[Comment: Emmanuel Church in Horicon was nothing like Faith Church, Milwaukee. There was talent galore, except, it appeared, in theatrical skills. Only one person in the church was active in a community theater and no one seemed to think it should be part of church life. There was no stage in the fellowship hall and the sanctuary was not particularly conducive to plays because there was no lighting except the normal room lights, which gave little flexibility for variations. There was a resistance to anything dramatic on Sunday mornings, even to jokes. The vocal folks were wired to Milwaukee's "Christian" radio station or to their Evangelical Church past.

But as we planned for Christmas Eve, the Worship Committee chairperson started talking about trying for a pageant. The rest of the commi…