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The famous rant from Fox News’ presenter Megyn Kelly on how Jesus, in addition to Santa Claus, were white, is a perfect example.Īs a practicing Catholic, having worked in the Middle East for almost a decade, I find it puzzling how many Christians flock to the multiple shrines throughout Europe in order to “find” or “understand” Jesus. One needs not search far to find indicators of such misconception within the United States. With the majority of historical and contemporary depictions of Jesus as white, Jesus’ cultural origins and the world he came from can be truly distant from the Western images of him.
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Moreover, it is surprising how many Christians, again, particularly in the United States, fail to remember that Jesus Christ was indeed a Middle Eastern man – a Palestinian Jew to be more specific. With so much emphasis on the Middle East being a region dominated by Islam, giving the impression of little connection to “the Christian West,” many tend to forget that the origins of Christianity are actually within this part of the world. The group is one of the oldest of the faith and Assyrians are considered the first converts to Christianity in the early days of the church. Most striking was that these weren’t just any group of Christians, but they were Assyrians. What seemed to captivate audiences the most, especially in the United States, was the presence of Christians in the country and how they were “the primary focus for the Pope” during his historic visit.
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In early March, Pope Francis visited Iraq – the first Catholic pontiff to do so, sparking intrigue and curiosity on the visit for many Christian onlookers.