Islam, Christianity, and Buddhismeach have founding fathers

......Muhammad, Jesus, and the Buddha, respectively. And in thinking about these founder figures, I believe we must finally conclude that each brought a message of radical hope. To seventh-century Arabia, Muhammad brought the promise that any-one could find fulfillment and everlasting life through allegiance to the one true God. The Buddha held out hope that suffering could be transcended. Jesus brought the message that the last shall be first, that even the tax collectors and the lepers-the outcasts-had cause for hope. And so that is the question: What is your cause for hope?