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 photos and making notes.
He spotted a golden telephone on the vestibule wall with a sign reading "Calls: $10,000
A minute, and he was intrigued
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, Phoenix, Salt Lake City, Reno, Denver, Oklahoma City, and around the United States, he found more phones, each with the same sign, and the same answer from each pastor.
Finally, he arrived in Maine. Upon entering a church in Fort Kent- 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 to churches in cities & towns 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 the other churches
The cost was $10,000 a minute.. Your sign reads only 35 cents a call. Why?"
The pastor, smiling benignly, replied, "Son, you're in Northern Maine now ... You're in God's Country, It's a local call."
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