Possibly a stupid question

[Grumpmeister]

But isnt a church a house of God? Surely that means he has any number of addresses.

This case is just bizzare.

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".

[Snoopy]

In my experience most Americans are pretty stupid anyway. I don't think one should take this kind of attention seeking nonsense seriously. Of course if one accepts the words of Jesus "Wheresoever two or more people shall gather together in my name there shall be a church", buildings don't actually come into the equation. Churches, chapels, temples etc ~ are simply meeting houses for those who share a belief and that could just as easily be a bus shelter or my front room. That is how people like me can be Christian without having any time for the dressing up of priests, the symbols of churches or any of the other nonsense that some have hung on to a basic belief in God. Those things, as in "God's house on earth", are all part of the smoke and mirrors that some people use to justify their own greed and love of dressing up. True faith has nothing to do with outward symbols. Americans, being raised as they have been, to believe in the outward trappings of their version of success, are probably the world's worst at this sort of nonsense. They, of course, see themselves as the world's best.

[Darwins Selection]

could just as easily be a bus shelter or my front room.

"1000 people turn up for carol concert in Welsh sitting room"

[Snoopy]

About twenty would be a normal turn out around here.