RE: Jesus Christ????

From: ChuckKuecker (ckuecker@mcs.net)
Date: Fri May 01 1998 - 18:32:47 MDT


At 16:10 5/1/98 -0400, you wrote:
>
>Jesus was not black. Neither was Mohammed or Krishna or Buddha or Lao
>Tzu. They were of their race. Historically of course. Symbolically
>they are of any race who accepts their doctrine. Get this through
>your head!
>
>Race has nothing to do with doctrine. Every doctrine I've read that
>was by a 'religious leader' said nothing about race. It is (was)
>always about how YOU live YOUR life. Racial racism is a very Bad
>Thing when it concerns religion. Give me one instance of where any
>religious leader imposed racism in their doctrine.
>

Certain modern and late 19th century preachers in the Southern US were and
are quite racist. I have heard the Southern Baptist Church was set up to
give whites a place to go after many blacks took up the original Baptist faith..

I am not so sure the Ku Klux Klan does not qualify as a offshoot cult from
the SB's..

Chuck Kuecker



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