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A Priest, a Baptist 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 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, 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."