An Anglican Vicar, a Catholic Priest and a Rabbi are sitting in a compartment (this was a while ago) on a train heading from London to Glasgow for a Conference Ecumenism and, after an uncomfortable silence, the C of E vicar asks the other two how they go about dividing up the weekly collection.
"For myself", he says, "I put each denomination of coins and notes into its own pile, then I go through each pile and divide it into two piles 'one for God, one for myself' any odd ones go onto my pile."
The Catholic priest, looking rather pompous announces that he uses a similar system, but, he says, "I divide the piles 'one for God, two for me' odd ones go to me also!"
The Rabbi has listened to these answers will a little smile on his face. "In my Synagogue, we lay a blanket on the floor, place the collection onto it, then three of my assistants and I each take a corner of the blanket and on a count of 'one-two-three', we throw the coins and notes into the air. Whatever God catches God keeps!"
What does this story say about 'Religion and Ethics'?
