Joke

A man in Portland, Oregon decided to write a book about churches around the country. He flew to New York and decided to work west 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, "Calls: $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 Chicago, Denver, Salt Lake City, Phoenix, Seattle and all around the United States, he found more phones with the same sign and the same answer from each pastor.

Finally, he arrived in Priest Lake, Idaho. He entered St. Blanche's Catholic Church in Priest Lake and behold he saw the usual golden telephone. But THIS time the sign read "Calls: 35 cents".

Fascinated, he asked to talk to the Pastor. "Father, 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 all the churches the cost was $10,000 a minute. Your sign reads only 35 cents. Why"?

The Priest, smiling benignly, replied; "Son, you're in Priest Lake, Idaho now... you're in God's Country. It's a local call"...