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". 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.
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