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Because this is not a picture of God! According to the Bible no-one has ever seen Him for God is Spirit 99.127.65.92 19:20, 30 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

This is not a picture of Jesus because no-one knows exactly what He looks like. Therefore, when ever one post a picture picture and calls it God, they are simply worshipman a man and that is called "Idle worship" Jesus does not have color, for He is a God for all people. Have you ever thought about there are some people that are clear on the Bible, and when they see this black picture of so-called God, they will turn back because they do not want to serve a black God...Also there are many folk will not serve a yellow, red or white God, that is why God is a spirit so every one who desires to go to heaven they are free to serve and love Him...Just give this some thought,thanks 99.127.65.92 19:30, 30 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

SPEEDY  Keep -- In Christianity this has been a dead issue since the Second Council of Nicea in 787 A.D. (over 1,200 years ago!). Such images will not be deleted because they offend your personal religious convictions. (By the way, it's not actually supposed to be a portrait of Jesus anyway...). -- AnonMoos (talk) 19:38, 30 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]
 Keep Regardless of your views, this argumentation is not based upon Community polices or guidelines. --Mattes (talk) 19:40, 30 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]
 Keep - no valid reason given to delete the image. ~~ GB fan ~~ talk 19:41, 30 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. Obviously. No valid reason for deletion, depictions of God are perfectly fine if educational - as this clearly is. Fences and windows (talk) 21:32, 30 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

First of all, this is a detail from Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel Ceiling, depicting the creation, long before Jesus was born. This is Michelangelo's interpretation of God. Second, Michelangelo by NO MEANS painted God as a black man, and I am not sure where you got that this version of God looks black. If he was ANY race, he would have been Italian, since those were the models available to Michelangelo in the 16th Century. Third, and most important, if there is someone that is "clear" on the Bible, and that person has an issue with serving a "Black" God over a white, yellow or purple God, then they are most definitely not only "clear" on the Bible, but also completely ignorant, prejudice, and for the lack of a better word, stupid. In addition, Jesus DID (or perhaps a more accurate word would be does, since Jesus lives) have a colour. He was flesh and bone, and born to a Jewish mother in Bethlehem, so I doubt he was mad up of some translucent flesh that was completely neutral and devoid of race. I suggest in the future that you are very careful with the types of judgements and assumptions that you make. I appreciate that your concern was for the propagation of faith in our Lord Jesus Christ, and that is commendable, and may God bless you for that -- 05:07, 1 June 2011 User:Rubenguayasamin

  •  Keep - Well, just to shock and horrify the un-named poster further: this representation of God does actually have the face of someone that Michelangelo (the painter of the picture) knew rather well. It is actually a portrait of the pope who had bullied the artist into painting the ceiling. Michelangelo is actually suggesting to us that the pope was acting as if he thought he was God. And because the painting was 70 feet above the floor, there was no way that it could be changed, once the scaffolding was removed.
Amandajm (talk) 14:43, 4 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

whoever is complaining about this should just get over it! it's just a picture! -- 10:06, 1 June 2011 71.195.190.40

Kept: no valid reason for deletion Yann (talk) 21:14, 5 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]