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>> A Catholic priest, a Pentecostal preacher and a Rabbi would get
together
>> twice a week for coffee 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 the 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 quick 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.\"
>>
>> They both looked down at Rabbi Goldberg, 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 bad shape. The rabbi looks up and says,
\"Looking
>> back
>> on it, circumcision may not have been the best way to start.\"
>>
bert
>> A Catholic priest, a Pentecostal preacher and a Rabbi would get
together
>> twice a week for coffee 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 the 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 quick 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.\"
>>
>> They both looked down at Rabbi Goldberg, 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 bad shape. The rabbi looks up and says,
\"Looking
>> back
>> on it, circumcision may not have been the best way to start.\"
>>
bert
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