[tcostell]

Respectfully, the only one who said anything about material success was you. It's true that many people think that material success is the only success, and in the Christian world, those people are free to operate on that basis.

The definition of success that I was thinking about was a little different. I was talking about a more macro view. In the Christian world, every effort is made to encourage everyone involved in a conflict to find a way to a solution without specifically damaging another party. The win/win solution is viewed as the best. Not so under Islam.

And cherry picking the bible to lend credence to your personal definition of success doesn't negate my point.

[HitmanLV]

What does 'meek' mean, then, in the context of the Beatitudes?

What does Jesus mean when he is talking about the odds of a rich man entering the kingdom of God?

My point is that a lot of religions have a lot to offer losers - people with 'less,' as opposed to people with 'more.'

Your self serving macro view notwithstanding, you don't seem too willing to accept that.