Christians

At some time during their lives, the following people have publicly identified themselves as Christian. Inclusion in this list does not indicate approval or disapproval of the person, their religious beliefs, or their actions. This is a recurring segment in this blog.

Thomas Dyer: (b. Tennessee, USA) A former Southern Baptist pastor, in 2009 Dyer became the first Buddhist to become a United States military chaplain.

Lobegott Friedrich Constantin von Tischendorf: (b. 1815, Germany – d. 1874), German Biblical scholar.Translated the Codex Ephraemi Rescriptus, a 5th century Greek manuscript of the New Testament and found the Codex Sinaiticus, a 4th century New Testament manuscript. He was a university professor.

Liu Zhenying: (b. 1958, China, aka: Brother Yun) House church leader, evangelist, proponent of the Back to Jerusalem movement. He was arrested and tortured over 30 times by Chinese communist authorities. In 2001, he walked out of prison in full view of his guards, no one stopped him, no doors were locked. He now operates out of Germany.

Robert Charles Guccione, Jr. (b. 1956) Latin rite Roman Catholic. Music magazine (Spin) founder. Publisher of Discover magazine. Son of Penthouse magazine founder, Bob Guccione, from whom he is estranged.

John Venn: (b. 1834, England – d. 1923)Logician, philosopher, and Anglican priest. His mathematical work has influenced set theory, probability, logic, statistics, and computer science. He was a mechanical genius particularly adept at building machines.