As a Result of Mel Gibson's "The Passion of The Christ," Jesus is Now More Popular Than John Lennon
HOLLYWOOD — With Mel Gibson's long-awaited movie, "The
Passion of The Christ," breaking box office records and with all the publicity the movie has received, polls show that for the first time in 40 years
Jesus Christ is now more popular than John Lennon and the Beatles.
Rev. Harold Hurlpit of the Second Baptist Church of Los Angeles, who
commissioned the poll, said, "I've been waiting for this day for a long time and all I
can say is, 'Thank you Mr. Gibson.'"
"The fact that a lousy, long-haired pop star was more popular than my Lord
and Savior is something that always stuck in my craw. I would pray every night
that something would happen to knock that atheist singer off the top of the
charts and finally along came Mel and the Lord is top of the list now," said
Hurlpit.
Yoko Ono could not be reached for comment but a spokesman for her said that,
"This could just be a temporary jump in the polls for Jesus. After the movie
runs a few weeks, let's see where we are."
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