[Reader-list] Legal case against God dismissed

[Pheeta Ram]

Interesting!

On Sat, Aug 29, 2009 at 7:03 PM, Paul D. Miller <anansi1 at earthlink.net>wrote:

> amusing
>
> Paul
>
>
> Legal case against God dismissed:
> The plaintiff argued an omniscient God would know of the lawsuit
>
>
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7673591.stm
>
>
> A US judge has thrown out a case against God, ruling that because the
> defendant has no address, legal papers cannot be served.
>
> The suit was launched by Nebraska state senator Ernie Chambers, who said he
> might appeal against the ruling.
>
> He sought a permanent injunction to prevent the "death, destruction and
> terrorisation" caused by God.
>
> Judge Marlon Polk said in his ruling that a plaintiff must have access to
> the defendant for a case to proceed.
>
> "Given that this court finds that there can never be service effectuated on
> the named defendant this action will be dismissed with prejudice," Judge
> Polk wrote in his ruling.
>
> Mr Chambers cannot refile the suit but may appeal.
>
> 'God knows everything'
>
> Mr Chambers sued God last year. He said God had threatened him and the
> people of Nebraska and had inflicted "widespread death, destruction and
> terrorisation of millions upon millions of the Earth's inhabitants".
>
> He said he would carefully consider Judge Polk's ruling before deciding
> whether to appeal.
>
> The court, Mr Chambers said, had acknowledged the existence of God and "a
> consequence of that acknowledgement is a recognition of God's omniscience".
>
> "Since God knows everything," he reasoned, "God has notice of this
> lawsuit."
>
> Mr Chambers, a state senator for 38 years, said he filed the suit to make
> the point that "anyone can sue anyone else, even God".
>
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