Is Devin Hester Jesus?

Well?

I think he's already achieved GOD status in Chicago.

BrianIm wrote:

I think he's already achieved GOD status in Chicago.

I think that would be an accurate assessment of Devin Hester. I also think it's safe to say that he is the best returner to ever take the field.

Excellent returner? You bet your ass.

Second coming of Christ? Um..I'm going to move over here so I don't get hit by lightning when it gets you.

Ask me in another week.
I'm still having dreams about watching him die.
Slowly.

I think the better question is "Could Jesus return kickoffs for touchdowns?" And the answer, according to some Bible scholars, is yes. In the New Testament, there's scripture that points to Jesus returning a 100-yard kickoff against the Cincinnati Bengals (sorry whodey) right after Peter and John find him in the garden (the beginning scene in "Passion..."). It's not in all of the versions of the Bible.

If anything, that's a silly answer for a silly question.

It depends on your faith.

Catholics have too much guilt to ever acknowledge that Jesus is anything but a poor Jewish carpenter born to a virgin mother. Anything else would risk eternal damnation.

Protestants might believe Hester is Jesus, but they are waiting for Pat Robertson to tell them what to think. He's African American though, so not much chance of that.

Muslims don't believe in Jesus. And don't dare suggest Hester is Muhammed unless you want a hit put out on you.

Mormons might believe Hester in Jesus once he takes three wives.

I, however, belong to none of those faiths. My faith is the Sunday Church of the NFL. And in my faith, you damn right he's Jesus. Watching him run for TDs is downright sacramental. And if he keeps scoring TDs when I'm betting on a Bears game (either side), somebody at some point is going to have to give me last rites.