Kanye defends portryal of Jesus on ‘Yeezus’ tour

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Kanye West has been under fire for having an actor (who also happens to be white) portray Jesus Christ on his Yeezus concert tour.

“The Lord” made his debut at Kanye’s most recent performance in Seattle, Washington.

In an interview with San Francisco radio station Wild 94.9, the “New Slaves” rapper defended his artistic choice.

“I had a friend of mine that’s a pastor there as we started discussing how we wanted to deliver it,” West explained. “My girl even asked afterward, ‘Hmm is that weird if Jesus comes onstage?’ or something like that. Then they’re like, ‘No, we do plays all the time when people play Jesus.’ You know what’s awesome about Christianity is that we’re allowed to portray God. We’re allowed to draw an image of him, we’re allowed to make movies about him. Other religions, you’re not allowed to do that. That’s what’s really awesome about Christianity.”

“God knows where my heart is at,” he added.