Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Whence Salvation?

So, Marie and I were coming back from dinner last night, and got off the Metro at Gallery Place/Chinatown. On the streetcorner across from us, there was a man with a megaphone yelling about Jesus. Now, this is not usually problematic for me. I occasionally enjoy being yelled at about Jesus, like the woman who would stand outside the stairs for the 4/5 train at Grand Central and yell, nearly year-round, about Jesus.

However, there was something weird about this guy, but I couldn't figure out exactly what it was for a second. Listening closer in, his speech turned out to not have much substance. It went something like this: "Jesus! Choo-choo-choo-ha-ha-ha." I thought there was no way that I actually heard what I thought I heard, so I stopped for another round. Sure enough, "Jesus! Choo-choo-choo-ha-ha-ha." Now, because it's difficult to convey exactly what this sounds like, this guy was making the same noise that is played in Friday the 13th right before Jason offs someone. When I hear this noise, my first instinct would be to move in the other direction, not to spend time around this guy to hear the rest of his speech.

I guess Jesus and Jason, while not particularly alike, have at least a few similarities:
Both rose from the dead, yet neither is a zombie.
Jesus died for our sins, Jason died because of our sins.
Neither is a huge fan of premarital sex (though Jason is the only one who will kill you for it).
Jason has spawned a wealth of sequals; Jesus has an entire New Testament (and the Book of Mormon)

That's all I can think of right now, but I'm sure there will be more. Ideas?

May all your hits be crits,
B

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