A man in Topeka, Kansas decided to write a book about churches around
the country. He started by flying to San Francisco and worked east
from there. Going to a very large church, he began taking photographs
and notes.
He spotted a golden telephone on the vestibule wall and was intrigued
by a sign which read: "$10,000 a minute." Seeking out the Pastor he
asked about the phone and the sign. The Pastor explained that the
golden phone was, in fact, a direct line to Heaven and if he paid the
price he could talk directly to God. The man thanked the Pastor and
continued on his way.
As he continued to visit churches in Seattle, San Diego, Chicago,
Greensboro, Tampa and all around the United States, he found more
phones with the same sign and got the same answer from each Pastor.
Finally, he arrived in Texas. Upon entering a church in Dallas,
behold, he saw the usual golden telephone. But THIS time, the sign
read: "Calls: 35 cents." Fascinated, he asked to talk to the Pastor.
"Reverend, I have been in cities all across the country and in each
church I have found this golden telephone. I have been told it is a
direct line to Heaven and that I could talk to God, but, in the other
churches the cost was $10,000 a minute. Your sign reads 35 cents.
Why?"
The Pastor, smiling benignly, replied, "Son, you're in Texas now...
It's a local call."
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