[Oyk]

As expected, your poll was a sweeping victory for the 'yeas,' thanks to their sweeping condemnations. If the poll was conducted to find out whether Oyk's remark was insulting to people's religious beliefs, it would be no walk in the park. If both secularism and religion had entered the picture, chances of a landslide would be greatly reduced.

Phrasing your poll title in a way that made Oyk look bad - without having to prove his guilt of blasphemy - was a smart move. All the yeas have had a field day with this poll as they brought along their mom, sis, granddaughter, godfather with chants of Oyk's character flaws to boot. Haha.

If you ask a Buddhist, not just someone who pays lip service to being one, but someone who reads the sutras and is knowledgeable, he might interpret the life of Jesus in this way:

Birth
Rebirth
Nirvana

Ah!  Jesus was a man, or perhaps some other form of a creature in many past lifetimes.  The reason why he was crucified...shan zai shan zai!  Karma ah!  Cause and Effect!  He did something real bad in a previous life, so now it's retribution time!  But history recorded that he also did a lot of good in this life, so maybe, just maybe, after suffering on the Cross, he had discharged his entire karmic debt.  Jesus will not return.  He has attained Enlightenment!  And reached Buddhahood!

If I hear that, I would shake head.  Face palm lor.  No, I shant start a thread.  And add a poll for good measure.