A Priest, A Preacher, And A Rabbi---

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A priest, a Pentecostal preacher and a Rabbi all served as chaplains to the
students of the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa. 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 up to the Smokies, 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, 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 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 wheel chair, 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 wrassle. We wrassled down one hill, UP another and DOWN another
until we came to a creek. So right quick-like, I 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 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 bad shape.

The rabbi looks up and says, 'Looking back on it, circumcision may not have
been the best way to start.'