Sermon 3
The next church council meeting reviews the setting. Pastor Chuck starts the discussion about the crucifixion topic:
'Our crucifixion was quite well received by the community of the church member. I am a little surprised, I must tell you. However, there are things I do not like. For example made Steve a show from it, but I accept it because of his professional bodybuilding gym. I always think that we should bring in our personality in the praying and believing.'
'So, we continue with that?', asks John Houston surprised.
'Yes, we continue and you are next', proposes Steve Cox.
'Easy, easy', calms Chuck the two friends,'I indeed have many church member willing to volunteer the next Sunday, actually I can nearly fill all times, if we do it every 2 weeks, or crucify them two times in a row. I decided we do it like this.'
'So I will be again crucified', asks Steve.
'Yes', answers pastor Chuck.
'Sure, who else?', states John and get angry looks from pastor Chuck and Steve. Madeleine Brown who also joined the meeting begins to laugh. Madeleine Brown is an older member of the church, she is around 70 and retired math teacher. She has two kids a son of 35 and a 30 year old daughter, which are also member of the church. She is a sporty lady, relatively thin and wears short grey hairs and seems always to laugh about the ignorant peoples around her.
'Madeleine has done some evaluation under our church members', states Chuck Denslinger, 'she asks for example, who is willing to take part of the crucifixion.'
'Yes, I did', continues Madeleine, 'astonishingly 91 % of our church member are willing to be crucified.'
'That is not unexpected', comments pastor Chuck, 'we have very motivated church members. Tell us also about what we should show.
'Very strange, indeed', answers Madeleine, 'I asked different things and the result of what people would like to organize or take part:
Flogging 74.5 %
nudity: penis or vagina visible 74.5 %
a female christ 61.8 %
Nailing 60.0 %
Bonding, wearing patibulum 58.5%'
'Oh', says, Steve Cox.
Madeleine continues: 'Some things are not that popular, for example
Cornu 40.0 %
anal rape 30.9 %'
'What a pity', comments John Houston, 'so I can not rape Steve or you Madeleine?'
'Yes, you got it', smiles Madeleine.
'Just try', means Steve.
'You two do not know, what you miss', explains John.
'Please', shouts Chuck, 'let us go back to the serious stuff. What follows from that for our little exhibitions?
'I like it more static and iconic the next time makes it more serious', suggest Madeleine.
'That is a good suggestion', agrees Chuck, 'I think we concentrate on one topic. How many want to participate?'
'We have 81 people volunteering divided by 3 means 27 weeks or one year when we put a crucification every 2 weeks', answers Madeleine.
'We will define a group of three for two weeks and we will make a topic, which will be discussed for two weeks', decides Chuck.
'There are interesting facts, indeed', starts John an analysis.
'Many like nude and flogging, so we have to do that, no doubt. Do we have a problem with a female on cross playing Jesus, Chuck?' asks John first.
'No not at all, I already prepared preachings about this. I am surprised about the result of the cornu and the rape, well it is already a lot, when Jesus is nude at the cross, quite unusual. Steve you are again with your sons on the cross next week. What about your thoughts about nudity?' he addresses Steve Cox.
'As I said, I am not for being raped by John Houston, but I have no problem with being nude and a cornu I can take like a man', answers Steve.
'As, you wish, or probably the flogging first. Come with your sons anytime, so we check, then I can prepare the sermon', closes Chuck.
'With that, I think I close the church meeting. We see us next Sunday and then to the next church assembly in a week', closes John Houston the meeting.