THE SQUIRRELS

There were four country churches in a small town; the Presbyterian church, the Methodist church, the Southern Baptist and the Catholic church. Each church was experiencing the same problem; they were all overrun with bothersome squirrels.

One day, the Presbyterian church called a meeting to decide what to do about the squirrels. After several hours of prayer and soul-searching they arrived at the conclusion that the squirrels had been put there for a reason, predestined from above. They thought that interfering with them would be in direct conflict with God’s divine will. Obviously, a course of action none of them were eager to pursue.

The Methodist group got together and decided that they could not, in good conscience, cause harm to any of God’s creations. So, they humanely trapped the squirrels and set them free a few miles outside of town. Three days later, the squirrels were back.

The Baptist church decided to have a squirrel roast and sent out their parish hunters to rid the area of the furry troublemakers. They made $1,575 on the dinner and decided to make the squirrel roast an annual event.

It was the Catholics, though, who were able to come up with the best and most effective solution. They baptized the squirrels, registered them as members of the church and gave them envelopes. Now they only see them on Christmas and Easter.