Monday, September 29, 2003

But Jesus saved this space for me

Thanks to Charlie Pierce, analyst for "Only a Game" on NPR, Verbal Jazz has stumbled upon another blustering religious hypocrite: Chris Rix, quarterback for Florida State University Seminoles. Rix's particular crime against humanity is the ego driven, above-it-all decision to park his car, with an unauthorized handicap placard, very close to his classes. Rix's website is a mishmash of hokey inspirational quotes, as well as a homage to "his lord and savior Jesus Christ." If you visit the page, you must take special note of the signature, it is a rare unironic gem. Verbal Jazz feels that people should be able to profess (but not enforce upon others) their faith in a higher power, but something tells me the J-man would hardly approve of a pompous ass, who can throw a football and stands a good chance of making a decent salary in the NFL, taking a space reserved for someone who has the misfortune to lack the mobility to walk much less the physical prowess of a conditioned athlete.

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