Post by Melsy on Feb 21, 2006 11:43:00 GMT 10
An American decided to write a book
about famous churches around the world.
So he bought a plane ticket and took a trip to Orlando,
thinking that he would start by working his way across the USA from South to North.
On his first day he was inside a church
taking photographs when he noticed a golden telephone mounted on the wall with a sign that read
"$10,000 per call".
The American, being intrigued,
asked a priest who was strolling by what the telephone was used for.
The priest replied that it was a direct line to heaven and that for
$10,000 you could talk to God.
The American thanked the priest and went along his way.
Next stop was in
Atlanta. There, at a very large cathedral, he saw
the same golden telephone with the same sign under it.
He wondered if this was the same kind of telephone he saw in Orlando and he asked a nearby nun what its purpose was.
She told him that it was a direct line to heaven and that for $10,000
he could talk to God.
"O.K., thank you," said the American.
He then travelled to Indianapolis, Washington DC, Philadelphia,
Boston and New York.
In every church he saw the same golden telephone
with the same "$10,000 per call" sign under it.
The American, upon leaving Vermont decided to travel to
AUSTRALIA
to
see if Australians had the same phone.
He arrived in Australia, and again, in the first church he entered, there was the same golden telephone, but this time the sign under it read "40 cents per call."
The American was surprised so he asked the priest about the sign.
"Father, I've travelled all over America and I've seen this same
golden telephone in many churches. I'm told that it is a direct line
to Heaven, but in the US the price was $10,000 per call.
Why is it so cheap here?"
The priest smiled and answered,
"You're in Australia now, son - it's
a local call".
KEEP SMILING
about famous churches around the world.
So he bought a plane ticket and took a trip to Orlando,
thinking that he would start by working his way across the USA from South to North.
On his first day he was inside a church
taking photographs when he noticed a golden telephone mounted on the wall with a sign that read
"$10,000 per call".
The American, being intrigued,
asked a priest who was strolling by what the telephone was used for.
The priest replied that it was a direct line to heaven and that for
$10,000 you could talk to God.
The American thanked the priest and went along his way.
Next stop was in
Atlanta. There, at a very large cathedral, he saw
the same golden telephone with the same sign under it.
He wondered if this was the same kind of telephone he saw in Orlando and he asked a nearby nun what its purpose was.
She told him that it was a direct line to heaven and that for $10,000
he could talk to God.
"O.K., thank you," said the American.
He then travelled to Indianapolis, Washington DC, Philadelphia,
Boston and New York.
In every church he saw the same golden telephone
with the same "$10,000 per call" sign under it.
The American, upon leaving Vermont decided to travel to
AUSTRALIA
to
see if Australians had the same phone.
He arrived in Australia, and again, in the first church he entered, there was the same golden telephone, but this time the sign under it read "40 cents per call."
The American was surprised so he asked the priest about the sign.
"Father, I've travelled all over America and I've seen this same
golden telephone in many churches. I'm told that it is a direct line
to Heaven, but in the US the price was $10,000 per call.
Why is it so cheap here?"
The priest smiled and answered,
"You're in Australia now, son - it's
a local call".
KEEP SMILING
