Subject: The New Preacher
From: Unicorn (unicorn@indenial.com)
Date: Tue Feb 05 2002 - 16:22:45 EST
"The New Preacher"
The new preacher is nervous about hearing
confessions, so he asks the older preacher
to sit in on his sessions. The new preacher
hears a couple of confessions, then the old
preacher asks him to step out of the confessional
for a few suggestions.
The old preacher suggests, "Cross you arms
over your chest, and rub your chin with one hand."
The new preacher tries this.
The old preacher suggests, "Try saying things like,
'I see, yes, go on, and I understand. How did you
feel about that?'" The new preacher says those things.
The old preacher says, "Now, don't you think that's
a little better than slapping your knee and saying
'No kidding?!? What happened next?'"
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"New Ideas"
Two priests were talking. The older one
said to the younger, "When you came to
our church I wondered how your new ideas
were going to work.
"When you replaced the front pews with
bucket seats, I had my doubts. But now
at every mass, the front seats are filled
with young people.
"When you 'jazzed up' the choir by singing
new and peppy songs, I was afraid it might
offend the older folks, but we have more people
in church now than ever.
"When you wanted to put in the drive-through
confessional, I have to admit I thought you'd
lost it. But more people are coming to
confession than ever.
"However, the neon sign out front that reads:
'Toot 'n tell or go to Hell' has to go!
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