[Rhodes22-list] Three Holy Men and a Bear (Religious humor)

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A Priest, a Pentecostal Preacher  and a Rabbi all served as  Chaplains to the 
students of Northern Michigan University in  Marquette. They would get 
together two or three  times a week for  Coffee and to Talk shop. One day, someone 
made the  comment that  preaching to people isn't really all that hard. A real  
challenge  would be to preach to a bear. One thing led to another and  they  
decided to do an experiment. They would all go out into the  woods,  find a 
bear, preach to it, and attempt to convert  it.

 

Seven days  later, they're  all together to discuss their Experience.

 

Father Flannery, who has his arm in a sling, is on  crutches, and  has 
various bandages on his body and limbs, goes first.  'Well,' he  says, 'I 
went into the woods to find me a bear. And when I  found  him I began to read to 
him from the Catechism. Well, that bear   wanted nothing to do with me and 
began to slap me around. So I  quickly  grabbed my holy water, sprinkled him and, 
Holy Mary Mother  of God, he  became as gentle a lamb. The bishop is coming 
out next  week to give him  first communion and Confirmation.'

Reverend Billy Bob spoke next. He was  in a wheelchair, with an arm  and both 
legs in casts, and an IV drip. In  his best fire and  brimstone 
oratory he claimed, 'WELL brothers, you  KNOW that we  don't sprinkle! I went 
out and I FOUND me a bear. And then I  began  to read to my bear from God's 
HOLY WORD! But that bear Wanted   nothing to do with me. So I took HOLD of him 
and we began to  wrestle. We  wrestled down one hill, UP another and DOWN 
another  until we came to a  creek. So I quickly DUNKED him and BAPTIZED his  
hairy soul. And just like  you said, he became as gentle as a lamb.  We spent the 
rest of the day  praising Jesus.'

 

The Priest and the Reverend both looked down at the  Rabbi, who was  lying in 
a hospital bed. He was in a body cast and traction  with  IV's and monitors 
running in and out of him. He was in real bad   shape. The Rabbi looks up and 
says, 'Looking back on it,  circumcision may  not have been the best way to  
start.





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