Eureka Springs, Arkansas is the home of the Great Passion Play in the Ozarks. There is a humorous story going around about the actor who at one time played the part of Christ in this passion play. As the actor carried the cross up the hill of Golgotha a tourist began heckling him, making fun of him and shouting insults at him.

Finally, the actor had taken as much as he could take. So he threw down his cross, walked over to the tourist . . . and punched him out.

After the play was over, the director told him, “I know that guy was a pest, but I can’t condone what you did. Besides, you’re playing the part of Jesus and Jesus never, ever retaliated. So don’t ever do anything like that again.”

Well, the man promised he wouldn’t. But the next day the heckler was back worse than before and fina…