Post by Johnny on Apr 10, 2004 19:27:52 GMT -2
An American decided to write a book about famous churches around the
world. So he bought a plane ticket and took a trip to Orlando, thinking
that he would start by working his way across the USA from South to
North. On his first day he was inside a church taking photographs
when he noticed golden telephone mounted on the wall with a sign
that read "$10,000 per call". The American, being intrigued, asked a
minister who was strolling by what the telephone was used for.
The minister replied that it was a direct line to heaven and that for $10,000
you could talk to God. The American thanked the minister and went along
his way.
Next stop was in Atlanta. There, at a very large cathedral, he saw the same
golden telephone with the same sign under it. He wondered if this was the
same kind of telephone he saw in Orlando and he asked a nearby minister
what its purpose was.
He told him that it was a direct line to heaven and that for $10,000 he could
talk to God. "O.K., thank you," said the American.
He then travelled to Indianapolis, Washington DC, Philadelphia, Boston,
and New York. In every church he saw the same golden telephone with the
same "$10,000 per call" sign under it.
The American, upon leaving Vermont decided to travel to SCOTLAND
to see if the Scots had the same phone. He arrived in Scotland, Glasgow in fact, and
again, in the first church he entered, there was the same golden telephone,
but this time the sign under it read "20 pence per call." The American was
surprised so he asked the minister about the sign. "Reverend, I've travelled all over
America and I've seen this same golden telephone in many churches. I'm told that
it is a direct line to Heaven, but in the US the price was $10,000 per call. Why is it
so cheap here?"
The minister smiled and answered, "You're in Scotland now, son - it's a local call".
Cheers
Johnny
