Friday, April 07, 2006

To bring in some humor...

How many CALVINISTS does it take to change a light bulb?
None - God has predestined when the light will be on. Calvinists do not change light bulbs. They simply read the instructions and pray that the light bulb will be one that has been chosen to be changed.

How many members of a BAPTIST church does it take to change a light bulb?
TEN - One to actually change the bulb, and nine to say how much better they liked the old one.

One Last One: (I apologize)

How many UNITED METHODISTS does it take to change a light bulb?
In response to that question the denomination issued the following statement: "We choose not to make a statement either in favor of or against the need for a light bulb. However, if in your own journey you have found that a light bulb works for you, that is fine. You are invited to write a poem or compose a modern dance about your personal relationship with your light bulb (or light source, or non-dark source), and present it next month at our annual light bulb Sunday service, in which we will explore a number of light bulb traditions, including incandescent, fluorescent, three-way, long life, halogen, and tinted -- all of which are equally valid paths to luminescence."

( I found these at HCC Humor.)

2 comments:

Linda said...

funny... i'm not sure if i get the baptists one... maybe you can explain it to me.. (go ahead... you can laugh at me.) :-P

Elisabeth said...

to be honest, I'm not sure. I think it is just about "old-school" churches where the people are slightly adverse to change--maybe also have a tendancy to complain. Nothing deep--why don't we laugh at a common ignorance?! Thank you so much for your other comment, by the way.