There’s a new social media challenge sweeping the Internet called #BurnWhiteJesus, or the White Jesus Picture challenge.
The movement calls on people to post videos of themselves online burning pictures of Jesus, according to Inquistr.
The reason behind the challenge is racism, according to the religious education website Patheos.com, who says the common portrayal of Jesus as a white man “is used to advance white supremacy around the world.”
“Mr. Savannah Black” posted his video which shows him explaining the challenge and then burning two pictures of Jesus.
“This will be the hardest challenge for most black folks to do,” he said. “In order for you to free your mind you must get rid of this image from your subconscious, in order to have real liberation of the self.”
Watch two of the YouTube videos here — Caution: Strong language!
Link : http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2014/09/burn-white-jesus-challenge-sweeps-the-internet.html
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