Street Evangelist

Bro Nathanael standing on the median divider at Coolidge Corner during peak hours to attract attention.
He looks angry and crazy but he's actually a very sane and intelligent person.
But I guess one has to be a little bit unhinged to do something like that. Well who am I to judge...

I saw this white-grey bearded man dressed in an off-white greek orthodox type of robe, one hand holding the American flag, the other holding a large crucifix with a cut out figure of Christ on it, standing in the middle of the road waving the objects around. Scenes like this don't surprise me anymore. I guess one gets used to all these 'weird' displays of freedom of self expression here in the US of A. People's rights as written in the First Ammendment, which I am examining in my Media Law & Ethics class now.
So anyway, I didn't have my camera (not the SLR, but had the compact one) with me and I was late for school, so I just looked and went on my way. The next morning, he was at the same spot in the heart of Coolidge Corner again during the morning rush hour and this time, I had my cam with me and decided to approach him to shoot.
Brother Nathanael calls himself a street evangelist, and his mission is to 'draw people back to Christ' by making himself conspicuous. He doesn't say much, just waves the cross and makes little "Chk, Chk" sounds, and punches the air with his fist. He says he is trying "to bring people to Christ" by his actions, not so much words because "I can say much more, saying nothing." I spent some hours with him, and photographed him for my weekly photo story assignment. He is a very nice man, not weird at all, but of perfect sound mind. He is also gentle and not forceful, keeps out of trouble and even befriends the police. All the best to him!