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Religion 240 2 Lastly, I made my Jesus very modern. In fact, if not for the original stories I decided to include, He would seem completely different. I made his birth to be in the 70s because I feel our world at present needs a little bit of shaking up; there is so much crime that it is categorized, the least evil criminals get a slap on the wrist because jails are over flowing, or the government is trying to redirect money towards rebuilding the economy, therefore cutting corners in other areas. I intentionally made his ministry coincide with 2007, around this time the social networks were created, and becoming increasingly popular, so it would have been easier to access people. He also travelled a lot for accessibility. Furthermore, I made my Jesus be here, not just for the Jews, but everyone worldwide because when I read some of the gospels, they targeted particularly the Jews or the Gentiles, therefore I felt like an outsider. Why should that be if salvation is possible for everyone? Whats more, my Jesus had to be modern, or else it would not make sense for the government and the churchs of the world to be the antagonists of my story. I skipped the crucifixion, not because I do not believe in it, but because I felt like lightning up the mood at this part, especially after watching The Passion of Christ, and also because I did a research about the relationship between cigarette-smoking policies and government taxes. Turns out, a reason why the government will turn a blind eye to health consequences of smoking, and not implement stronger laws on the tobacco company is because the federal excise taxes exceed $15,101,077,000 (Tobacco Taxes and Payments). As for the Churches, I think if their memberships decreased, its officials will grumble and implement ways to draw in new blood. Having to write a gospel was very mentally stimulating. I had to organize my thoughts and reasoning, and even though my gospel is not historically accurate, it represents what I think could have happened if just the time and setting of Jesus life had changed.
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"Infancy Gospel of Thomas." Earlychristianwritings.com. Early Christian Writings. Web. 09 May 2012. "Tobacco Taxes and Payments." Laws & Taxes. RJ Reynolds Tobacco Company. Web. 10 Apr. 2012.