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A Study of Churches
A man in Mesa, Arizona decided to write a book about churches around the
country. He started by flying to Washington DC, 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 NYC, Chicago, Minneapolis,
Kansas City, Denver, Albuquerque, and around the United States, he found
more phones, with the same sign, and the same answer from each pastor.
Finally, he
arrived in Kentucky. Upon entering a church, behold he
saw the usual golden telephone. But THIS time, the sign read "Calls:
25 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 and 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 25 cents a call. Why?"
I just love this part -----
The pastor, smiling benignly, replied, "Son, you're in Kentucky......
now....it's a local call!
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