PHONES IN CHURCH ?????

PHONES IN CHURCH ?????
 
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
 many cities and towns all around the United States, he found more
 phones, with the same sign, and the same answer from each pastor.

Finally, he arrived in Tennessee, upon entering a church in the
 beautiful Mountainous region of Tennessee, 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 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?"

I love this part ...

The pastor, smiling broadly, replied, "Son, you're in Tennessee now ...
 You're in God's Country. It's a local call."

American by Birth -  Tennessean by the Grace of God.
 And why Tennesseans do go barefoot:  When you're in Tennessee you're on
 Holy ground!