Daisy

I had heard, and enjoyed, the bear joke, but instead of an atheist, it was a preacher out hunting when his gun jams.

It makes a lot more sense for a preacher than for an atheist to want God to make the bear a Christian. It also makes the conclusion funnier because why would the atheist be surprised that a Christian is about to kill him? Ah, but a preacher, who was himself about to kill the bear....well, it's just a lot funnier.

Rhea

Heh heh, Daisy. Maybe that's the best reply of all...

Free Thinkr

Shit, I always thought God only sent bears to tear children apart.. who knew?

Harumi

This isn't fair...

I want cool emails so I can reply with these comments! So unfair! Not cool at all.

Where are all the rabid theists when I need them?

Ensign Steve

That's how I heard it, too. The gun jams, and then the preacher falls to his knees and prays to god to help the bear find religion. Then the bear falls to his knees and prays "thank you lord for this bounty I am about to receive." Heehee, much funnier that way.

beejay

Thanks for this resource.

I received the godspam bear joke today from my sister-in-law...not mean-spirited, just teasing I think.

So now to harvest the best responses above and respond to the entire cc: list...