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To: Lucky9teen; a fool in paradise

When we lived in Albuquerque in the 60's our home address was...

1313 Saint St.

53 posted on 09/13/2013 9:21:17 AM PDT by Liberty Valance (Keep a simple manner for a happy life :o)
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To: Liberty Valance

If I sold my house and my car, had a big garage sale, and gave all my money to the church, would that get me into heaven?” I asked the children in my Sunday school class.

“NO!” the children all answered.

“If I cleaned the church every day, mowed the yard, and kept everything neat and tidy, would that get me into heaven?”

Once more they all answered, “NO!”

“Well, then, if I was kind to animals and gave candy to all the children and loved my wife, would that get me into heaven?” I asked them again.

Once more they all answered, “NO!”

“Well,” I continued, thinking they were a good bit more theologically sophisticated than I had given them credit for, “Then how can I get into heaven?”

A five-year-old boy shouted out, “YOU GOTTA BE DEAD


57 posted on 09/13/2013 10:00:35 AM PDT by Lucky9teen ("The only thing worse than a knee-jerk liberal is a knee-pad conservative." ~ Edward Abbey)
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