October 24, 2003

Titles

On the subway the other day, I saw an unusual slip of paper posted on the wall:

Mr.
Prophet Reverend
Michaels

Has God's given power to heal through prayer.
Solves all of life's problems.

This was followed by a phone number (which, regrettably, I didn't write down) and neighborhood. Strange, though not all that much stranger than subways in general.

What I'm wondering, though, is this: if you were a prophet, would you still preface it with "Mr." (or "Mrs.", or "Ms.")? I mean, we don't say, "Mr. Dr. Smith." But we do say "Mr. President" (though we don't say "Mr. President Bush").

I guess there's no good precedent for the etiquette on this one, so he probably knows what he's doing, you know, being a prophet and all.

Posted October 24, 2003 9:36 AM