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It is a very strict church, and the pastor tells them so when they meet with him one Saturday. He says they must pass a test of devotion by abstaining from sex for a month before they can join.
The next month, the first couple, both retirees in their early 70s, meet with the pastor. They tell him no problem, they abstained for the month. The pastor welcomes them to the church and gives them the needed paperwork.
Around lunchtime, the second couple comes in. They are both in their mid 40s. They tell the pastor how difficult it was to abstain, but it was worth it to them and they are proud that they did. "I'm proud of you too," says the pastor. "Welcome to our church!"
It was almost quitting time when the third couple, newlyweds in their early 20s came in. "How did you do?" asked the pastor. "Pretty well for the first couple of weeks," answered the young husband. "But after that, it got pretty tough. Finally, one day, the wife here bent over to get something out of the freezer. I took one look at that, couldn't control myself, and was all over her." The pastor shook his head. "You realize, of course, that you won't be welcome in our church," he said. "Well," said the husband, "we won't be welcome in Safeway anymore either!"
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