In a small midwestern conservative town, A new bar/tavern started a building to open up their business.
The local Baptist 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 lighting strike hit the bar and
it burned to the ground.
The church folks were rather smug in their outlook after that, Until the bar owner sewed the church on the grounds that the church was ultimately responsible for the demise of his building, either though 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 now 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.
The local Baptist 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 lighting strike hit the bar and
it burned to the ground.
The church folks were rather smug in their outlook after that, Until the bar owner sewed the church on the grounds that the church was ultimately responsible for the demise of his building, either though 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 now 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.
