This Jesus Impersonator Gets Voluntarily Crucified, With Real Nails, Year After Year

All hail Rolando Ocampo. He’s a carpenter,which isperfect for a Jesus imitator. Every year at Easter, Rolando gets tied to a cross, then has actual nails driven through the palms of his hands. He’s been doing it since 1990, which means thatthis year is Rolando’s silver crucifixion anniversary.

Of course, the comparisonsonly go so far. Rolando is only up on the cross for minutes, not days. Thenails, disinfected in alcohol,are placed so they damage no nerves, muscles, or bones, and theydon’t act...