LeBron mania has invaded not just sports coverage, regular news coverage, casual conversations with your grandma, and the thoughts and actions of civic leaders across the country — it has officially invaded the sanctified walls of churches in South Carolina. There is apparently no end or limit to the Jamesian hysteria.

Here’s video of Reverend Christopher Benek giving a 19-minute sermon intertwining the Chosen One (Jesus) with the Other Chosen One (LeBron). Benek, who’s a pastor at Providence Presbyterian Church in Hilton Head, SC, wants LeBron to play for $1 next year. The second part of the video is embedded below. Part one can be found here, part three here.

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https://youtube.com/watch?v=6YDRDh1UYRg%26hl%3Den_US%26fs%3D1%26

This article appears in May 26 – Jun 1, 2010.

Vince Grzegorek has been with Scene since 2007 and editor-in-chief since 2012. He previously worked at Discount Drug Mart and Texas Roadhouse.

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