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From Jay Leno last night, referring to Jesus’ occasional appearances as a character in NBC’s “The Book of Daniel<\/a>“:<\/p>\n

Tough year for Jesus. Last year, He was the superstar leading character of the biggest movie of the year, “The Passion of the Christ.” Now, he’s relegated to a recurring role in a dead show on the fourth-place network!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

As for me, one of the questions I’ll have for Him when I get there: “When you were referenced irreverently in culture–even if innocently intended–did you cringe at the ignorance and disrespect to your Name or chuckle at the succes of your plan to remind people of Your existence?”<\/p>\n

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