Perfect to kick off this Weird News Weekend, here is a pair of articles I ran across a day apart.
In this first article, we find out that State Sen. Ernie Chambers Sues God! Holy Toledo. The end of the world got’s to be comin’ if God is the latest to be smacked with a lawsuit. However, the senator announced that his intent in this was to show how ridiculous lawsuits have become of late, since anyone can sue anyone else, pretty much.
Chambers’ lawsuit “seeks a permanent injunction ordering God to cease certain harmful activities and the making of terroristic threats. The lawsuit admits God goes by all sorts of alias, names, titles and designations and it also recognizes the fact that the defendant is omnipresent.”
It says God has caused “fearsome floods, egregious earthquakes, horrendous hurricanes, terrifying tornadoes, pestilential plagues, ferocious famines, devastating droughts, genocidal wars, birth defects and the like.”
It also said that since God is omniscient, He should know about the lawsuit and be willing to respond.
Ahem. Now for the second article.
A court filing from “God” appeared on Wednesday under rather mysterious circumstances, and made a point regarding Chambers’ assertions that God is responsible for “widespread death, destruction and terrorization of millions upon millions of the Earth’s inhabitants.”
According to “God,” the defendant (Himself) is immune to earthly laws and the court in question lacks jurisdiction. Also, to blame God for human suffering and evil overlooks a key issue–free will.
“I created man and woman with free will and next to the promise of immortal life, free will is my greatest gift to you,” read the filing.
And the defense rests. How much of a higher court can this be taken to? Anyone want to submit some counterpoints?
I see that smile.