Fake Phily Jesus has been arrested after performing one of his signature moves – walking on water – and it proved as much of a hit in Philadelphia’s Love Park as it was in the Gospel of Matthew.
Except for police, of course, who say he’s not the Messiah… he’s a very naughty boy.
‘Philly Jesus’ – aka Philadelphia street performer Michael Grant – performs Christ-like stunts in the park every day – walking on water in the park’s fountains, and occasionally baptising people.
So when a policemen arrested the popular local figure for disorderly conduct when he refused to leave the park, ‘Philly Jesus’ had no shortage of disciples to help out.
![Philly Jesu2s.jpg He's something of a celebrity in Philadelphia's iconic LOVE Park - the Pennsylvanian capital's answer to Times Square's Naked Cowboy, or so they say. But the city's much-loved 'Philly Jesus' - a daily fixture famous for his attempts to walk on water in the park's fountains and even baptize people - was arrested on Friday for disorderly conduct and failure to disperse, sparking outrage among his many admirers.](http://www.faceofmalawi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/ad_151993080.jpg)
The performer claims that the heavy-handed policeman threatened to ‘f*** him up’ – not exactly an appropriate thing to say to the fake risen Christ.
Hundreds of online protests have now sprung up with the hashtag #FreePhillyJesus, campaigning to have Grant’s charges dropped.
Phily Jesus is a recovering drug addict, but says he does not panhandle in the park – he just spreads God’s message via the medium of splashing about in fountains.
Where’s the harm in that?
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