Geoff
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« on: January 27, 2009, 04:30:54 PM » |
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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 he would start by working his way across the USA from south to north.
On his first day, he was inside a church taking photos when he noticed a golden telephone mounted on the wall with a sign that read "$10,000 a 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.
Well, the next stop was 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 it was a direct line to heaven and that for $10,000 he could talk to God.
"Okay, thank you" said the American.
He then travelled to Indianapolis, Washington DC, Philadelphia, Boston, 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 golden telephone.
But this time the sign under it read "40 cents a call".
The American was surprised, so he asked a priest about the sign.
"Father, I've travelled all over America and I've seen the same golden telephone in many churches, but in the US the price was $10,000 a call".
The priest smiled and answered, "You're in Australia now, son. It's a local call".
So there you are, confirmation. This is God's country. We should remember that.
We had a great Australia Day.
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