Hi, Steve...

SA> LL> Well, it's really quite simple.  Repeat after me -

SA> LL> "La ilaha illa Allah, Muhammadur rasoolu Allah."

SA> LL> There you go.

SA> LL> Now you are officially a Muslim.

  That reminds me of a cute joke where this Baptist man moved into a
Catholic neighborhood, and they all became good friends.

  When Lent came around, the Catholics couldn't eat meat on Friday, so
they're in their homes eating various preparations and variations of
fish. All of a sudden, the smell of fresh cooked steak on a barbeque
grill wafts through the air!! The Catholics are horrified to find that
their Baptist neighbor is having a big barbeque cookout.

  This was torture for them...so, they went and talked with their
Baptist neighbor. He agreed to go to Mass the next week with them, and
find out how the Catholic faith was set up with its beliefs, etc.

  After several ritualistic ceremonies, the priest sprinkled water on
the mans head and intoned "You were born a Baptist, you were raised a
Baptist, and you are now a Catholic". His Catholic friends were relived
that when Lent came around again, they wouldn't have the same problem
they had before.

  But much to their shock...the first Friday of Lent arrives, and while
the Catholics are eating their variations of fish, here comes the fresh
smell of steak on the barbeque grill once again!! They think their
Baptist neighbor must've forgotten that "he was now Catholic", and that
he shouldn't eat meat on Friday during Lent.

  They scurry over in time to see their neighbor sprinkle water on the
steak, and intone "you were born a cow, you were raised a cow, you are
now a fish"!! :>

  My wife (a former Catholic) told this to her mother (a staunch
Catholic)..and her mother just howled with laughter!!

Daryl

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