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    BBC News Africa‏Verified account @BBCAfrica 18 Dec 2016

    "What's wrong if Jesus turned out to be dark-skinned?" Kenyan artist @jimchuchu explores African spirituality 🙏🏿pic.twitter.com/wzFsjjGpCd

    What Colour are Angels?
    11:52 AM - 18 Dec 2016 from Nairobi, Kenya
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    • Challenge slayer Aderayo Dada♠ Africans ... Ben Klug 🌹 mampshe j. phala Peter Richnun14 Umar Tauqir🏡🇵🇰🇹🇷 Mariam Kaba
    37 replies 504 retweets 527 likes
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      2. PAPARAZZI‏ @paparazi75 18 Dec 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica @jimchuchu

        what matters is the reality of the existence of Christ than what color he (is) was.

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      3. vino‏ @vino_ak 18 Dec 2016
        Replying to @paparazi75 @BBCAfrica @jimchuchu

        it matters alot..i can explain but not via twitter

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      1. SANDRA‏ @sabadaga 18 Dec 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica @jimchuchu

        I love this initiative. As africans, we have been whitewashed and conditioned to hate ourselves !!!

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      1. Mario Piso  🤔 💪🏾‏ @mariopisohope 18 Dec 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica @jimchuchu

        actually I've been a believer of this... Jesus' was a black man on this earth 🌍 the first white was Easus Genesis 25 ✌

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      1. IT Ledwaba‏ @ITLedwaba 18 Dec 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica @jimchuchu

        he will be upset that we pay so much attention to skin colour, rather than loving one another ...

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      2. Faysal King  🗯‏ @Inspired_King 18 Dec 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica @jimchuchu

        that means the religious books were wrong.. I rather believe the books that some dude from Nairobi.

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      3. vino‏ @vino_ak 18 Dec 2016
        Replying to @Inspired_King @BBCAfrica @jimchuchu

        and which bible says jesus was white...do ya research ..study before u talk bro.

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      4. Faysal King  🗯‏ @Inspired_King 18 Dec 2016
        Replying to @vino_ak @BBCAfrica @jimchuchu

        I wasn't referring to the Bible only, but for argument sake tell me where it says he's black.. 👂🏻

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      2. Benito Alpha‏ @BenitoAlpha1 18 Dec 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica @jimchuchu

        that's how d collect money from people with false prophecy

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      3. Curious American‏ @AmericanCurious 18 Dec 2016
        Replying to @BenitoAlpha1 @BBCAfrica @jimchuchu

        he is not preaching he is just asking question why skin color is such an important issue in our life.

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      1. Nyambura Grace‏ @verimsupa 18 Dec 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica @MwalimuTony @jimchuchu

        awesome!

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      1. Titus Glavee‏ @Torgbui 18 Dec 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        But #JesusChrist isn't #White either... we all know that too.

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      1. Mario Piso  🤔 💪🏾‏ @mariopisohope 19 Dec 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica @jimchuchu

        Gen25:25,And the first came out red, allover like an hairy garment; and they called him Esau. History was whitewashed.

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      1. Jesse‏ @KahuraKE 18 Dec 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica @jimchuchu

        Following the thread you are all sinners God said you should not make an image of Him in the Ten commandments

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      1. Simon Okelo‏ @OkeloJavan 18 Dec 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica @jimchuchu

        powerful stuff

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      1. vino‏ @vino_ak 18 Dec 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica @jimchuchu

        Fact is the bible describes him as a man of colour 2 do ya history on original jews 3 thers r more than 1 type of blk

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      1. CNY 🚩 FCN 📰‏ @keithyutica 18 Dec 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica @jimchuchu

        Eventually the Caucasian image of Christ who was from Holy land/Africa will be replaced with a modern Melanated 1.

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      2. ... See beyond‏ @bracciano1984 18 Dec 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica @jimchuchu

        YES . JESUS WAS A BLACK MAN ON EARTH. DON'T KNOW WHAT COLOUR HE IS NOW.

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