It was religious people who insisted that He be nailed up. Remember? Religious people pursued Paul and tried on multiple occasions to murder him. Religious people killed scores of Jews and Christians during the Inquisition. Religious people killed scores of famous martyrs throughout history, in fact.
There's a vast difference between following some religion and being friends with Jesus on a personal level.
“Religious people killed scores of famous martyrs throughout history, in fact.”
So, they were all famous martyrs before they were killed? Had they been killed by non-religious people, would they still have been “martyred”? I’m trying to get 4 out of what should be a matter of simply putting two and two together but there’something about that statement that doesn’t want to add up. No offense but...