The Golden Telephone

 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 "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 Seattle, Dallas, St. Louis,
 Chicago, Milwaukee, and around
 the United States, he found more phones, with the
 same sign, and the same
 answer from each pastor.

 Finally, he arrived in Louisiana.  Upon entering a
 cathedral in Baton Rouge
 he saw the usual golden telephone.

 But THIS time, the sign read "Calls: .35 cents."

 Fascinated, he asked  the pastor,   I've  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 only .35 cents a
 call. Why?

 The pastor, smiling benignly, replied :  You're
 in Baton Rouge Louisiana , home of the LSU Tigers, Tabby's Blues Box, Community Coffee and the best cooking this side of heaven. 

 

"Son, You're in  God's  Country now.  It's a local call."