SIMON Cowell is just like a 21st century Jesus - according to a band of hardcore Christians.
The X Factor mogul has been lauded in evangelical magazine Re, which believes his straight-talking and drive is just like The Messiah's.
The official journal for the Assemblies of God church declares Simon's coming on its cover under the headline: The Cowell Factor.
Inside it says: "Jesus, the one we think of as being meek and mild, gentle and loving and full of compassion, had the ability to talk tough. For some his words were upsetting and difficult to swallow - just like Cowell's - but he spoke truth and doesn't the truth hurt sometimes?
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