***WARNING*** Religious Joke Ahead
A man in Topeka, Kansas, decided to write a book
> > about churches around the
> > country. He started by flying to San Francisco,
> > and started working east
> > from there.
> >
> > Going to a very large church, he began taking
> > photographs and making notes. He spotted a golden
> > telephone on the vestibule wall and was intrigued
> > with a sign which read "$10,000 a minute."
> >
> > Seeking out the pastor he asked about the phone
> > and the sign. The Pastor answered that this golden
> > phone is, in fact, a direct line to Heaven and if
> > he pays the price he can talk directly to God. The
> > man thanked the pastor and continued on his way.
> >
> > As he continued to visit churches in Seattle,
> > Atlanta, Greensboro, Chicago, Milwaukee, and all
> > around the United States, he found more phones with
> > then same sign, and the same answer from each pastor.
> >
> > Finally, he arrived in Texas. Upon entering a church in
> > Ft. Worth, Texas, 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. In each
> > church I have found this golden telephone and have been
> > told it is a direct line to Heaven and that I could
talk to
> > God, but in all the other churches the cost was $10,000
a
> > minute. Your sign reads '35 cents a call.' Why?"
> >
> > The pastor, smiling benignly, replied, "Son, you're in
> > Texas now.....it's a local call."
> >
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