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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."
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