Jesus
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Watch: Pennsylvania Lawmaker Weaponizes Jesus During the Whitest Prayer Before State’s First Muslim Woman Swears In
Despite the fact that the Bible describes him as having “skin liken unto the color of Bronze” and “hair liken unto lamb’s wool,” America loves itself some Seasonless Jesus. When he’s not preoccupied with being “the reason for the season” every Christmas morning, you might spot him at your friendly neighborhood house of worship extolling…
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A List of Lightskints Who Ain’t Running for President
1. Shemar Moore 2. Don Lemon 3. Raven Symone 4. Allen Payne 5. That one nigga whose name I won’t google who played Nia Long’s douchey ex-boyfriend in Soul Food 6. Drake 7. Natalie Degraffinried 8. Ayesha Curry 9. Beyoncé 10. Giancarlo Esposito 11. Keegan-Michael Key 12. Prison Bae 13. Blu Cantrell 14. Ginuwine 15.…
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’Tis the Season: Here’s How Jesus Became So Widely Accepted as White
It’s no secret that Jesus Christ, known in Christian circles as the Son of God, is often depicted as a white man. But, how did the Son of God become so widely accepted as a European? After all, there are very few physical descriptions of Jesus in the bible. Keri L. Day, an associate professor…
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Jesus, Imma Let You Finish, but Judas Had the Best Performance in Jesus Christ Superstar Live!
On a very rare Easter Sunday-April Fools’ Day hybrid, John Legend (Jesus), Brandon Dixon (Judas), Sara Bareilles (Mary Magdalene), Alice Cooper (King Herod) and a full cast of superstar talent joined forces for Jesus Christ Superstar Live! The show is admittedly not one of my favorites. To be fair, I’ve never given the show a…
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This Easter, We Get a Black Jesus and His Name Is John Legend
What are you doing this Easter Sunday? I’ve got a suggestion: Check out one of the most iconic musicals ever, Jesus Christ Superstar, live on your TV screens on NBC. Andrew Lloyd Webber’s powerful rock opera, which chronicles the final week of Jesus’ life, is being resurrected as Jesus Christ Superstar Live! with John Legend…
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The Christian Way To Respond To The Murder Of Terence Crutcher Isn't Forgiveness. It's Fury.
Back in September, Terence Crutcher, an unarmed black man, was walking to his car with his hands up when he was shot by Tulsa police officer Betty Shelby. This incident was captured on video by both a police dash cam and an aerial video from a police helicopter wherein Shelby’s husband, a fellow officer who…
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A Prayer For Parents Who Let Their Kids Wear Shorts To School When It’s Cold Outside
Congregation of St. Panama Jackson the United Methodist Baptist Pentecostal AME Church of God in Christ Episcopal Primitive Missionary Baptist Down By The Riverside Holiness Church, please bow your heads: Dear 8 pound, 6 ounce newborn infant Jesus, don’t even know a word yet, just a little infant and so cuddly, but still omnipotent, I…
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Zack Morris, Religion, and Me
Have you seen Truth Be Told? It’s the new Zack Morris sitcom on NBC in the doomed Friday night slot when all of the people that might watch this show are out doing way cooler shit. It’s not the best show, but it’s also not the worst show, either, but I like Mark-Paul Gosselaar (Zack Morris) and Tone…