A man decided to write a book about Churches around the country. He started by flying to New York and started working west from there. Going to a very large church, he began taking photographs and making notes. He spotted a golden telephone on the the entrance 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 was a direct line to heaven and if he paid the price he could talk to God. The man thanked the pastor and continued on his way. As he continued to visit churches in Chicago, Dallas, St. Louis, Milwaukee, and other cities around the United States, he found more phones, with the same sign and the same answer from each pastor.
Finally, he arrived in Washington State. Upon entering a large church he saw the usual golden telephone but THIS time, the sign read "Calls: 45 cents". Fascinated, he talked to the pastor. "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 45 cents a call. Why?" The pastor replied: "Son, you're in Washington State now, the home of Mount Rainier, Puget Sound, The Olympic Peninsula, Starbucks, smoked salmon and the Triton Marine Factory where the famous C-Dory Boat is built. This state has the most beautiful nature and rivers this side of heaven. You're in God's Country - It's a local call".
