Armchair Critic-

I agree with your anger at the situation in Germany. Sadly the police in Germany and Australia too are trapped by the ideology of the government. The governments ideology seems to have outlawed those that disagree so it's difficult to even discuss the situation.

Merry Christmas to your family and to our family here

Hi CM,
"The governments ideology seems to have outlawed those that disagree so it's difficult to even discuss the situation."
- I'm glad I'm not the only one here who noticed.

I told everyone all these leaders would be gone, and Putin still remain, my theory is looking fairly good.
It ain't looking good for Sholtz, Macron, Starmer or Truedeau.
Many others are already gone, and Biden will be out the door in a month..
Advise of what exactly.

Putin's been there a quarter of a century.
It's our 'branch-manager-political-class who are incompetent sell-outs.
Our leaders are still wet behind the ears when they retire off to advisory roles.

Sorry if anyone here finds my 'truths' or 'opinions' offensive.

Oh BTW I didn't know we'd joined NATO
Look at the photos below.

http://x.com/pepedownunder/status/1869341965286076586
"Penny Wong posing with NATO Chief Rutte.
Why is she even there? Australia is NOT a part of NATO.
If she thinks we’re sending our Aussie sons and daughters over to fight for Ukraine….you better think twice... "

Are we all going to lie to ourselves again this New Years and tell ourselves things will get better, like we always do?
- Yes Foxy, it is very hard to remain positive in these crazy times.

Hi Foxy,

Yes, Christian art and architecture can be stunningly beautiful.

Yet, why are Jesus and his followers always depicted as blue-eyed, fair-haired Aryans? As we know Jesus and his followers were Jews of the Middle-east.

Actually, Christianity does not have the monopoly on magnificent art and architecture ... other religions produce amazing art and architecture also.

I lived in multi-racial, multi-ethnic and multi-religious society for
ten years.

We all shared our feast days and holy days.

It was lovely to be woken at dawn by the Muslim call to prayer.

Hi Whitemouse,

The
School of Athens work of art by Rennaissance artist
was what was being discussed -
that hangs in the Vatican and the question asked was
whether such art and
architecture would have existed without religion.

It wasn't meant as a slur against any other religion
or culture. I have made my position on religion and
cultures quite clear in this discussion.

I also have travelled widely and have lived and
worked amongst various cultures. I have also studied art
and architecture. And am aware of the beauty and magnificence
that is to be found around the world. If one chooses to
seek it.

As for your question why Jesus is depicted as a blue-eyed
Aryan?

There's a great deal available on the web. One explanation
given is:

"Cultures have historically imagined Jesus as looking like
them. A lot of the art that depicts Jesus comes from
Western Europe, hence much of it typically depicts him as
looking broadly European".

There's more at:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Race_and_appearance_of_Jesus#:

http://britannica.com/topic/Christology/Jesus-in-the-visual-arts

Hi WhiteMouse,

http://re-thinkingthefuture.com/travel-and-architecture/a3693-15-famous-structures-of-uzbekistan/