Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of people who claim to be Jesus Christ

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The result of the debate was KEEP. -Splash 22:41, 11 September 2005 (UTC)

List of people who claim to be Jesus Christ

 * Strangely, never seems to have been listed despite the votes - no vote --Doc (?) 16:26, 3 September 2005 (UTC)

Nothing really worth mentioning in the article. It lists 2 people and tells us that homeless guys like to say they're jesus. delete and merge Frenchman113 18:29, August 9, 2005 (UTC)
 * Strong Keep - article is minutes old, give it a chance. Very interesting and legit topic. Renata3 18:51, 9 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Strong Delete- If I had a quarter for every whacko and/or homeless person who thought they were Jesus, I'd be a millionaire. Totally irrelevant. Karmafist 01:52, 11 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Most of these people are very notable, especially Haile Selassie, Jim Jones, and Marshall Applewhite. --Kennyisinvisible 19:30, 3 September 2005 (UTC)
 * Comment. Please take notice that the homeless reference has been removed, even though it is an important aspect of society.  There are other people added to the list as well.  Please read the updated article before making judgement.  --Eduard Gherkin 05:26:07, 2005-08-11 (UTC)
 * Keep Firstly, I already see no less than 8 people there. Secondly, claiming to be the Christ is obviously a very notable personality trait. Rama 21:57, 13 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Replace with a category as suggested by Habap on the talk page. Also break down into subcategories based on who claimed what; for example, Haile Selassie not only didn't claim it, he actually denied the Rastas' claim. Tualha (Talk) 14:15, 14 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Strong Keep - It's an important subject, plus it's quirky, interesting, and relevant. It should definitely stay. Keep it an article though &mdash; this topic needs accompanying paragraphs to provide background and further explanation. Swingbeaver 00h40, 18 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Strong Keep This is definitely a list that can be added to
 * Speedy Delete This can't possibly turn into anything other than a "I don't believe in Jesus" thread, which is just par for the trolls--I-2-d2 04:44, 18 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Strong Keep or merge with the 'list of people who have claimed to be God', that CATV whacko that South Park lampoons should be on the list.--Gorgonzilla 17:59, 18 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Strong Keep it is quite an interesting topic that can be added to, and I just don't see any religious bias in it. Croat Canuck 22:16, 18 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Strong Keep. I began and wrote the majority of this article and I wish to make my case.  This is not an article against Jesus Christ or Christians.  It is plain to see this due to the fact that it is written in a non-biased fashion (neither for nor against Christ and Christianity).  This article was put up for deletion when it was only a few minutes old and when it had only two people and a small comment about the homeless.  (The homeless comment is true if one were to ask the majority of city-dwellers, but I took it out of the article because it is not Wikiworthy)  It is blatantly obvious that the article has been expanded and improved.  It has even been added to by authors other than myself, thus verifying that others take an interest in this notable and odd personality trait.  It is true that the article can be improved (and therefore one must "be bold" to update it) but the original reason for having this page put up for deletion is no longer applicable.  It is my opinion that it should remain its own article.  This is a very specific aspect of people who claim to be deities.  Perhaps in List of self-proclaimed deities there could be a link to this page. It is a very thought provoking subject.  One must ask, "Why choose Jesus out of all other people?  Why do murderous people such as Charles Manson or Luc Jouret claim to be Christ (who said "blessed are the peacemakers")?  What is it about Jesus Christ that causes so many people to think that they are his reincarnation?  How does a murderous person ever come to associate themselves with Jesus?"  (Such were the thoughts through which this article came to fruition.)  I shall summarize what I have said: this is a thought-provoking article that can be added to (and has been added to already) and the original reason why it should be deleted is now obsolete.  Eduard Gherkin 23:32:27, 2005-08-18 (UTC)
 * Merge --Alterego 03:58, August 23, 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep. Notable phenomenon, although I think the list should be restricted to situations where: a) the person was, in fact, notable; OR b) where the person making the claim attracted actual followers who purported to believe the claim. -- BD2412 talk 18:33, 3 September 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep and rename to a more accurate title, i.e. "List of people who claim to be the messiah" --Kennyisinvisible 19:20, 3 September 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete as inherently unencyclopedic, and Wikipedia is not a collection of indiscriminate information. MCB 19:23, 3 September 2005 (UTC)
 * Merge with List of messiah claimants. -HX 22:11, 3 September 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep or merge (prefer to keep, but a well-done merge might make it look better). -Sean Curtin 22:47, September 3, 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete - I'm sure many millions of people (notable or non-notable) in the world claims to be Jesus Christ, nevertheless those who are already deceased. UniReb 23:42, 3 September 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep. Encyclopedic list, verifiable. --Tony Sidaway Talk 02:18, 4 September 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep seems notable. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Klonimus (talk • contribs) 02:20, 4 September 2005
 * Merge with List of messiah claimants, since many of these did not specifically claim to the JC. Possible link to Jerusalem syndrome - Skysmith 11:54, 5 September 2005 (UTC)
 * Merge or Keep as above, but don't there is no good reason to delete this. SchmuckyTheCat 00:31, 7 September 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep, but article should talk about notable cases through history. --MacRusgail 14:39, 7 September 2005 (UTC)
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