NCC-1701
01-25-2012, 6:56am
A Catholic Priest, a Baptist Preacher and a Rabbi all served
as Chaplains to the students of Northern Michigan University at
Marquette in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. 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 to their religion.
Seven days later, they all came together to discuss their
experiences.
Father Flannery, who had his arm in a sling, was on
crutches, and had various bandages on his body and limbs, went
first. "Well," he said, "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
as 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, had
one arm and both legs in casts, and had an IV drip. In his best
fire-and-brimstone oratory, he exclaimed, "WELL, brothers, you
KNOW that we Baptists 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. Hallelujah"
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 IVs and monitors running in and out of him. He
was in really bad shape. The Rabbi looked up and said: "Looking
back on it ...circumcision may not have been the best way to
start."** :D:D
as Chaplains to the students of Northern Michigan University at
Marquette in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. 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 to their religion.
Seven days later, they all came together to discuss their
experiences.
Father Flannery, who had his arm in a sling, was on
crutches, and had various bandages on his body and limbs, went
first. "Well," he said, "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
as 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, had
one arm and both legs in casts, and had an IV drip. In his best
fire-and-brimstone oratory, he exclaimed, "WELL, brothers, you
KNOW that we Baptists 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. Hallelujah"
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 IVs and monitors running in and out of him. He
was in really bad shape. The Rabbi looked up and said: "Looking
back on it ...circumcision may not have been the best way to
start."** :D:D