Originally Posted By friendofdd The Baptist couple felt it important to own an equally Baptist pet, so they went shopping. At the kennel specializing in this particular breed, they found a dog they liked quite a lot. When they asked the dog to fetch the BIBLE, he did it in a flash. When they instructed him to look up Psalm 23, he complied equally fast, using his paws with dexterity. They were impressed, purchased the animal, and went home. That night they had friends over. They were so proud of their new Baptist dog and his major skills, they called the dog and showed him off a little. The friends were impressed, and asked whether the dog was able to do any of the usual dog tricks as well. This stopped the couple cold, as they hadn't thought about "normal" tricks. "Well", they said, "Let's try it out." Once more they called the dog, and they clearly pronounced the command, "Heel!" Quick as a wink, the dog jumped up, put his paw on the man's forehead, closed his eyes in concentration, and bowed his head. In horror, they realized they had been deceived! The dog was a Pentecostal!!
Originally Posted By DVC_dad Now THAT is a funny joke, many will not get it though, but yes, very good indeed. I can really appreciate this one as I was raised Southern Baptist and my kids attend a Pentacostal school. ROFL LOL!
Originally Posted By friendofdd Sorry, A Happy Haunt, that it is a bit obscure. I don't always understand the jokes about nuns teaching in Catholic schools. Anyway it is a play on the word Heal. Some protestant ministers who claim the ablilty to heal physical problems lay the palm of there hand on the forehead of the person wanting healing and pray fervently. One well known tv personality also seems to shove them back at the same time and there are people to catch them as they fall. So the dog is told to heel and takes a position to heal. Sigh! I know it is not as funny if you have to explain it. Back to the joke books.
Originally Posted By Autopia Deb Also, Baptists tend to be much less emmm... excibitionist in their worship practices as a general rule.
Originally Posted By Sara Tonin I was raised Baptist and spent some time in the UPC as an adult. I laughed myself silly.
Originally Posted By DVC_dad To put an even finer point on it. The dog couldn't be Baptist as the typical Baptist believes that "healing" 9other than say through a doctor or whatever) is not genuine, until the return of Christ. However the Pentacostals practice "faith healing" and "speaking in tongues" (sometimes the two may even come together) as a very large part of their faith. Therefore the dog must be Pentacostal. It's actually even more deeply theological to these two churches than that, I would go so far as to say that it is THE "thing" that seperates the two.
Originally Posted By ShivaThDestroyer <--knows someone who might be Pentecostal...and wouldn't mind having that dog. ;-)
