Church Phone
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 per minute."

Seeking out the pastor, he asked about the phone and the sign. The pastor
answered that the 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, Salt Lake City, Denver,
Chicago, Milwaukee,  and around the United States, he found more such
phones, with the  same sign, and the same explanation from each pastor.
Finally, the man arrived in the lovely state of North Carolina. Upon
entering a church, behold: he saw the usual golden telephone.   But THIS
time, the sign read: "Calls: 25
cents"!
Fascinated, the man asked to speak with the pastor.

"Reverend, I have been in cities all across the country and in each church
I have found this golden telephone, and have been told it is a direct line
to Heaven, and that I could use it to talk to God.. But in 20 other
churches, the cost was $10,000 per minute. Your sign says 25 cents per
call. Why is that?"
(I just love  this part!)

The pastor, smiling benignly,  replied: "Son, you're in the South now and
it's a local  call."


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