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

[Brad Haslett]

Rummy, Outstanding!  Brad

On 7/15/07, R22RumRunner at aol.com <R22RumRunner at aol.com> wrote:
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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.
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> Seven days  later, they're  all together to discuss their Experience.
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> 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.'
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> 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.'
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> 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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