This piece is not meant to be funny. It was my reaction to an actual experience I had in a church. I do not look down on the people in that church. Rather, I accuse them of sharing our common humanity, which is this: No one rescued Christ from the cross. No one said, "If you are going to kill him, you must kill me first." Instead, Peter, the Rock on whom the Church was founded, denied even knowing Jesus. Thus, everyone involved was contributing to the Crucifixion, either actively (few) or passively (many). Humanity is unchanged to this day. The human condition of Original Sin is such that, had any of us been at the Crucifixion, we would have done no better than the people who were actually there. In other words, whoever wants to know who killed Christ can find the answer in a mirror. That is why we need him to be our Redeemer. Congregations and individuals who refuse to accept such a picture of themselves are in danger of allowing themselves to harm others (spiritually or physically) in a thoughtless manner. I've seen it done.