In a controversial new film opening Friday, he is black. “Color of the Cross” tells a traditional story, focusing on the last 48 hours of Christ’s life as told in the Gospels.

It's a familiar image for millions of Christians: Jesus, with a crown of thorns, hanging from the cross. What color is he? In a controversial new film opening October 27th, he is black. "Color of the ...

Is the man dragging his cross toward Golgotha ... and pictures of Jesus hanging in churches from Jordan to Japan to Jamaica were ... basket weavers — here the subject showed a black Christ.

By portraying Jesus as a black African, Dornford-May hopes to sharpen the political context of the gospels, when Israel was under Roman occupation, and challenge Western perceptions of Christ as ...

However, according to the Hubble website, the cross appears due to “absorption by dust and marks the exact position of a black hole. “The darkest bar may be an edge-on dust ring which is 100 ...

The debate over the color of Jesus’ skin is one of the oldest running arguments in religion. But this Easter, the question is a serious one — for several reasons.