Thread: Hillsong church-Christmas Carols

Originally Posted by FaithfulOne

Um...heck to the naw!! But during our passion play the past couple of years, Jesus wasn't wearing a shirt during the Crucifixion (and that was a fairly huge production even for a church our size, just sayin' )

Putting a shirt on Jesus on the cross would look weird wouldnt you agree ? Then selecting a buff dude to be the shirtless Jesus would be even sillier.

Originally Posted by Colonel

Putting a shirt on Jesus on the cross would look weird wouldnt you agree ? Then selecting a buff dude to be the shirtless Jesus would be even sillier.

Yeah I agree...our "Jesus" was hardly "buff" in the strict sense of the word, he's just skinny

Originally Posted by FaithfulOne

Yeah I agree...our "Jesus" was hardly "buff" in the strict sense of the word, he's just skinny

We dont really know what his body looked like do we ? But a buff dude would still project the wrong image and divert attention from the whole point.

Well, that makes sense.....but an African drummer that is half naked during a beloved Christmas hymn is a bit much. Doesn't really go with a Christmas hymn just like the jazz age has nothing to do with anything, either.

Originally Posted by FaithfulOne

Um...heck to the naw!! But during our passion play the past couple of years, Jesus wasn't wearing a shirt during the Crucifixion (and that was a fairly huge production even for a church our size, just sayin' )

Originally Posted by FaithfulOne

Yeah I agree...our "Jesus" was hardly "buff" in the strict sense of the word, he's just skinny

I hope ya'll didn't beat him too bad.

Just to be clear....I understood the "African tribesmen" theme during "Little Drummer Boy". However, there were ways to add that element without being shirtless and in a loincloth (pretty much).

Americans in shorts and tshirts are seen as offensive when visiting some countries, whatever their bodies look like. People running around naked in southern ethiopia were not, IF they belonged to the correct tribe. We learned to stomach it.

Originally Posted by CatchyUsername

I hope ya'll didn't beat him too bad.

We had a makeup person that made his bruises look very real!

Originally Posted by Colonel

I dont like it either. They come across as doing something that they arent usually allowed to do, as if something trapped within is being allowed out and it is quite ugly. Not necessarily a secret sin but something that needs being renovated rather than displayed. It could be that a need to be contemporary rather than old and fresh rather than dull and boring is the motivation but they miss the mark on holiness being the most important component and moreso the more 'wild' things get. Difficult to describe in English, I hope that made sense.

I understand exactly what you are saying.

Originally Posted by Colonel

I dont like it either....they miss the mark on holiness being the most important component...

I agree.