the christ allegory does n't work because there is no foundation for it 
(ROOT (S (NP (DT the) (NN christ) (NN allegory)) (VP (VBZ does) (RB n't) (VP (VB work) (SBAR (IN because) (S (NP (EX there)) (VP (VBZ is) (NP (NP (DT no) (NN foundation)) (PP (IN for) (NP (PRP it)))))))))))
(ROOT (S (NP (DT ) (NN ) (NN )) (VP (VBZ ) (RB ) (VP (VB ) (SBAR (IN ) (S (NP (EX )) (VP (VBZ ) (NP (NP (DT ) (NN )) (PP (IN ) (NP (PRP )))))))))))