A Man on a Bridge
I completely ripped this off from Jeremy Pryor at Eden to Zion. He’s always got good stuff over there.
I was walking across a bridge one day, and I saw a man standing on the edge, about to jump. I ran over and said: “Stop. Don’t do it.”
“Why shouldn’t I?” he asked.
“Well, there’s so much to live for!”
“Like what?”
“Are you religious?”
He said: “Yes.”
I said: “Me too. Are you Christian or Buddhist?”
“Christian.”
“Me too. Are you Catholic or Protestant?”
“Protestant.”
“Me too. Are you Episcopalian or Baptist?”
“Baptist.”
“Wow. Me too. Are you Baptist Church of God or Baptist Church of the Lord?”
“Baptist Church of God.”
“Me too. Are you original Baptist Church of God, or are you Reformed Baptist Church of God?”
“Reformed Baptist Church of God.”
“Me too. Are you Reformed Baptist Church of God, Reformation of 1879, or Reformed Baptist Church of God, Reformation of 1915?”
He said: “Reformed Baptist Church of God, Reformation of 1915.”
I said: “Die, heretic scum,” and pushed him off.
This ties in nicely with some of the conversation going on about the church and particularly a recent post I did on how human baggage has split the church.
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Christian Beyer
says:
Added on August 6th, 2008 at 9:19 pmGood one. Funny. Sad.
Brad Ruggles
says:
Added on August 12th, 2008 at 11:07 amThat’s funny. But also sad in that it reflects and only slightly exaggerates the sentiments of many Christians.
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BuddyO
(blog author) says:
Added on August 12th, 2008 at 11:58 amHey Brad. Welcome.
Unfortunately I think the conversation never gets that far…
“Are you religious?”
He said: “Yes.”
I said: “Me too. Are you Christian or Buddhist?”
“Christian.”
“Me too. Are you Fundamentalist or Emergent?”
And that’s where it ends…