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his left paw and raising his right paw to strike him.
At that instant the Atheist cried out, “O my God”... Time stopped....The bear froze....The forest was silent....Even the river stopped moving.
As a bright light shone upon the man, a Voice came out of the sky: “You deny my existence for all of these years, teach others I don’t exist, and even credit creation to a cosmic accident. Do you expect Me to help you out of this predicament? Am I to count you as a believer?”
The atheist looked directly into the light. “It would be hypocritical to ask to be a Christian after all these years, but perhaps could you make the bear a Christian?”
“Very well,” said the Voice.
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