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Philly Jesus Is Suing Police and City for First Amendment Violations

It’s been quite a while since I wrote about the man known best as Philly Jesus. The last time was way back in 2016, when […]

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Philly Jesus Found Guilty of Trespassing Inside Apple Store

Michael Grant — the man known to most as Philly Jesus — showed up in Municipal Court on Wednesday to face charges stemming from an […]

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Philly Jesus Refuses Deal, Heads to Trial Next Week

If you’re a Philadelphia prosecutor, the last guy you want to deal with is the man known as Philly Jesus — what with the giant […]

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WATCH: SNL’s Weekend Update Makes Philly Jesus Joke

Six days ago, Philly Jesus got arrested at the Apple Store. The incident inspired a million and one biblical jokes people could make, including several by […]

Philly Jesus being arrested at Apple Store
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Philly Jesus Arrested at Apple Store

It may not be Holy Thursday, but Jesus got locked up today. Michael Grant — aka Philly Jesus, the former heroin addict-turned-quasi-street preacher — frequently […]

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Philly Jesus Posts a Bunch of Selfies in the Gayborhood…Amongst Other Things

We’re a little confused over Philly Jesus’ latest social media blast that seems to focus on individuals that he met at this weekend’s OutFest. Sure, […]

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Here’s a Picture of Philly Jesus Performing at Last Year’s OutFest

So much for all of that righteous talk from Philly Jesus (PJ): We’ve tracked down a picture of PJ performing at last year’s OutFest, one of the […]

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To Philly Jesus: #GirlBye

When I interviewed Philly Jesus last year, there was a part of me that felt kind of bad for him: Clearly, here was a guy […]

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Philly Jesus Deletes Pro-Gay Pride Posts, Comes Down Hard On Homosexuality

Gay pride was in full swing in Philadelphia on Sunday, with a big gay parade in the Gayborhood marking the 50th anniversary of the historic […]

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Hallelujah! Charges Against Philly Jesus Dropped

The Philadelphia district attorney has dropped the charges against Philly Jesus. Just weeks before his namesake’s birthday! Philly Jesus — who does not believe he is […]

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The BBC Has Reported on Philly Jesus

Philly Jesus has crossed the pond. Philadelphia’s own version of Jesus is actually 28-year-old Michael Grant, a reformed heroin addict who found the lord and […]

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Method to the Madness of Arresting Philly Jesus?

As an attorney accuses the Philadelphia Police of “crucifying” the man known as Philly Jesus, further infuriating those who find the character’s whole act sacrilegious, there […]

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Philly Jesus: A Philly Cop Threatened to F*** Me Up After LOVE Park Arrest

“I woke up this morning; that’s all I can ask for.” This is how my chat with Philly Jesus started the day after his now-notorious […]

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33 Photos From the 2014 Philly Naked Bike Ride

The weather held up on Saturday evening and the annual Philly Naked Bike Ride took place. After departing from Penn Treaty Park, it then headed to Chinatown, […]