Some children see Him lily white
the infant Jesus born this night
Some children see Him lily white
with tresses soft and fair

Some children see Him bronzed and brown
the Lord of heav’n to earth come down
Some children see Him bronzed and brown
with dark and heavy hair ( with dark and heavy hair! )

Some children see Him almond-eyed
This Saviour whom we kneel beside
Some children see Him almond-eyed
With skin of yellow hue!

Some children see Him dark as they
Sweet Mary’s Son to whom we pray
Some children see Him dark as they
And, ah! they love Him so!

[Some children see him holding hands
God's dear son who loves his man
Some children see him holding hands
with His beloved John]

The children in each different place
Will see the Baby Jesus’ face
Like theirs but bright with heav’nly grace
And filled with holy light!

O lay aside each earthly thing
and with thy heart as offering
Come worship now the infant King
’tis love that’s born tonight!

. . . ’tis love that’s born tonight!

(Words and Music by Wihla Hutson and Alfred Burt (w/ that one exception)

Man, I wrote a very similar post to this on my blog a couple of weeks ago, even quoting the same passage from the Gospel of Philip and coming to a very similar conclusion.

Do you have a link to that? I’d like to read it!

I’m not so sure why there’s such a brawl about JC existing historically, in Malkuth. At least four other messianic figures appeared in the Levant during that time frame–it wasn’t unusual. If I remember, two were executed or killed in battle under the Pilate–who did exist, he got bad marks from historians and was so incompetent that he was recalled to rome and executed–and miracle working was something of a profession then, e.g., Simon, and Yani the Circle-Caster(I think that’s his name, it’s been a while) etc. Likewise, there’s a passage in Josephus mentioning Jesus, but that may have been a latter addition.

With regards to the gay jesus, there is a noncanonical “Gay” scripture (attributed to another Mark?) about JC hanging out with disciples and spending all night naked with one of the males but spurning the women. There’s also the childhood gospel, where JC Jr. turns people into frogs etc. for doing things like bumping into him, which was redacted for some pretty obvious reasons.

And in the final analysis, you’re right, what does it matter? To subscribe to the belief that JC had to exist as a material phenomenon is to subscribe to the idea that myth matters for nothing, which furthers the Ahrimanic agenda. It’s as bound to matter as “science” is. And bound to matter, those who disregard myth will die like all matter.

UK Islamic group who declared a death sentence against a playwright for depicting Jesus as “King of the Queers.”

That’s too much. This world is insane.

Well I don’t believe JESUS existed, but I maintain the Christ has always existed - many many problems arise when one confuses the two. One is evidently a literary character, the other is an eternal spiritual reality.

That aside, I came to the conclusion that we are all of us already saved, and that our perception of estrangement from the Divine is only an illusion perpetuated by those who profit from this misunderstanding.

Very thoughtful post!

J+

. Gay Christians

Jesus took them all by stealth,

. Only kidding, i didnt really know what universalism was untill i just read about it but that is how i would envisage jesus. I think everyone gets there in the end its just 1 minute in hell could be a millenia. J.C. hoggs the spliff by the way, that must why he was floating when i saw him.

In other news, all hail stoned Jesus!

Proclomations to the effect of “god is going to do this or that” say more about the speaker than anything else.

Who are we to judge? (c.f. Job)