Three pastors and their wives were car-pooling their way back from a
revival when suddenly their van slid off the side of a cliff.
Sadly, they were all killed. At the Pearly Gates, Peter called the
first couple forward.
Looking through his book, Peter looked up at the first preacher
sharply, "You hypocrite!" he boomed, "All you ever cared about in
your life was money! 'Money is evil' 'Money won't buy you happiness!'
'Money THIS...' 'Money THAT...'. Yet you've hoarded money all your
life! You were the wealthiest person in your whole community. In
fact, you were so consumed with money that you married a woman named
'Penny,' isn't that so?" he demanded. Obviously shaken, the
preacher meekly responded, "Y-yes, Sir, That's true..."
"Well, you DID preach the gospel, so I won't send you off to
you-know-where, but you DON'T get to come in the FRONT gate. You
have to walk all the way AROUND heaven and enter in the BACK door.
Off you go!"
And the couple went shamefully on their way.
St. Peter leered at the next pastor, "And YOU!" Peter hissed. "All
YOU ever talked and cared about was ALCOHOL! 'The bottle THIS...'
and 'The bottle THAT...' Yet, you've been drunk nearly EVERY time you
preached. In fact, you were so consumed with alcohol and drinking
that you married a woman named 'Brandy', ISN'T THAT SO!!?" he
accused. The pastor only nodded in shame.
"Well, you, too preached a powerful sermon -- despite being drunk --
so no hell for you either. But YOU don't get to come in the FRONT
gate, either. You have to walk all the way AROUND heaven and enter
in the BACK door. Off with you!" And the couple slowly shuffled
off.
"And YOU!!..." St. Peter began.
The third Pastor held up his hand to silence St. Peter and turned to
his wife and said, "We'd better start walkin',
Fanny."
