UN BEARABLE

A priest, a Pentecostal preacher and a Rabbi would get togethertwo 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 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 woodsto 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 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
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. The rabbi looks up and says, 'Circumcision may not have been the best place to start.'