Thou Shall Not Lie

The pastor loved to play small-stakes poker with his two unchurched buddies every Friday, even though it was illegal in their town.

One Friday the police showed up, and the men scarcely had time to conceal the chips and money before officers entered the room.

“Were you gambling?” the lead officer asked the first friend.

“No, officer, i wasn’t gambling,” he replied.

“Me either,” the second friend said.

“And, Reverend, you know the Bible says ‘Thou shalt not lie,’” the officer said with a smile. “Were YOU gambling?”

The pastor eyed him coolly and replied “With whom?”

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