Who is the most influental religious figure?

originally posted by: olaru12
a reply to: didntasktobeborned

Who is the most influential religious figure?

Many think Trump is...At least in the US


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Yep. Ultra Dark MAGA

a reply to: olaru12

Separation of church and state is a myth!

Yes it is .
But not for the reasons you think .

Just like how the Villain ends up making the movie, and the faith would be alost without him.

I'm going with Satan.

Siddhārtha Gautama

originally posted by: fishy6
a reply to: didntasktobeborned

There was no other even close to Jesus.

originally posted by: asabuvsobelow

Muslims would beg the differ , Muhammad was equally as Influential if not more so than Jesus . Muhammad fought in many battles to spread the word of Islam .

How do you measure a man’s greatness? By his military genius? his physical strength? his mental prowess?

The historian H. G. Wells said that a man’s greatness can be measured by ‘what he leaves to grow, and whether he started others to think along fresh lines with a vigor that persisted after him.’ Wells, although not claiming to be a Christian, acknowledged: “By this test Jesus stands first.”

Alexander the Great, Charlemagne (styled “the Great” even in his own lifetime), and Napoleon Bonaparte were powerful rulers. By their formidable presence, they wielded great influence over those they commanded. Yet, Napoleon is reported to have said: “Jesus Christ has influenced and commanded His subjects without His visible bodily presence.”

By his dynamic teachings and by the way he lived in harmony with them, Jesus has powerfully affected the lives of people for nearly two thousand years. As one writer aptly expressed it: “All the armies that ever marched, and all the navies that ever were built, and all the parliaments that ever sat, all the kings that ever reigned, put together have not affected the life of man upon this earth as powerfully.”

Yet, strangely, some say that Jesus never lived​—that he is, in effect, a creation of some first-century men. Answering such skeptics, the respected historian Will Durant argued: “That a few simple men should in one generation have invented so powerful and appealing a personality, so lofty an ethic and so inspiring a vision of human brotherhood, would be a miracle far more incredible than any recorded in the Gospels.”

Ask yourself: Could a person who never lived have affected human history so remarkably? The reference work The Historians’ History of the World observed: “The historical result of [Jesus’] activities was more momentous, even from a strictly secular standpoint, than the deeds of any other character of history. A new era, recognised by the chief civilisations of the world, dates from his birth.”

Yes, think about it. Even calendars today are based on the year that Jesus was thought to have been born. “Dates before that year are listed as B.C., or before Christ,” explains The World Book Encyclopedia. “Dates after that year are listed as A.D., or anno Domini (in the year of our Lord).”

They use the same calendar in the Middle East, don't they? And India? I've never noticed them using a date based on the birth of Muhammad or Siddhārtha Gautama (the Buddha).