"The Best Religious Joke Ever"

Do you remember a comedian from the 1980s named Emo Phillips? He was an odd-looking guy - skinny, with a "page boy" haircut, who delivered his quirky jokes in an odd, sing-song voice.



He told a religious joke which I absolutely loved, but which was too long for me to recall in detail.



I looked him up on Wikipedia today, and found a link to an article where that very joke had been voted "The Best Religious Joke Ever" in some online poll. The article contained the entire joke, and I thought I would share it with you:

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Joke Once I saw this guy on a bridge about to jump. I said, "Don't do it!" He said, "Nobody loves me." I said, "God loves you. Do you believe in God?" He said, "Yes." I said, "Me too! Are you a Christian or a Jew?" He said, "A Christian." I said, "Me, too! Protestant or Catholic?" He said, "Protestant." I said, "Me, too! What franchise?" He said, "Baptist." I said, "Me, too! Northern Baptist or Southern Baptist?" He said, "Northern Baptist." I said, "Me, too! Northern Conservative Baptist or Northern Liberal Baptist?" He said, "Northern Conservative Baptist." I said, "Me, too! Northern Conservative Baptist Great Lakes Region, or Northern Conservative Baptist Eastern Region?" He said, "Northern Conservative Baptist Great Lakes Region." I said, "Me, too! Northern Conservative Baptist Great Lakes Region Council of 1879, or Northern Conservative Baptist Great Lakes Region Council of 1912?" He said, "Northern Conservative Baptist Great Lakes Region Council of 1912." I said, "Die, heretic!" And I pushed him over.

You can see why I didn't remember it all.

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