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Jesus Christ lived in the townships
PERCY ZVOMUYA – Apr 21 2011

When Cape Town clergyman Xola Skosana made the declaration last year that “Jesus Christ was HIV positive”, some within South Africa’s Christian community bristled with rage. That such a mildly radical proposition was marked by controversy and uproar is a measure of the state of today’s church. After all, what Skosana said was not in breach of basic church doctrine.

One needs to remember that when Jesus went about Galilee and the surrounding areas he routinely said revolutionary stuff. Some of his most enduring sermons — the story about the Good Samaritan, or how he was the son of God, for instance — were so radical that he risked being stoned. Continue reading →