Not sure why you included the parenthetical "purported," or put Jesus' name in quotes because his torture and existence might be the only two things nearly every historian, Christian or not, agree are true. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Historicity_of_Jesus#Accepted_historic_facts
Ah.... One of the many benefits of a walkable city! Thank goodness (or God if that is your thing) that these folks didn't have to drive. Let's make Portland more walkable for all!
Heh, Christians can get pretty weird, but at least this isn't some misogynistic gay-bashing, bloodthirsty fear-mongering Millennialism. That's when they get really scary, especially as a body of voters and political activists.
I'd have more respect for them if they manned up, carried the cross all the way themselves, and then got nailed to it for a few hours.