Researching a book on American churches, the author visited a San Francisco cathedral and noticed a golden telephone on the wall with a sign: $10,000 per minute.
"It's a direct line to heaven," the pastor explained. "For that price, a caller can speak to God personally."
The author noticed similar phones with $10,000 price tags at many other churches-in Boise, Minneapolis, Chicago, Denver. When he got to Dallas, he saw a golden phone, but this time the sign said 25 cents per minute.
He asked the pastor, "Reverend, I've found golden phones with direct lines to heaven, but they all cost $10,000. How come yours is only 25 cents?"
"Well, son, you're in Texas now," the pastor replied. "From here, it's a direct call."
"It's a direct line to heaven," the pastor explained. "For that price, a caller can speak to God personally."
The author noticed similar phones with $10,000 price tags at many other churches-in Boise, Minneapolis, Chicago, Denver. When he got to Dallas, he saw a golden phone, but this time the sign said 25 cents per minute.
He asked the pastor, "Reverend, I've found golden phones with direct lines to heaven, but they all cost $10,000. How come yours is only 25 cents?"
"Well, son, you're in Texas now," the pastor replied. "From here, it's a direct call."
