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St. Paul the Apostle

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Biblical Character

The Resume

    (circa 3-66)
    Birth name was Saul of Tarsus
    Wrote 'Romans,' '1st and 2nd Corinthians,' 'Galatians,' 'Ephesians,' 'Philippians,' 'Colossians,' '1st and 2nd Thessalonians,' '1st and 2nd Timothy,' 'Titus,' 'Philemon' and 'Hebrews'

Why he might be annoying:

    Most scholars believe he never even met Jesus.
    He was a member of the Jewish secret police, and persecuted Christians before joining the faith himself.
    He bullied the other apostles and took things over once Jesus was out of the picture.
    He was a fierce social conservative.
    Some say he put his own prejudices into his preaching, ignoring Jesus' actual views on the subject.
    He bargained with non-believers to convert them, incorporating some questionable practices into Christianity.
    He said that women were inferior to men.
    He had no moral objection to slavery.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He almost single-handedly transformed the stories of Jesus into a religion for people to join.
    Without him, there would almost certainly be no Christianity today.
    It was his idea to open up the religion to non-Jews.
    He was jailed, whipped and stoned for preaching what he believed.
    It's believed the Emperor Nero eventually had him beheaded.
    He once exorcized a possessed girl, but was thrown in jail when she could no longer tell fortunes (that's gratitude for you).
    The capital of Minnesota is named for him.

Credit: Wieland Kalligaro


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Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 5 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 167 Votes: 47.31% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 20 Votes: 35.00% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 36 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 94 Votes: 44.68% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 122 Votes: 53.28% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 218 Votes: 47.71% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 175 Votes: 79.43% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 24 Votes: 70.83% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 160 Votes: 46.88% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 125 Votes: 52.00% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 75 Votes: 65.33% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 71 Votes: 47.89% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 233 Votes: 45.92% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 1103 Votes: 43.25% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 130 Votes: 37.69% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 215 Votes: 34.88% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 303 Votes: 43.23% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 350 Votes: 40.86% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 721 Votes: 43.97% Annoying
    In 2004, Out of 345 Votes: 45.51% Annoying