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rug

(82,333 posts)
Sat Jan 12, 2013, 12:39 PM Jan 2013

When Christians argue that Jesus Christ has no religious significance

January 12, 2013
By Fred Clark

An Ohio public school superintendent is defending the ginormous reproduction of Sallman’s “Head of Christ” that hangs in a Jackson City school building. He says the iconic portrayal of a white Gentile Jesus does not privilege or establish religion, but merely reflects “the culture of our community.”

You can use a lot of words to describe a larger-than-life reproduction of this particular painting, but I’m not sure “culture” should be one of them. (OK, yes, fine — everything is culture. But still.)

Hemant Mehta says the portrait is a clear endorsement and privileging of sectarian religious and that it has no place in a public school. He’s absolutely right.

It’s not just that this is an illegal establishment of religion, but that it’s just plain not fair to privilege one particular sect over everyone else. Instead of plastering pictures of Jesus in our public spaces, forcing non-Christians to see that our team outnumbers their team, Christians should try to think about what Jesus told us. He said we should be fair. He said “Do to others as you would have them do to you.”

http://www.patheos.com/blogs/slacktivist/2013/01/12/when-christians-argue-that-jesus-christ-has-no-religious-significance/

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When Christians argue that Jesus Christ has no religious significance (Original Post) rug Jan 2013 OP
Perhaps religion would not recieve so much animosoty if moderate believers were to cleanhippie Jan 2013 #1
This is a great line from the article: cbayer Jan 2013 #2
The only "Golden Rule" Conservatives recognize is: Viva_Daddy Jan 2013 #3
My goodness a thread when I publically agree with you intaglio Jan 2013 #4

cleanhippie

(19,705 posts)
1. Perhaps religion would not recieve so much animosoty if moderate believers were to
Sat Jan 12, 2013, 12:47 PM
Jan 2013

immediately condemn fanatical views and practices of their religion when it happens. As it stand now, they seem to wait until outside groups speak up, then meekly give a nod of support but fail to step up to the front and lead. Sure, there may be a few moderate believers that do that, but until the majority of moderate believers do the same, we will continue to see zealots and fanatics attempt to impose their will on the rest of us.

cbayer

(146,218 posts)
2. This is a great line from the article:
Sat Jan 12, 2013, 01:48 PM
Jan 2013
This is why the separation of church and state is vitally important for Christians. When Christians are standing around arguing that Jesus Christ has no particular religious significance to us, then something has gone horribly wrong.

intaglio

(8,170 posts)
4. My goodness a thread when I publically agree with you
Sat Jan 12, 2013, 03:35 PM
Jan 2013

If this continues I might be taking part in "...immanentizing the eschaton" as the Illuminatus! trilogy has it

I think this is the second time

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