I have decided that an intelligent parrot could be taught to preach. Oh, I will confess that I’ve never seen nor heard it happen, but I’ve seen and heard smart parrots do enough other things that teaching one to preach does not seem, at least to me, too much of a stretch.
No, I’m not really advocating sending your pet parrot to seminary. My real point is that any naturally bright person can preach without either a call or special gift from God -- or so it might seem.
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