Depends on the point of view I guess, but I smiled when I heard it the first time. But then again I found the intro ''this is Jay ... He's on his way to college'' with a dude walking in the middle of nowhere to be humorous as well.
Besides, your alternative explanation that they did it on purpose because they are aiming a stupid public is not only unsupported (unless you think christian = dumb) but also very conspirationist.