Somewhere on thequestion, I came across an anecdote about a suicidal man and a man who came up asking about faith, getting deeper and deeper into it. Write it, please?

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1. I was walking across a bridge one day, and I saw a man standing on the edge, about to jump off. I immediately ran over and said “Stop! Don't do it!”

   — Why shouldn't I? —he said.

   I said: —Well, there's so much to live for

   —Like what?

   — Well … are you religious or atheist?

   — Religious.

   — Me too! Are you Christian or Jewish?

   — Christian.

   — Me too! Are you Catholic or Protestant?

   — Protestant.

   — Me too! Are you Episcopalian or Baptist?

   — Baptist.

   — Wow! Me too! Are you Baptist Church of God or Baptist Church of the Lord?

   — Baptist Church of God.

   — Me too! Are you Original Baptist Church of God, or are you Reformed Baptist Church of God?

   — Reformed Baptist Church of God.

   — Me too! Are you Reformed Baptist Church of God, reformation of 1879, or Reformed Baptist Church of God, reformation of 1915?

   — Reformed Baptist Church of God, reformation of 1915!

   To which I said: —Die, heretic scum! —and pushed him off.�

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   One day, while crossing a bridge, I saw a man climbing on the railing, who was preparing to bend down into a stormy and deep-water river. I quickly ran up to him and said:

   • Wait! Don't do this!

   • Why shouldn't I? – What is it? ” he asked.

   • Well… there are so many things in the world to live for! I said.

   • For example? “What is it?” he asked again.

   • Okay, okay, ” I said, trying to hold him back. – Then tell me: Are you a person who believes in God or an atheist?

   • I am a believer, ” he said.

   • Oh! I sighed happily and introduced myself: – For your information, I am also a religious person. Are You A Christian? A Buddhist? A Jew? Or a Muslim?

   • I'm a Christian, ” he said.

   • I'm a Christian, too. Are you a Catholic or a Protestant? I asked.

   • I'm a Protestant, ” he said.

   • I'm also a Protestant. And you, “I continued to question him,” are an Episcopalian, or perhaps a Baptist?”

   • I'm a Baptist.

   • Oh! I said hopefully. “I'm a Baptist, too!” Are you a Baptist of the Church of God or a Baptist of the Church of the Lord?

   • I am a Baptist of the Church of God.

   • I am also a Baptist of the Church of God. Do you belong to the Reformed Baptist Church of God?

   • Yes, I belong to this particular Baptist church.

   • Then tell me more: Are you a member of the 1879 Reformed Baptist Church of God or a member of the 1915 Reformed Baptist Church of God? I asked hopefully.

   • “I belong,” he said, ” to the Reformed Baptist Church, which was reformed in 1915.

   • Damn it! I couldn't help myself. “Then die, you scum heretic!” I shouted, and pushed him off the railing and into the river.

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