MTG Just Found Out Bethlehem Is The Birthplace Of Jesus

MTG Facebook post:

Today I had the honor of meeting with Maher N. Canawati, the Mayor of Bethlehem (the birthplace of Jesus), who is also a Christian.

He told me about Christian persecution happening in Bethlehem and also in Gaza and the West Bank. Christians have been killed in the bombings in Gaza and churches have been attacked.

Others have told me this as well, and I’ve seen videos on line.

The Mayor says they only want to live in peace alongside their Jewish and Muslim neighbors in their homes that they legally own yet the settlers continue to take their homes.

There are approximately 139 IDF checkpoints now in Bethlehem which one was 41 sq miles but has now been reduced to 7 sq miles.

Bethlehem is the birthplace of Jesus. American Christians are largely unaware of the Christian persecution happening there, but need to learn about this and speak out.

What is the Holy Land without Christians?

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bijouxbroussard · F

Think she knows that he was also a Jewish man ? 🤔

dancingtongue · 80-89, M

@bijouxbroussard And as a Semetic, had darker skin until the Vatican-sanctioned artists began whitewashing him?

Northwest · M

@dancingtongue I think it's a case of total ignorance. They've never been to the Middle East, so they painted Middle Easterners in Leotards.

dancingtongue · 80-89, M

@Northwest They were having Crusades in the Middle East at the same time they were commissioning artists to paint him white, with blondish-brown hair.

Northwest · M

@dancingtongue 6th-century Byzantine artists began styling Jesus with lighter skin, a beard, and parted hair. Northern Europeans also painted him as they imagined he would be like: white.

The Crusaders came from Western Europe and the "white" Jesus was drilled in their heads. When the first crusade was trying to get to Constantinople, they massacred Christians because they did not look like "Christ".