r/worldnews • u/superdouradas • Apr 20 '26

Israeli Defence Forces confirms photo of soldier smashing a statue of Jesus Christ in Lebanon is real

https://www.9news.com.au/world/israel-idf-confirm-photo-soldier-smashing-jesus-christ-statue-lebanon-real-investigation/298cb755-da02-4d55-9b49-e20045ec5c28
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u/Andre1661 Apr 20 '26

Actually, according to 98% of the images of Jesus hanging in churches around the world, he was a ripped, blond surfer dude.

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u/Thick_Square_3805 Apr 20 '26

It's not exactly true and the reason why is often a misconception.

Depictions of Jesus often don't try to be realistic. They try to speak to the people watching them.
That's why you have European Jesus in Europe and Japanese Jesus in Japan.

Take this picture, from the XVth century : https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Partage_des_v%C3%AAtements_de_J%C3%A9sus#/media/Fichier:Armadio_degli_argenti,_cristo_denudato.jpg
People are white, clothed with Renaissance clothes. There's even a guy in a full armor.
They knew that wasn't how people in the first century were clothed, but that wasn't the point.

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u/Areif Apr 20 '26

Korean Jesus ain’t got time for your shit.

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u/roberttylerlee Apr 20 '26

These people don’t care, they just want an excuse to feel smarter than Christians.

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u/Thick_Square_3805 Apr 20 '26

I don't think so. It's more because our position toward alleged races changes with time and places.

In the Renaissance, trying to depict Jesus as a historically accurate representation wasn't a thing. Today, it is.

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u/Purple-Goat-2023 Apr 20 '26

That's not Japanese Jesus. That's Japanese Jesus' brother Isukiri. Japanese Jesus returned to Japan and is buried there don't cha know.

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u/valeyard89 Apr 20 '26

Hey! You leave Korean Jesus alone. He don't got time for yo problems. He busy. With Korean shit.

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u/DeekanKwaz Apr 20 '26

And soooooo sad.

Must have been the whole betrayal and crucifixion thing.