This may be a repeat for you - but well worth reading again! > Scholars have long debated the exact ethnicity and nationality of > Jesus. Recently, at a theological meeting in Rome, scholars had > a heated debate on this subject. One by one, they offered their > evidence... > > THREE PROOFS THAT JESUS WAS MEXICAN: > > 1. His first name was Jesus > 2. He was bilingual > 3. He was always being harassed by the authorities > > But then there were equally good arguments that... > > JESUS WAS BLACK > > 1. He called everybody "brother" > 2. He liked Gospel > 3. He couldn't get a fair trial > > But then there were equally good arguments that....... > > JESUS WAS JEWISH > > 1. He went into His Father's business > 2. He lived at home until he was 33 > 3. He was sure his Mother was a virgin, and his Mother was sure > he was God > > But then there were equally good arguments that....... > > JESUS WAS ITALIAN > > 1. He talked with his hands > 2. He had wine with every meal > 3. He used olive oil > > But then there were equally good arguments that....... > > JESUS WAS A CALIFORNIAN > > 1. He never cut his hair > 2. He walked around barefoot > 3. He started a new religion > > But then there were equally good arguments that....... > > JESUS WAS IRISH > > 1. He never got married > 2. He was always telling stories > 3. He loved green pastures > > There was one group of ladies that suggested he might have been a > woman: > > Their Proofs... > > 1. He had to feed a crowd at a moment's notice when there was > no food > 2. He kept trying to get the message across to a bunch of men > who JUST DIDN'T GET IT > 3. Even when He was dead, He had to get up because there was > more work to be done...