Pubs V Churches

[albaqwerty]

TEXAS BEER JOINT SUES LOCAL CHURCH OVER LIGHTNING STRIKE

A bar called Drummond's (in Mt Vernon, Texas) began construction on an expansion of their building, hoping to "grow" their business.

In response, the local Southern Baptist Church started a campaign to block the bar from
expanding - petitions, prayers, etc. About a week before the bar's grand re-opening, a bolt of
lightning struck the bar and burned it to the ground!

Afterward, the church folks were rather smug - bragging about "the power of prayer". The angry
bar owner eventually sued the church on grounds that the church... "was ultimately responsible
for the demise of his building, through direct actions or indirect means."

Of course, the church vehemently denied all responsibility or any connection to the building's demise

The judge read carefully through the plaintiff's complaint and the defendant's reply. He then
opened the hearing by saying: "I don't know how I'm going to decide this, but it appears from
the paperwork that what we have here is a bar owner who now believes in the power of prayer,

and an entire church congregation that does not."

[dickythecook]

I like it a lot alba

[marval]

That's a good one

[EcclesCake]

Priceless.

[DTCwordfan]

My goodness - could you put that story in a different font, alba?

[starone]

Great - and true. Alba - have received your email and am trying to answer but this computer is acting up and although I am receiving all right it is not sending for me. Be patient, it will get there eventually.

[albaqwerty]

Starby, the joys of technology. :-)


ps this was sent to me by Boaty!!