JESUS OF MONTREAL
Two statistics, drawn from the 2001 census: 86% of people in Quebec declared themselves to be Christian yet only 12% confessed to being regular church goers. Most said they never went near such a place. Maybe these statistics have less to do with religion than with education, but in any case, churches are the most salient feature on the montreal skyline. the spires are everywhere: like the forest of minarets in the formerly secular Istanbul. Jesus of Montreal. suburban jesus, bandit jesus, sinister jesus, baby jesus, elegant jesus, drug dealer jesus, windswept and rugged jesus, lover boy jesus, psychedelic jesus: a man for all seasons, jesus.
Two statistics, drawn from the 2001 census: 86% of people in Quebec declared themselves to be Christian yet only 12% confessed to being regular church goers. Most said they never went near such a place. Maybe these statistics have less to do with religion than with education, but in any case, churches are the most salient feature on the montreal skyline. the spires are everywhere: like the forest of minarets in the formerly secular Istanbul. Jesus of Montreal. suburban jesus, bandit jesus, sinister jesus, baby jesus, elegant jesus, drug dealer jesus, windswept and rugged jesus, lover boy jesus, psychedelic jesus: a man for all seasons, jesus.
