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#270885 09/24/06 02:13 AM
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Subject: ATHEIST prayer

An atheist was taking a walk through the woods. What majestic trees!
What powerful rivers!
What beautiful animals!" he said to himself.
As he was walking alongside the river he heard a rustling in the bushes
behind him. He turned to look. He saw a 7 foot grizzly charge towards him.
He ran as fast as he could up the path. He looked over his shoulder
and saw that the bear was closing in on him. He looked over his shoulder again,
and the bear was even closer.
He tripped and fell on the ground. He rolled over to pick himself up
but saw the bear right on top of him, reaching for him with his left paw and
raising his right paw to strike him.
At that instant the Atheist cried out: "Oh my God!..."
Time stopped.
The bear froze.
The forest was silent.
As a bright light shone upon the man, a voice came out of the sky:
"You deny my existence for all of these years; teach others I don't exist,
and even credit creation to a cosmic accident.
Do you expect me to help you out of this predicament? Am I to count
you as a believer?"
The atheist looked directly into the light, "It would be hypocritical of me
to suddenly ask You to treat me as a Christian now, but perhaps could
you make the BEAR a Christian?"
"Very well," said the voice.
The light went out. The sounds of the forest resumed.
And then the bear dropped his right paw, brought both paws together
and bowed his head and spoke:
"Lord, bless this food, which I am about to receive from thy bounty
through Christ our Lord Amen."

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#270886 09/25/06 11:28 AM
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haha, good one! <img src="/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

#270887 09/25/06 05:07 PM
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Thanks - I thought so aswell <img src="/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

#270888 11/11/06 05:44 PM
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Sorry, you posted the Xtian version - it doesn't make much sense and it's not very funny and it's meant to be an insult to Atheists. It was turned into a vehicle for the mistaken idea that Atheists deny a god - this makes Atheism easier for Xtians to swallow.


This joke was adapted from an older one poking fun at preachers which is a pretty good one as they go. Even a Xtian would might think the original is funny and it doesn't insult anybody - not even bears.


Here is the original version:

A Preacher was taking a walk through the woods.

As he was walking alongside the river he heard a rustling in the bushes behind him. He turned to look and he saw a 7 foot grizzly charging towards him.

He ran as fast as he could up the path. He looked over his shoulder and saw that the bear was closing in on him. He looked over his shoulder again, and the bear was even closer.

He tripped and fell on the ground. He rolled over to pick himself up but saw the bear was right on top of him, raising his right paw to strike him.

At that instant the Preacher cried out: "Dear God! Please let this bear be a Xtian.

Time stopped. The bear froze. The forest was silent.

And then the bear dropped his right paw, brought both paws together and bowed his head and spoke:

"Lord, bless this food, which I am about to receive from thy bounty through Christ our Lord Amen."


Last edited by aredant; 11/16/06 06:04 PM.

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