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 looking 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 all across America, Europe,

England, Japan, New Zealand. In every church he

saw the same looking golden telephone, with the

same '$US10,000 per call' sign under it.



The American decided to travel to Australia to see

if Australians had the same phone.



He arrived at Newcastle in Australia and again,

in the first church he entered, there was the same

looking 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 the world and I've seen this same golden

telephone in many churches. I'm told that it is a

direct line to Heaven, but in all of them, the price was

$10,000 per call.



Why is it so cheap here?'

The priest smiled and answered, 'You're in

Australia now, son - "This is Heaven," so it's a

local call'.



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