{"id":2451,"date":"2010-06-06T21:53:11","date_gmt":"2010-06-07T03:53:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jesusneedsnewpr.net\/?p=2451"},"modified":"2011-05-03T17:02:00","modified_gmt":"2011-05-03T17:02:00","slug":"naked-man-claiming-to-be-jesus-stops-traffic-on-i-95","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/jesusneedsnewpr\/2010\/06\/naked-man-claiming-to-be-jesus-stops-traffic-on-i-95.html","title":{"rendered":"Naked man claiming to be Jesus stops traffic on I-95"},"content":{"rendered":"

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"I'm Jesus. Remember me? I could destroy this entire highway if I wanted to. Don't make me call 10,000 angels. I could do it. It says so in the song! I also own a whole bunch of whippoorwills. Yeah, the bird." -Jesus<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

From the AP…<\/a><\/p>\n

DARIEN, Conn. \u2014 Police said a naked man yelling that he was ‘Jesus’ was the catalyst for a five-vehicle accident on Interstate 95 North in Darien that injured three people and slowed traffic for nearly six hours. Police Sgt. Jeremiah Marron said officers responded to reports Saturday that a nude male was causing a disturbance on I-95. As police arrived, the man got into a car but police were able to pull the vehicle over.<\/em><\/p>\n

Police said a tractor-trailer driver then slammed on the brakes to avoid another driver distracted by the highway commotion. The big rig jackknifed, careened into four cars and flipped over.<\/em><\/p>\n

Rescue workers extricated the driver of the tractor-trailer.<\/em><\/p>\n

The naked man’s name was not released. It was not immediately known if he was charged.<\/em><\/p>\n

This news item leaves me with so many questions…<\/p>\n

What if it is Jesus? It could be. You don’t know. Was he circumcised? That’s an important detail to know prior to making a claim about whether or not the man IS or ISN’T Jesus.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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