Is he laughing or crying? Hard to tell.
Well, there is no getting around it… that was me. And, to be quite candid, at the time I really liked playing that role. My job was to give the hapless humans their verdict from “the book!” There they stood, supposedly newly resurrected and awaiting judgment at the foot of the stairway to heaven. If they were “in” they got the angel’s welcome and the heavenly music played. However, if they were unrepentent and remained woeful sinners to the end… well, it was the flames of hellfire for them with the devil and his angels licking their chops.
If there really was such a trumped-up character as “the devil,” plays like this one would surely be his heartless concoction. But no… it is Christians who like these intimidation tactics that promote fear and anxiety in the minds gullible adults and defenseless kids. Believe or burn. Nice.
So, while part of me can look at this old screwy photo and laugh at my ridiculous expression and git-up… my real reaction is to simply shake my head and say, “never again!”
