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Bill Bright

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Religious Figure

The Resume

    (October 19, 1921-July 19, 2003)
    Founded Campus Crusade for Christ at UCLA
    Co-founder of the Alliance Defense Fund, which protects Christian First Amendment rights
    Wrote 'The Four Spiritual Laws'
    Wrote or contributed to over 200 books
    Wrote thousands of articles and spiritual pamphlets
    Produced 'The Jesus Film'
    Held B.A. in Economics, graduated from Princeton and Fuller Seminaries

Why he might be annoying:

    He is a religious zealot.
    He tries to push his religious agenda down the throats of those who have different views.
    He is a doctor in name only, presented with five honorary doctorates.
    The Alliance Defense Fund protects almost exclusively Christians.
    He proclaimed himself the 'happy pagan' before he converted.
    His name is way too close to Bill of Rights.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He was an excellent student in high school and college.
    He owned a successful candy company in Hollywood.
    Campus Crusade for Christ is the largest Christian ministry in the world, with separate chapters in 190 countries and thousands of American universities.
    'The Four Spiritual Laws' pamphlet has been distributed to almost 3 billion people.
    The ADF wins over 75% of all cases it takes on.
    'The Jesus Film' is the most watched movie of all time seen by 5.1 billion people in 228 countries.
    It has sold over 50 million DVDs and tapes. The top-selling Hollywood movie, 'The Lion King,' sold 30 million copies.
    'The Jesus Film' is the most translated movie, with 858 complete translations. It can now be viewed free on its website in over 300 languages.
    Bright worked for the film for five years to make it theologically accurate, seem unbiased, appealing to all ages and of theater viewing quality.
    Bright won the Templeton Prize, which also was won by Mother Theresa, Billy Graham, and Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn. He donated the $1.1 million dollar prize to charity.
    He was married to his wife Vonette for 54 years.
    When he died, Billy Graham said: 'He has carried a burden on his heart as few men that I've ever known - a burden for the evangelization of the world. He is a man whose sincerity and integrity and devotion to our Lord have been an inspiration and a blessing to me ever since the early days of my ministry.'

Credit: Lorg Skyegon


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 5 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 14 Votes: 85.71% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 12 Votes: 58.33% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 9 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 32 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 16 Votes: 56.25% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 16 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 15 Votes: 86.67% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 34 Votes: 70.59% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 42 Votes: 73.81% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 30 Votes: 73.33% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 77 Votes: 63.64% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 142 Votes: 72.54% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 793 Votes: 65.57% Annoying