Is the Depiction of Muhammad by Non Muslims Allowed in the Quran?

Chesterton said:

Well it's a double-loaded question. It assumes that some particular image is ingrained in the religion, and it assumes that China could export a religion which didn't originate in China. Considering that, the answer is no.

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I would say it is for almost all cases. Just look at the images of Jesus past and present missionaries bring on their journeys. It doesn't seem to matter if the mission is being conducted in Africa, South America, or any isolated area, all the people being ministered to are encouraged to pray to an Aryan-idealized Jesus.

China's repressive attitude towards the proselytizing of Christianity ironically has worked in the local branch of Christians' favour in regards of allowing them to create their own identification with their deity (Jesus) by having their imagery of him be shaped by their cultural and ethnic experience rather than having it dictated to them like pretty much every other Christian non-European group.

Relating this back to the OP, this would be an excellent reason for disallowing pictures of holy figures as they can easily be warped for political reasons and avoid the trouble of trying to disentangle the religious iconography from embedded past connotations.

Did you know Jesus was a Jew?

Chesterton said:

Did you know Jesus was a Jew?

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You don't say

Chesterton said:

Maybe bwpac4 can help us out here. Hey, bw, what color is your wife?

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CHESTERTON! This is getting ridiculous.


These forums are dumb. I'm out.

JJWhite said:

CHESTERTON! This is getting ridiculous.

These forums are dumb. I'm out.

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Every human has some kind of skin color. You find something wrong or offensive about that, or what? I'm not offended by God's creativity.

Chesterton said:

Maybe bwpac4 can help us out here. Hey, bw, what color is your wife?

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WTH? Where do you get off asking such a disgusting question, and what's wrong with CF mods that they allow your post to stand. W7F color are you????

Chesterton said:

You assume people are trying to portray Jesus "accurately". That's wrong.

The Chinese portray him as Chinese. I guess that means the Chinese think they are the master race, too?

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I was going to say the same thing-people depict him the the culture
they are used to.

JJWhite said:

CHESTERTON! This is getting ridiculous.


These forums are dumb.

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They certainly can be, and in this instance, are.

ShirChadash said:

WTH? Where do you get off asking such a disgusting question, and what's wrong with CF mods that they allow your post to stand. W7F color are you????

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Exactly, have been lingering since his post was posted trying to contain myself, I did not want reply with same poison. A very uncalled for personal attack.

JJWhite said:

dumb

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ShirChadash said:

disgusting

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Robban said:

personal attack.

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Can someone do me a favor and educate me as to how my question was dumb, disgusting, or a personal attack? We were talking about what skin color Jesus was, but I'll delete the question if someone will please tell me why it was offensive (or who it was offensive to).

Chesterton said:

Can someone do me a favor and educate me as to how my question was dumb, disgusting, or a personal attack? We were talking about what skin color Jesus was, but I'll delete the question if someone will please tell me why it was offensive (or who it was offensive to).

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Chesterton, you may not realize this but you have touched a very sensitive nerve. When the first shock has past the much deeper hurt comes to the surface. If my computer holds out and I have the time and energy I may explain,at least how I feel.
But just one thing, Why bring BW,s wife into this? Or maybe as yet wife to be.

Robban said:

Chesterton, you may not realize this but you have touched a very sensitive nerve. When the first shock has past the much deeper hurt comes to the surface. If my computer holds out and I have the time and energy I may explain,at least how I feel.

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Please explain as soon as you can.

But just one thing, Why bring BW,s wife into this? Or maybe as yet wife to be.

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Because he's said frequently that she is Jewish, and we were discussing the skin color of Jesus Christ who was also Jewish. You think there's something wrong with being Jewish, or with having any certain color? I don't.

Chesterton said:

Please explain as soon as you can.



Because he's said frequently that she is Jewish, and we were discussing the skin color of Jesus Christ who was also Jewish. You think there's something wrong with being Jewish, or with having any certain color? I don't.

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You really don,t it get it do you? Ok, I,ll give you a pointer, although you are in complete oblivion of what it,s about. It was this kind of thing that made the first 28 yrs of King Davids life a misery.