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Moses. Granted thats a gimmie. How about the Dalai Lama? Rev. Martin Luther King, Buddha, Confucius,Gandhi,Abraham

You'd be hard pressed to find someone who does not view most of these leaders as great.

Moses. Granted thats a gimmie. How about the Dalai Lama? Rev. Martin Luther King, Buddha, Confucius,Gandhi,Abraham

Interestingly, they're all dead except for the Dalai Lama. What do you feel makes the Dalai Lama transcend religion with his greatness?

Moses and Abraham are from over 5,000 years ago and it's hard to know for sure what they did unless you believe in a literal translation of the Bible.

Martin Luther King did not accomplish great things with regard to religion. His greatness is about the unification of races so I'm not sure if he qualifies in this debate.

Buddha is 2500 years old and I don't know that much about him.

Confucious is also around 2500 years old and I don't know what religion he even represents.

Gandhi is your only cited example that would probably qualify for teaching the then new concept of passive resistance.

One you din't list was Mother Teresa who does not qualify as a leader but does qualify as someone religious whose greatness transcends their religion. To me it's people like Mother Teresa that are the true measures of greatness, not the so-called leaders.

Moses. Granted thats a gimmie. How about the Dalai Lama? Rev. Martin Luther King, Buddha, Confucius,Gandhi,Abraham

Interestingly, they're all dead except for the Dalai Lama. What do you feel makes the Dalai Lama transcend religion with his greatness?

Moses and Abraham are from over 5,000 years ago and it's hard to know for sure what they did unless you believe in a literal translation of the Bible.

Martin Luther King did not accomplish great things with regard to religion. His greatness is about the unification of races so I'm not sure if he qualifies in this debate.

Buddha is 2500 years old and I don't know that much about him.

Confucious is also around 2500 years old and I don't know what religion he even represents.

Gandhi is your only cited example that would probably qualify for teaching the then new concept of passive resistance.

One you din't list was Mother Teresa who does not qualify as a leader but does qualify as someone religious whose greatness transcends their religion. To me it's people like Mother Teresa that are the true measures of greatness, not the so-called leaders.