There were four country churches in a small Texas town:
The Presbyterian Church,
the Methodist Church,
the Baptist Church,
and the Catholic Church.
Each church was overrun with pesky squirrels.
One day, the Presbyterian Church called
a meeting to decide what to do about the
squirrels. After much prayer and
consideration they determined that the
squirrels were predestined to be there
and they shouldn't interfere with God's
divine will.
In the Methodist Church, the squirrels
had taken up habitation in the
baptistery bowl. The deacons met and
decided to put a cover on the baptistery bowl
and drown the squirrels in it. The squirrels
escaped somehow and there were twice as
many there the next week.
The Baptist Church got together and
decided that they were not in a position
to harm any of God's creation. So, they
humanely trapped the squirrels and set
them free a few miles outside of town.
Three days later, the squirrels were back.
But the Catholic Church came up with the
best and most effective solution. They
baptized the squirrels and registered
them as members of the church.
Now they only see them on
Christmas and Easter...
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