Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!bonnie.concordia.ca!uunet!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!wuarchive!uwm.edu!psuvax1!rutgers!aramis.rutgers.edu!athos.rutgers.edu!christian From: tblake@bingsuns.cc.binghamton.edu (Tom Blake) Newsgroups: soc.religion.christian Subject: Re: Hell Message-ID: Date: 26 May 91 07:03:26 GMT Sender: hedrick@athos.rutgers.edu Organization: SUNY Binghamton Lines: 25 Approved: christian@aramis.rutgers.edu In article , trondst@mack.uit.no (Trond S. Trondsen) writes: |>Has anybody else found any traces of humor in the Bible? Please share |>them with me. Personally, I love the exchange between God and Abraham over whether or not to destroy Soddom in Genesis 18. "But what if there are just 50 good men?" "Okay, I won't destroy the town if there are 50 good men!" "But what if there are just 45 good men then?" "All Right! I won't destroy the town if there are 45 good men!" "But what if..." You might want to check out a group called "The Fellowship of Merry Christians". Their interdenominational newsletter, "The Joyful Noiseletter" is chock full of religious humor. If you'd like subscription info, drop me a line. (Stuff in the noiseletter can be freely copied by members to be put into local newsletters, they include one-liners cartoons, articles, etc. Tom Blake SUNY-Binghamton