"his behavior that night did NOT endear anyone to his message, or his 'Messenger'. Quite the opposite, in fact."

Admittedly I was not there that night, but I think that statement is rather hard to justify. How can you know the effect the show had on thousands of people who were there? I respect your opinion, but you should label it as such and not speak for the crowd.   The concert I attended, in New Haven, seemed to have a very enthusiastic crowd. He did not do a single "old" song, just his born-again material and the crowd respected him for it. It wasn't a surprise, it was well publicized that Dylan had no intention of doing his chestnuts.