What Denomination Is Your Bra?

It’s official: the Independent reports today (17 January) on research that demonstrates that mirth may indeed be the best medicine. Laughter lowers blood pressure, exercises the heart, boosts the circulation, improves breathing, promotes muscle relaxation, reduces stress hormones, increases immune function and aids healing. And it has no known negative effects - except one.

So here’s a question for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity: What denomination is your bra?

A man walked into the lingerie department of a major department store and shyly approached one of the staff. “Excuse me,” he said, “I’d like to buy a bra for my wife.”
“What type of bra?” asked the saleswoman.
“Type?” asked the man. “You mean there is more than one type of bra?”
“Of course!” exclaimed the saleswoman. “Look around.” And she pointed to a sea of bras in every shape, size, colour and material imaginable.
“But actually,” she continued, “there are really only four types to choose from.”
Relieved, the man enquired about the four types.
The saleswoman explained: “There are Catholic, Methodist, Presbyterian and Anglican types.”
Befuddled, the man asked about the differences between them.
The saleswoman replied: “It is quite simple, really. The Catholic type supports the masses; the Methodist type lifts the fallen; the Presbyterian type keeps them upright and straight; and the Anglican type makes mountains out of molehills.”

Oh - that one negative side effect. History records that the Greek philosopher Chrysippus died laughing while watching an ass eating figs, while in 1975 Mr. Alex Mitchell reportedly died laughing at an episode of The Goodies. So don’t go reading too many Pat Robertson or Jerry Falwell stories!