Highlights
- Music mogul Simon Cowell's acerbic tongue has earned him the unlikely title of '21st century Jesus'.
- Evangelical magazine 'Re' has dubbed the 51-year-old Briton a modern-day Jesus as his straight-talking is believed to be just like the Messiah's, reported Ace Showbiz online.
- Cowell has famously put down many a contestants on hit talent shows like American Idol, X-Factor and Britain's Got Talent with his sharp criticisms.
Music mogul Simon Cowell'sacerbic tongue has earned him the unlikely title of '21stcentury Jesus'.
Evangelical magazine 'Re' has dubbed the 51-year-oldBriton a modern-day Jesus as his straight-talking is believedto be just like the Messiah's, reported Ace Showbiz online.
Cowell has famously put down many a contestants on hittalent shows like
American Idol, X-Factor and
Britain'sGot Talent with his sharp criticisms.
The journal for the Assemblies of God church even usesa picture of the messianic music mogul on the cover.
"Jesus, the one we think of as being meek and mild,gentle and loving and full of compassion, had the ability totalk tough. For some his words were hard to swallow, just likeCowell's, but he spoke truth and doesn't that hurt sometimes?"an article inside the magazine reads.
"Simon Cowell takes, learns from them and grows in theprocess, and there are numerous stories in the Bible of peoplewho do the same," it further adds.
The magazine goes on praising Cowell by comparing himto other biblical figures like the father of all nationsAbraham and the prophet Elijah.