No doubt, to most Westerners who embrace Christianity, using the holy Blessed Virgin Mary as a symbol of defiance against the system is not only maddening but also blasphemous. However, to the long-oppressed of Mexico, religion is viewed from a completely different perspective. German theologian Jürgen Moltmann sums it up well: reading the bible with the eyes of the poor is a different thing than reading it with the eyes of a man with a full belly. Below, a great article that will help all of us understand different aspects of oppressed people suffering under US imperialism.
No doubt, to most Westerners who embrace Christianity, using the holy Blessed Virgin Mary as a symbol of defiance against the system is not only maddening but also blasphemous. However, to the long-oppressed of Mexico, religion is viewed from a completely different perspective. German theologian Jürgen Moltmann sums it up well: reading the bible with the eyes of the poor is a different thing than reading it with the eyes of a man with a full belly. Below, a great article that will help all of us understand different aspects of oppressed people suffering under US imperialism.
Great article thanks for sharing, "My son is Palestinian", thats so powerful. No doubt Mexicans from Chihuahua see their Virgin of Guadalupe(photo below) as a dark skinned mixed race and Palestinians might fit in perfectly, not to mention the fact that a quarter of Palestinians are Christians. Can you imagine Westerners who embrace Buddhism talking about a blasphemy simply because the budda priest appears to be Asian. LOL!!
Anyway, lets hope in the future Virgin of Guadalupe as a religious symbol will be used "indifferently" for saying "My Son is West Papuan", OR "My son is Congolese".
Ooh and by the way, like the ppl of Chihuahua, Mexico, some American Negro slaves have used religion as a symbol to defy the institutionalized slavery back in that time, but to no avail.
Re: Hmmmm, Nice photo of Guadalupe (Mary) as a woman of color!
Yes, Maestro. Indeed South Americans have embraced the gospels more holistically than North Americans, in most cases. In the US and Europe, the gospels have been used to push pink skin as biblical icons, which is truly a fallacy.
Nice photo of the Virgin Guadalupe, TheOne. Latin Americans are in many cases, waiting for us to wake up. There's been a lot of media from down there positing biblical figures in their correct skin tones.
Great article thanks for sharing, "My son is Palestinian", thats so powerful. No doubt Mexicans from Chihuahua see their Virgin of Guadalupe(photo below) as a dark skinned mixed race and Palestinians might fit in perfectly, not to mention the fact that a quarter of Palestinians are Christians. Can you imagine Westerners who embrace Buddhism talking about a blasphemy simply because the budda priest appears to be Asian. LOL!!
Anyway, lets hope in the future Virgin of Guadalupe as a religious symbol will be used "indifferently" for saying "My Son is West Papuan", OR "My son is Congolese".
Ooh and by the way, like the ppl of Chihuahua, Mexico, some American Negro slaves have used religion as a symbol to defy the institutionalized slavery back in that time, but to no avail.
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