# evangelism and charity

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evangelism-and-charity/169065>\
**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [April 16, 2003, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evangelism-and-charity/169065 "2003-04-16T13:16:25Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Polycarp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/82dd89/32.png) [@Polycarp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polycarp)\
**Post date:** [April 17, 2003, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evangelism-and-charity/169065/21 "2003-04-17T13:22:51Z")

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“For verily, I say unto you, what will it profit a man if he be starving and ask ye for a fish, and unto him ye give a Bible?”

– Jesus as quoted in Matthew and Luke, slightly revised 😉

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**Author:** ![vanilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/f19dbf/32.png) [@vanilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vanilla)\
**Post date:** [April 17, 2003, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evangelism-and-charity/169065/22 "2003-04-17T13:24:13Z")

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Unless the Bible is made out of fish…

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**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\
**Post date:** [April 17, 2003, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evangelism-and-charity/169065/23 "2003-04-17T13:35:58Z")

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> [@](#):
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> \*Originally posted by vanilla \*  
> \*\*Unless the Bible is made out of fish… \*\*

Mmm, the smoked mackerel edition (the footnotes are made of horseradish)

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