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

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