jesus claimed to be divine. There can be no argument on that score. Whether or not you believe He was truthful–and I believe that He was, and is the Son of God–there is no doubt that this was His claim. The only way you can consider Jesus a mere human teacher is if he was either lying or deluded–either way, no person to follow.

So if someone is really comparing Obama to Jesus Christ, are they saying that Obama is divine, or that he is either lying or deluded?

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