It’s been a busy week for God-related lawsuits. A Fort Riley soldier is suing the Defense Department claiming that a military officer threatened to file military charges against him and block his re-enlistment if the soldier held a meeting for atheists and non-Christians.
Meanwhile, a Nebraska state senator is suing God for causing "widespread death, destruction and terrorization of millions upon millions of the Earth’s inhabitants." In this case, the lawsuit isn’t serious but is in protest of what he considers to be frivolous lawsuits.
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I’ve heard from quite a few soldiers who are often discriminated against because they are Atheists in the military. If you don’t go to the Sunday services you are treated poorly. If you are having some mental issues it’s acceptable to go to the chaplain but if you go to a therapist then it looks negatively on your record. The Pentagon just got in a lot of trouble because it was exposed that the Christian Taliban is well integrated into the Pentagon and generals admitted their religion comes before their job.
I wonder what the settlement would be if you won after suing God? :)
How does one serve a notice to appear? And how does one enforce same?
The real issue here is that those with power will always try to control those without. The U.S. was born out of a desire to be free from the powerful, who would prefer to dictate to us our (religious) freedoms. This is a necessary shake-up to be sure, but I fear the soldiers who are Christians will have this turned on them, which would be an equally unfortunate outcome. Hold those in power responsible while enabling the individual’s right to (religious)freedom.
I was wondering the same thing, GMC.
I wonder what the settlement would be if you won after suing God? :)
Posted by: Kansas | September 19, 2007 at 01:03 PM
Forget that, what if you lose? And does your attorney burn too?
If you are having some mental issues it’s acceptable to go to the chaplain but if you go to a therapist then it looks negatively on your record.
Posted by: Doug | September 19, 2007 at 01:01 PM
Unless regs have changed, Dr/patient privilege does not apply in military. In fact it can be used in court against you.
That’s downright wrong Knut. Thanks for sharing that, I wasn’t aware.
It’s no wonder the people who really need the help won’t seek it. That needs to be changed RIGHT NOW.
As far as the Fort Riley soldier, I hope whoever stopped the meeting gets demoted….and quickly.
GMC, VT - years ago I came up with an ultimate class-action suit about asbestos. You see, asbestos is a natural mineral and so I figured sue the manufacturer.
I was going to serve my wife’s priest. He has a sense of humor.
I wouldnt get too worried about ol’ Ernie Chambers in Nebraska… He’s just looking for a few headlines… and he is fighting against frivolous lawsuits… He’s harmless…
However, Chambers MIGHT just have a good point about the frivolous lawsuits thing…. Seems like there are an awful lot of them in recent years…
I like to
split my posts in half.
Watch out for my brother
1/3 way is a real pain.
Yea Chas -
My favorite is a New Jersey college student who sued when he fell out of the top bunk. He sued the bunk bed maker because there was not a warning that he could fall and be hurt.
It got the NJ appellate court before a judge FINALLY came to the conclusion that one should not have to be warned of the dangers of gravity and threw it out.
Perhaps he sued the wrong party; it appears he should have sued God for creating gravity in the first place . . . . .
GMC - gravity is only a theory. What really happens is “Intelligent falling”
http://www.theonion.com/content/node/39512
Ben -
LOL - literally!!!
;-)
wonder what the settlement would be if you won after suing God? :)
Posted by: Kansas
In the words of Republicans - can’t you see this is a joke???
“As for Medicare, Medicaid and SS they are also Republic failures.”
I’m not sure what’s “failing” about these programs, Ben..they’re still running pretty smooth as far as I can see. Is there something I don’t know? I can’t imagine if my elderly and poor patients didn’t have access to these programs..I’d guess they’d just have to die. Would people like you care? When you turn 65, do you plan not to use Medicare? If not, how will YOU pay for your health care? Good luck trying to get private insurance at that age! Maybe you’ll luck out and retire a millionaire…then you can say “screw them all”!You know, we’d have the funds for these programs and more if we weren’t throwing it all away on war and propping up other governments.
I know Mary isn’t it funny how all of these conservatives are on Medicare.
I know what happens when you subpoena God to appear in Court…
George Burns shows up!! LOL
Or Morgan Freeman.
True… True…
I am somewhat surprised that a few posters havent shown up here yet…
I know what happens when you subpoena God to appear in Court…
George Burns shows up!! LOL
Posted by: Chas. | September 19, 2007 at 08:37 PM
Or Morgan Freeman.
Posted by: Democrat and proud of it | September 19, 2007 at 08:39
Yeah, like “Miracle on 34th St”
Oops, that was Santa…sorry
Hey, Knut… I swear for some folks, they dont know the differrence!! ROFL!!
when we stand before god, and we all will, we have to give an explanation of what we did with out lives, that jesus died for. what will this idiot say to god about this stupidity and does he think god will find it funny.
no He will not find it funny. Jesus said many will claim to know Him but He will not know them. False ministers and believers repent for the end is nigh.
Knut,”I wonder what the settlement would be if you won after suing God? :)
Posted by: Kansas | September 19, 2007 at 01:03 PM
Forget that, what if you lose? And does your attorney burn too?”
He was going to burn anyway; he’s an attorney!
“no He will not find it funny.”
How do you know? Maybe He has a sense of humor. How else do you explain the platypus?
“when we stand before god, and we all will, we have to give an explanation of what we did with out lives, that jesus died for. what will this idiot say to god about this stupidity and does he think god will find it funny.”
For one thing, no one “knows” that we will all stand before God, that’s is purely a Christian belief. If by some chance we do get judged at the end of our lives(which I doubt), I’m sure God would laugh..He must have a great sense of humor, afterall he created us, the closest relative to the chimpanzee, right?
Dear Ms. Caruso,Please refrain from repeating the insulting rumor that Chimpanzees are related to humans. No ape could possibly have degenerated to that level!
LOL! I dunno, Jane Goodall proved that they have indiscriminate sex, wage wars. and kill each other for the fun of it!
Dear Ms. Caruso,Jane Goodall is a human and would be expected to defend her kind above all.