DaJudge
August 29th, 2007, 02:51 PM
In a small mid-western conservative town, a new bar -tavern
started a building to open up their business. A local church
started a campaign to block the bar from opening with
petitions and prayers.
Work progressed, however, right up till the week before
opening, when a lightning bolt hit the bar and it burned to the
ground.
The church folks were rather smug in their outlook after
that, until the bar owner sued the church on the grounds that
the church was ultimately responsible for the demise of his
building, either through direct or indirect actions or means.
The church vehemently denied all responsibility or any
connection to the buildings demise in its reply to the court.
As the case made its way into court, the judge looked over
the paperwork at the hearing and commented, "I don't know
how I'm going to decide this, but as it appears from the
paperwork, we have a bar owner that believes in the power
of prayer, and an entire church congregation that doesn't!"
started a building to open up their business. A local church
started a campaign to block the bar from opening with
petitions and prayers.
Work progressed, however, right up till the week before
opening, when a lightning bolt hit the bar and it burned to the
ground.
The church folks were rather smug in their outlook after
that, until the bar owner sued the church on the grounds that
the church was ultimately responsible for the demise of his
building, either through direct or indirect actions or means.
The church vehemently denied all responsibility or any
connection to the buildings demise in its reply to the court.
As the case made its way into court, the judge looked over
the paperwork at the hearing and commented, "I don't know
how I'm going to decide this, but as it appears from the
paperwork, we have a bar owner that believes in the power
of prayer, and an entire church congregation that doesn't!"