plot explanation - Why does Blake ask the salesmen if they have "Made your decision for Christ"? - Movies & TV

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During Blake's (Alec Baldwin)
motivational speech to the salesmen, he explains the acronym AIDA - Attention, Interest,
Decision, Action.

When it comes to
'decision', he asks "Decision. Have you made your decision for
Christ?"

A friend believes it is simply a
misdelivered line and should have been "Have you made you decision, for Christ's
sake?"

I think it was intentionally written that
way to reinforce Blake's authority/cockiness by imposing even his
religious beliefs on the salesmen.

Any thoughts
on this?

Answer

I believe he was delivering a paraphrased
"Come to Jesus moment". href="http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_does_come_to_Jesus_moment_mean"
rel="nofollow">It is defined
as:

...the "concept" of the moment at which you decide to accept Jesus Christ as
your Lord and Savior, but it has a secular meaning. A "come to Jesus moment" refers to a
dawning, epiphany or agreement following a disagreement. It refers to when the light
blub comes on and you understand something or make a critical
decision.

The
decision they were making was to sell the hardest they could, leaving mediocrity behind.
Also, they were clearly fighting for their continued existence within the
company.