sebi
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ok - i'm baptist, so this is why the funny part is going to be (or should be) about a baptist... The other denominations are just random...
One day, an orthodox priest went to the barber to have a shave. When he had to offer the payment to the barber, he handed him a couple of banknotes, congratulating the man for a shave well done. But the barber replied, and said: “I don’t want to receive money from a servant of God. Please, keep your money… God will reward me in His own way” The priest went his way thinking about this strange act of generosity. The next day, when the barber came to his shop, he found a leather Bible at his door, with a note on it: “Thank you”. He took it, and went inside, guessing it was from the orthodox priest.
Soon, he had a different customer – a Jewish rabbi. After shaving him also, the rabbi handed him the payment. He received almost the same answer: “You’re part of God’s chosen people. I can’t receive money from you. Be at peace, God will reward me I His own manner” The rabbi went out of the shop pretty puzzled. But the next day, the barber found another surprise in front of his door – a very nice lamp stand. He took it in, marveled by the two clients he had.
His next customer was a Baptist pastor. After getting shaved, he handed the money to the barber, as the other two before him. He received the same answer from the barber, as did the orthodox priest and the Jewish rabbi. The pastor looked very surprised, and thanked God that even to this day, there still are generous men in the world. The next day, the barber went to his shop already expecting some new gift. And he did find something interesting: ten new Baptist pastors just waiting to be shaved for free.
One day, an orthodox priest went to the barber to have a shave. When he had to offer the payment to the barber, he handed him a couple of banknotes, congratulating the man for a shave well done. But the barber replied, and said: “I don’t want to receive money from a servant of God. Please, keep your money… God will reward me in His own way” The priest went his way thinking about this strange act of generosity. The next day, when the barber came to his shop, he found a leather Bible at his door, with a note on it: “Thank you”. He took it, and went inside, guessing it was from the orthodox priest.
Soon, he had a different customer – a Jewish rabbi. After shaving him also, the rabbi handed him the payment. He received almost the same answer: “You’re part of God’s chosen people. I can’t receive money from you. Be at peace, God will reward me I His own manner” The rabbi went out of the shop pretty puzzled. But the next day, the barber found another surprise in front of his door – a very nice lamp stand. He took it in, marveled by the two clients he had.
His next customer was a Baptist pastor. After getting shaved, he handed the money to the barber, as the other two before him. He received the same answer from the barber, as did the orthodox priest and the Jewish rabbi. The pastor looked very surprised, and thanked God that even to this day, there still are generous men in the world. The next day, the barber went to his shop already expecting some new gift. And he did find something interesting: ten new Baptist pastors just waiting to be shaved for free.
