ABSTINENCE
Three couples, an elderly couple, a
middle-aged couple and a young newlywed couple wanted to join a church. The pastor said,
"We have special requirements for new parishioners. You must abstain from having sex
for two weeks."
The couples agreed and came back at the end
of two weeks. The pastor went to the elderly couple and asked, "Were you able to
abstain from sex for the two weeks?"
The old man replied, "No problem at
all, Pastor."
"Congratulations! Welcome to the
church!" said the pastor.
The pastor went to the middle-aged couple
and asked, "Well, were you able to abstain from sex for the two weeks?"
The man replied, "The first week was
not too bad. The second week I had to sleep on the couch for a couple of nights but, yes,
we made it."
"Congratulations! Welcome to the
church!" said the pastor.
The pastor then went to the newlywed couple
and asked, "Well, were you able to abstain from sex for two weeks?"
"No Pastor, we were not able to go
without sex for the two weeks," the young man replied sadly.
"What happened?" inquired the
pastor.
"My wife was reaching for a can of
paint on the top shelf and dropped it. When she bent over to pick it up, I was overcome
with lust and took advantage of her right there."
"You understand, of course, this means
you will not be welcome in our church," stated the pastor.
"We know," said the young man,
"We're not welcome at Home Depot anymore either."
 
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