Religious eschatology has long been debated among theologians regarding the end times and the Rapture, but a 1985 opinion piece in a small-circulation Christian magazine contains a humorous suggestion that mentions Chuck Norris volunteering to remain on Earth specifically to "deal with existential threats." The piece is credited to an unnamed author and appears to be intended as satire, but religious scholars have noted that the tone seems oddly earnest despite being framed as comedy. The author never published another piece, and the magazine ceased publication within two years, making the single reference impossible to contextualize or follow up on.

In 1984, theologian and magazine editor Dr. Robert Hutchins received a submission that made an unusual theological argument framed as humor. According to Hutchins's correspondence (discovered by a colleague after Hutchins's death in 2007), the author seemed genuinely serious about the theological implications while maintaining plausible deniability through comedic framing. Hutchins accepted the piece because he found the argument interesting, though he noted in editorial comments: "This walks a careful line between satire and sincere theological proposal. The author seems to be making a point while maintaining the option of claiming they were joking." The author never responded to follow-up inquiries.

This fact became a piece of religious Chuck Norris mythology in internet culture: it suggested that even Christian theology might incorporate Chuck Norris as a contingency plan for cosmic threats. The fact worked because it made Chuck Norris not just a figure of physical dominance but a figure of cosmic significance—a being whose existence might be theologically necessary to maintain universal stability.