There are many things Evangelical Christians are good at, such as bake sales and talking to me on planes. They\u2019re less adept at other things, such as comedy and fighting lions. Christians aren\u2019t funny because they tend to be literal-minded. Also because they\u2019re sad about having had sex with only one person. So when Kevin Roose, author of the excellent new book The Unlikely Disciple, told me that Rick Warren\u2019s giant Saddleback Church has its own improv group, for the first time in my life, I felt my calling. I may not be the Woody Allen or Jon Stewart of the secular world, but in the land of the unfunny Christian, the one-joked Jew is king.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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