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Archbishop of Canterbury says Church must think again about portraying Jesus as white and reveals plan to look 'very carefully' at whether statues in Canterbury Cathedral 'should be there'
UK Daily Mail ^ | June 26, 2020 | Jack Elsom

Posted on 06/26/2020 3:49:23 AM PDT by C19fan

The Archbishop of Canterbury has urged the West to reconsider its prevailing mindset that Jesus was white - as he revealed a review into religious statues. Justin Welby said monuments in Canterbury Cathedral are going to be looked at 'very carefully' to see if they all 'should be there'. The head of the Church of England waded into the heated statue debate during an interview this morning, where he was also asked if the 'way the western church portrays Jesus needs to be thought about again'.

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To: Gay State Conservative

There is a Christmas carol that starts, “Some children see Him lily white...” and continues, “Some children see Him bronzed and brown....” Don’t see the problem, except with people who have either no imagination or have a political agenda of “killin’ whitey”.


21 posted on 06/26/2020 7:38:40 AM PDT by MHT (,`)
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To: Gen.Blather
I am not a Catholic.

This article is about a Protestant archbishop.

22 posted on 06/26/2020 7:58:04 AM PDT by pbear8 (the Lord is my light and my salvation)
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To: faucetman
WHY? Was Arafat a JEW?

C'mon...I was talking about *physical* resemblance.

23 posted on 06/26/2020 8:25:26 AM PDT by Gay State Conservative (The Rats Just Can't Get Over The Fact That They Lost A Rigged Election!)
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To: pbear8

“This article is about a Protestant archbishop. “

Yes, thank you. While reading it I was thinking about the Pope. By the time I responded I said Catholic. My bad. (Brain flatulence.)


24 posted on 06/26/2020 9:18:00 AM PDT by Gen.Blather (Wait! I said that out loud?)
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To: C19fan

All Churches have been infiltrated.


25 posted on 06/26/2020 9:18:56 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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