\r\n \r\n Three Holy Men and a Bear
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\nA Catholic 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.
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\nOne 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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\nSeven days later, they all came together to discuss their experience.
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\nFather Flannery, who had his arm in a sling, was on crutches, and had 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 as a lamb. The Bishop is coming out next week to give him first communion and confirmation.\'
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\nReverend Billy Bob spoke next.. He was in a wheelchair, had one arm and both legs in casts, and had 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...Hallelujah!
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\nThe 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 IVs and monitors running in and out of him. He was in really bad shape. The Rabbi looked up and said: "Looking back on it, ... circumcision may not have been the best way to start."\r\n

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\r\n Doctors give drugs of which they know little,
\ninto bodies, of which they know less,
\nfor diseases of which they know nothing at all.
\nVoltaire\r\n

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