If Jesus Christ had lived today...

[King]

Its your choose.

[John Dibble]

Going off the Bible, I'd say no. He would surrender himself to the authority figures like he did in his day.

[JSojourner]

He would be crucified again.  By today's "religious right".

[Franzl]

He would be crucified again.  By today's "religious right".

Oh yes, Christ would be terribly "un-Christian", I'm sure

After all, He might support absurd things like gay marriage, or welfare! Imagine that!

[minionofmidas]

If Jesus Christ were living today, he'd probably be a Hamas militant considered slightly loony (but nice) by his militia mates. He'd obviously have as much of a chance of ever reaching the American midwest as the real Jesus Christ had. That goes without saying, really.

[Хahar 🤔]

If Jesus Christ were living today, he'd probably be a Hamas militant considered slightly loony (but nice) by his militia mates. He'd obviously have as much of a chance of ever reaching the American midwest as the real Jesus Christ had. That goes without saying, really.

Pretty much.

[Albus Dumbledore]

Jesus was jewish so he'd be Israeli.

[dead0man]

Agreed.  I doubt He'd be in Hamas (or that they'd let Him).

Assuming He was born of a virgin in Bethlehem and just turned 30 last Tuesday and is starting to preach of peace and love, He'd probably just be ignored.  Maybe He'd get some followers if somebody YouTube'd Him turning water into a nice Chardonnay.

[Albus Dumbledore]

So he'd be a hippie basically.

[DownWithTheLeft]

He would be crucified again.  By today's "religious right".

Oh yes, Christ would be terribly "un-Christian", I'm sure

After all, He might support absurd things like gay marriage, or welfare! Imagine that!

Jesus would not support either of those things, hate the sin love the sinner.  He didn't tell Mary Magdeline to keep whorin herself out, he told her "straighten out ho"

[Reluctant Republican]

Going off the Bible, I'd say no. He would surrender himself to the authority figures like he did in his day.

I tend to agree with this. Any movement that Christ led would probably be pretty pacifist, just as long as there were no money changers in the Temples. Now, after his death in this hypothetical scenario, I could see someone twist Christ’s words and make the movement into a violent, hateful resistance. But that’s neither here nor there, I suppose.

[dead0man]

So he'd be a hippie basically.

Nah, Jesus would like soap.


I wonder if he'd use Ivory?

[Flying Dog]

Jesus would have been a little footnote in our news casts when he would be alive.

Remember, Jesus wasn't a huge figure to everyone outside of Israel when he was alive.

[Swing low, sweet chariot. Comin' for to carry me home.]

Jesus would have been a little footnote in our news casts when he would be alive.

Remember, Jesus wasn't a huge figure to everyone outside of Israel when he was alive.

that's because, as he stated, "I was sent only to the lost sheep of Israel." (Mat 15:24)  The plan from the beginning was to preach the gospel to the Jews, have the majority of Jews reject it, thus opening up the Gentiles for salvation.

Likewise, Joseph wasn't a huge figure to the Gentiles until he was rejected by his brothers, after which he saved the Gentiles and then the Jews.  If Joseph's brothers had never rejected Joseph, then both the Gentiles and the Israelites would both have died.

[Franzl]

He would be crucified again.  By today's "religious right".

Oh yes, Christ would be terribly "un-Christian", I'm sure

After all, He might support absurd things like gay marriage, or welfare! Imagine that!

Jesus would not support either of those things, hate the sin love the sinner.  He didn't tell Mary Magdeline to keep whorin herself out, he told her "straighten out ho"

Neither of which are sins.

[Flying Dog]

Jesus would have been a little footnote in our news casts when he would be alive.

Remember, Jesus wasn't a huge figure to everyone outside of Israel when he was alive.

that's because, as he stated, "I was sent only to the lost sheep of Israel." (Mat 15:24)  The plan from the beginning was to preach the gospel to the Jews, have the majority of Jews reject it, thus opening up the Gentiles for salvation.

Likewise, Joseph wasn't a huge figure to the Gentiles until he was rejected by his brothers, after which he saved the Gentiles and then the Jews.  If Joseph's brothers had never rejected Joseph, then both the Gentiles and the Israelites would both have died.

I agree with that.

[J. J.]

There would been no violent assault; Jesus would have been put on trial. Alan Dersowitz would be defense lawyer.

[7,052,770]

He would be crucified again.  By today's "religious right".

This seems to be the most accurate post on the thread.

[dead0man]

He would be crucified again.  By today's "religious right".

This seems to be the most accurate post on the thread.

Right, because they are always crucifying people claiming to be Jesus.  I dislike the Fundie right as much as anybody, but this kind of thing just makes you guys look like fools.

[Franzl]

He would be crucified again.  By today's "religious right".

This seems to be the most accurate post on the thread.

Right, because they are always crucifying people claiming to be Jesus.  I dislike the Fundie right as much as anybody, but this kind of thing just makes you guys look like fools.

almost as foolish as not understanding that the statement wasn't meant literally.

[minionofmidas]

Jesus was jewish so he'd be Israeli.

Hm? He was a member of the long-established local majority populace of Galilee. Which today makes him a Muslim. He wouldn't be in Hamas though, as he would be technically a citizen of Israel (unless you buy that silly "Bethlehem connection" thingy.), though never yet in his life treated as one.

[dead0man]

Jesus was jewish so he'd be Israeli.

Hm? He was a member of the long-established local majority populace of Galilee. Which today makes him a Muslim. He wouldn't be in Hamas though, as he would be technically a citizen of Israel (unless you buy that silly "Bethlehem connection" thingy.), though never yet in his life treated as one.

He was Jewish.  His whole thing was Jewish.  He can't be Muslim (or Arab).

[J. J.]

Jesus was jewish so he'd be Israeli.

Hm? He was a member of the long-established local majority populace of Galilee. Which today makes him a Muslim. He wouldn't be in Hamas though, as he would be technically a citizen of Israel (unless you buy that silly "Bethlehem connection" thingy.), though never yet in his life treated as one.

He was Jewish.  His whole thing was Jewish.  He can't be Muslim (or Arab).

He could be Arab or even Black, because there are Arab and Black Jews.  Not converts but people that are the descendants of of the tribes that lived in Biblical Israel and worshiped in the Temple.

[dead0man]

True, but he was of a specific tribe and that tribe wasn't/isn't black or arab.  Granted that's less important than his Jewishness.

[12th Doctor]

LOL...  I was expecting something totally different from the title.  That was really good for a laugh.