26 Jun '09 04:24>
Originally posted by galveston75Michael Jackson would be more popular, because he doesn't/didn't make you think. It was nice to go through life, either ignore or revile or worship him, but no real effort was involved.
If Jesus were back on earth today and preaching the messages he did when he was first here, and both died today, who would be more popular, Jesus or Michael Jackson?
Jesus Christ, on the other hand, would have all these annoying expectations about how people should run their lives, and no doubt be rather vocal about it.
When MJ would die, people could continue to ignore or revile or worship him without changing their lives a bit. When JC would die, people would be glad he finally shut up until his annoying followers started spouting the same stuff he did.
It's a lot easier to like people when no effort is involved. Who wants to hang out with someone who wants you to change how you treat people? That's a much smaller fan base.