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Old 01-09-2009, 03:34 AM
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Originally Posted by Shiva_TD View Post
Christianity did not gain a foothold until the principle of martyrdom was used as a propaganda tool of early religious leaders.

Jesus was not the "leader" of Christianity which really didn't occur until many, many years after his death and the leaders were those that sought power over the people.
Jesus was not really a leader; neither were the 12 apostles.

The guy who built the Church as an institution, by selling Christian ideas across the Roman Empire, was Paul. That is what leadership looks like.
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