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If Jesus returned to earth and looked the same as before, would people have a hard time accepting him?

Asked by gorillapaws (30526points) November 7th, 2011

This question is inspired by this question regarding the reconstruction of what Christ may have looked like. Because western popular culture tends to depict Christ very differently than what was more historically/racially accurate, I wonder if Christ’s return (assuming he kept the same form) would be rejected by many because it doesn’t fit with the popularized marketing of many modern Christian faiths.

This question assumes that Christ is real and will return more or less as the Bible predicts. I realize it’s possible that the whole thing is fiction, but this isn’t the place for debating that. For the sake of discussion, let’s assume the story is true and that Christ keeps his original form, do you think the fact that he looks more similar to people that many have come to associate with hate and terror will cause a widespread rejection of him in the US?

To state it simply, if Christ looks similar to this instead of the common fictional western portrayal if he returns, will people think he’s a fake? Brand him a heretic? Burn him at the stake?

This is deliberately posted in general, please keep the discussion on topic.

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